Re: [Freedos-user] Instructions for making USB key bootable. . .

2006-03-20 Thread TechFan
s-user] Instructions for making USB key bootable. . . On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 01:14:52 +1000, you wrote: Hi Techfan, Thanks for the info. . .so I just need to sys the usb stick? That works with Msdos as well? I thought I had tried that before. . .the main issue I have is that I need to be a

Re: [Freedos-user] Instructions for making USB key bootable. . .

2006-03-14 Thread TechFan
So, can you direct a fdisk /mbr to remove the mbr on a usb key to get back to the floppy emulation? - Original Message - *From:* "Arkady V.Belousov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *To:* freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net *Sent:* Wednesday, March 15, 2006 7:55:54 AM *Subject:* [Freedos-user] Instructi

Re: [Freedos-user] Instructions for making USB key bootable. . .

2006-03-14 Thread TechFan
SB key bootable. . . > At 07:36 AM 3/14/2006 +1000, TechFan wrote: >> I saw a thread go around earlier about using a bootable USB key. Did >> that get polished or handled? I have an extra USB key to play with, but >> I would like to make it bootable. . .getting tired of

[Freedos-user] Instructions for making USB key bootable. . .

2006-03-13 Thread TechFan
I saw a thread go around earlier about using a bootable USB key. Did that get polished or handled? I have an extra USB key to play with, but I would like to make it bootable. . .getting tired of using the very slow usb floppy drive to boot our ghosting process. Thanks. --

Re: [Freedos-user] Re: XCDROM bug still there

2006-01-30 Thread TechFan
- *From:* Johnson Lam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *To:* TechFan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 31, 2006 2:54:05 AM *Subject:* [Freedos-user] Re: XCDROM bug still there > If you tried Win98 boot disk (OAKCDROM.SYS) and the CDROM still have > problem copying files, I stron

Re: [Freedos-user] Re: XCDROM bug still there

2006-01-30 Thread TechFan
It is not a hardware problem. There are absolutely no problems with OAKCDROM, VIDE-CDD, or MTMATAPI. . .only XCDROM. - Original Message - *From:* Johnson Lam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *To:* TechFan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 31, 2006 2:54:05 AM *Subject:* [Free

Re: [Freedos-user] Re: XCDROM bug still there

2006-01-30 Thread TechFan
Tested Win98 bootdisk. Same issues. - Original Message - *From:* Bernd Blaauw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *To:* freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net *Sent:* Monday, January 30, 2006 6:07:10 PM *Subject:* [Freedos-user] Re: XCDROM bug still there > TechFan schreef: >> I just tried t

Re: [Freedos-user] Re: XCDROM bug still there

2006-01-30 Thread TechFan
Monday, January 30, 2006 6:07:10 PM *Subject:* [Freedos-user] Re: XCDROM bug still there > TechFan schreef: >> I just tried this on a Compaq Evo D500 2.0GHz, no SATA, probably ATA66. >> . .same symptoms. >> > most secure steps to make sure it's only the XCDROM driver and

Re: [Freedos-user] Re: XCDROM bug still there

2006-01-29 Thread TechFan
I just tried this on a Compaq Evo D500 2.0GHz, no SATA, probably ATA66. . .same symptoms. - Original Message - *From:* TechFan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *To:* freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net *Sent:* Monday, January 30, 2006 4:06:35 PM *Subject:* [Freedos-user] Re: XCDROM bug still

Re: [Freedos-user] Re: XCDROM bug still there

2006-01-29 Thread TechFan
Thanks for the response. I am using the latest. . .tried 1.9, then saw 2.0, so I tried that too. I am not sure what details would be most helpful. Is there a way to get a log/debug output. This is in a Dell Optiplex GXa 333 with a single PATA drive and single CDROM (NEC rModel CDR-1900A). Was

[Freedos-user] Re: XCDROM bug still there

2006-01-29 Thread TechFan
Someone just pointed out this new OpenSource driver to me. I am working with the thinstation.sf.net project to make a boot disk that we can distribute without having to worry about licensing. We have had a freedos disk doing what we need it to for a while, but I ran into the issue of getting a wo