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USB 2.0 driver for DOS available - DOSUSB (Announce)

posted by DOS386, 30.06.2010, 16:45

> after loading the usbdisk.sys driver you can use int25/int26 (absolute disk
> read/write) to access logical disk sectors of the USB disk. You have to
> define a parameter block here since the partition is >32 MB.

Already discussed very same stuff by mail

1. INT $21 / AX=$7305 http://www.ctyme.com/intr/rb-3229.htm is possibly superior to crappy INT $25 and INT $26

2. Still, both refer to sectors within a volume recognized by DOS only, not to "physical disk". They can't see the MBR area (or even find out whether such exists or not), they can't see valid "physical" sectors above the partition, and they can't access anything that DOS doesn't recognize.

3. Both need the USBDISK.SYS. You know, a piece of software can be bug-free, but the opposite is the rule ... . Also, every SYS driver loaded is a one-way ticket to the hell.

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Complete thread:

• USB 2.0 driver for DOS available - DOSUSB - georgpotthast, 20.06.2010, 15:41
  • USB 2.0 driver for DOS available - DOSUSB - Japheth, 20.06.2010, 16:53
    • USB 2.0 driver for DOS available - DOSUSB - RayeR, 22.06.2010, 17:07
      • USB 2.0 driver for DOS available - DOSUSB - georgpotthast, 22.06.2010, 22:21
      • USB 2.0 driver for DOS available - DOSUSB - RayeR, 23.06.2010, 02:11
  • USB 2.0 driver for DOS available - DOSUSB - Laaca, 26.06.2010, 18:44
    • USB 2.0 driver for DOS available - DOSUSB - georgpotthast, 27.06.2010, 18:48
      • USB 2.0 driver for DOS available - DOSUSB - Laaca, 27.06.2010, 20:17
      • USB 2.0 driver for DOS available - DOSUSB - DOS386, 28.06.2010, 11:40
        • USB 2.0 driver for DOS available - DOSUSB - bretjohn, 28.06.2010, 19:43
          • USB 2.0 driver for DOS available - DOSUSB - georgpotthast, 28.06.2010, 22:29
      • USB 2.0 driver for DOS available - DOSUSB - Japheth, 29.06.2010, 08:52
        • USB 2.0 driver for DOS available - DOSUSB - georgpotthast, 29.06.2010, 22:35
          • USB 2.0 driver for DOS available - DOSUSB - bretjohn, 29.06.2010, 23:41
          • USB 2.0 driver for DOS available - DOSUSB - Japheth, 30.06.2010, 07:57
          • USB 2.0 driver for DOS available - DOSUSB - DOS386, 30.06.2010, 16:45
          • USB 2.0 driver for DOS available - DOSUSB - tom, 04.08.2010, 19:18