Hello Eric,
Thank you for your guess.
So, to complete the information. I have 2 Compact Flash, one 2GB and the
other 16GB. The 2GB one doesn't need to be added to the BIOS boot list. The
16GB one needs to be added to the BIOS boot list.
I'm fine with that, it means I can't use the 16GB CF when I
On Fri, 29 Mar 2024 at 13:11, Eric Auer via Freedos-user
wrote:
> If it is not, then it
> is just some plug and play device which may come and go and
> for which you would probably have to find appropriate DOS
> drivers to let DOS handle the coming and going properly.
This sounds plausible. The
Hi!
If I have to guess: If your CF is at least a POTENTIAL boot
device, the BIOS may add it to the list of harddisks for
which no DOS drivers are required. If it is not, then it
is just some plug and play device which may come and go and
for which you would probably have to find appropriate DOS
OK, apparently the PCMCIA -> CF adapter must be added to the BIOS boot
list. Otherwise FreeDOS doesn't detect it. So everything is fine, 100%
functional.
Can someone explain to me why I have to add it to the boot list in the
BIOS? I don't want it to try to boot from the adapter. If you can give me
Hello everyone again,
The adapter has arrived and I've had mixed results, but overall it's been
positive.
The FreeDOS 1.3 that I have installed on my hard disk doesn't automatically
detect the adapter with the compact flash. FreeDOS 1.3 on floppy disk
available at (https://www.freedos.org/downloa
Thank you everyone.
Yes, I will order from Aliexpress, I am not in a hurry. It will arrive
before the end of the month. I already have a 16GB Compact Flash here, so I
will try that first.
Once again thank you
On Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 3:42 PM Louis Santillan via Freedos-user <
freedos-user@lists.
I tested a generic/brandless/labelless/white label 5 pack of CF PCMCIA
adapters on an old Epson 286 laptop & Librex 386 laptop. They worked as
generic IDE drives and I was able to format an old 8MB CF card as FAT16
with DOS.
They looked like the ones here -
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=PC
The CF to PCMCIA adapter is purely mechanical - you don't need any driver
software. I used to use one in my Psion Series 7.HTHIan Ian ParkEmail:
i.d.c.park@chalmers-park.nameMobile: +44 (0) 7785 300290Sent from my Galaxy
Original message From: Manuel Sobral via Freedos-user
Dat
On Thu, 7 Mar 2024 at 11:08, Manuel Sobral via Freedos-user
wrote:
>
> My question is, is it possible to use a PCMCIA to Compact Flash adapter?
Speaking as someone who built and supported systems with PCMCIA on DOS
in the 1980s and early 1990s: don't.
Yes, it is possible. But it's really hard an
