*EDIT: USB2.0 ports via PCMCIA adapter, I mean.
On Sat, Jan 9, 2021, at 8:07 AM, Andrew Robins wrote: > You might like to consider using Elmar Hanlhofer's "Plop" boot manager > https://www.plop.at/en/bootmanagers.html to assist with booting from your > native USB1.x port. It helps with working around early BIOS versions that did > not permit /enable booting from USB as an option. (Have you checked you bios > to rule this part of the problem out?) However, if you have USB ports via a > PCMCIA adapter, you may have additional struggles with compatibility. Elmar > lists PCMCIA compatibility as 'limited', but I have not had any success using > PLOP to boot from USB. > HTH > > > > > On Sat, Jan 9, 2021, at 2:47 AM, Marv wrote: >> For what it's worth, I'm using a 1998 Intel 440BX machine. It has a Pentium >> II. The network adapter on the motherboard works fine, also serial and >> parallel ports. The only issue I have is the USB port is non-bootable. The >> CD drive is bootable but it is not compatible with FreeDos. I had to install >> FreeDos by copying the necessary files to a separate partition on the HD. I >> transfer files to and from it mainly over the network, but sometimes with >> the 1.44MB floppy. >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 8, 2021 at 11:30 AM Šimon Dobeš <simondobes...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hello >>> I want to ask if FREEDOS will run on Intel Pentium old-school PC from 2002 >>> and if it will work properly if this pc have 256 mb of ram. >>> I have a old IBM ThinkPad from 1998 and it is great computer. But it is not >>> working. Where I can fix it? >>> Thx >>> Simon >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Freedos-user mailing list >>> Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >> >> >> -- >> It's all fun and games until someone divides by zero. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Freedos-user mailing list >> Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >> >
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