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USB devices in DOS (Users)

posted by ecm  , Düsseldorf, Germany, 16.10.2010, 15:27

> So, usb flash drive and usb mouse are working
> without any drivers on my netbook (in freedos).

The BIOS has drivers that are used in this case.

> But to mount/unmount the flash drive I have to hard-reboot.
> Rebooting is fast (about 4 sec) but what is the correct
> way of re-assigning drives after I plug/unplug usb flash?

Rebooting, in case of the BIOS driver.

> But, for example in duke3d if i touch or click the
> usb mouse, the keyboard goes completely crazy.

This is an incompatibility or conflict between the game's drivers (the part that is used for keyboard and mouse access) and the USB drivers (ie. PS/2 emulation) of the BIOS.

> Here another noob question rises: is the usb-mouse ITSELF works the same as
> classic mouse (just has a diff. plug)?

No, the USB mouse and keyboard protocol is completely different from the PS/2 one. Even with devices that support simple USB to PS/2 converters, the device will detect whether it is accessed as USB or PS/2 device and use the correct protocol.

You may be interested in the USB drivers currently developed, which is the one by Georg Potthast (costs 65 ? plus VAT) and the one by Bret Johnson (freeware, open source).

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