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USB stuff (storage+rat) DOS | DOS volume management (Users)

posted by Misha , RU, 17.10.2010, 20:32

> > So, usb flash drive and usb mouse are working
> > without any drivers on my netbook (in freedos).
>
> Thank to the God and BIOS coders
Yes, the God of Computers
He sees everything.

> BTW, the proper way of doing is an USB driver, not BIOS. BIOS most likely
> will assign physical disks to storage devices (how many???) found just
> before booting, no idea what happens if you change the device or add one.

Interesting fact that BIOS assigns sd card a floppy drive (A:). Just checked in GRUB4DOS - it is (fd0). That reminds me of times when floppies was (and somewhere still is) the common way of transporting data... I booted up with sd card plugged in, and then replaced it with another, changed to A: -- my poor netbook hang up completely, so I had to unplug power cord (power button didn't work)

> > Usb mouse works when cutemouse driver is loaded, BUT it
> > runs BOTH the usb mouse and PS/2 touchpad. Both devices
> > works fine in text mode apps like VC.
>
> Yeah

Oh, I cancel that 'works fine in text mode apps'. New advanced :) tests showed that it doesn't. The new test consist of: pushing letter keys and moving mouse at the same time. Results: (cutemouse 1.91 in VC) after 2 sec the 'collapse' happens, that means, not only the typed letters appear in the prompt, but also numbers (which I don't type), just like Invisible man is pushing the number keeys.
With cutemouse 2.0, 2.1 the 'collapse' turns into complete 'disaster', that means all the keys shuffle, so i decided to reboot before I delete some important files.

Same picture i saw in Freecom and Duke3d. At least now I know that it is not duke3d which causes the problem.


> > correctly , I was even thinking of extracting the
> > touchpad and unsoldering the contacts for a normal PS/2 socket.
>
> Good

Considering the above, it must be the proper decision. Just have to be sure the operating voltage levels will fit the normal PS/2 mouse.
Still, it's too bad that the computer (notebook) designers don't leave one free PS/2 socket, it would cost them nothing.
I see many users in the net complaining they don't like this touch pad thing. So do I, it just sucks. Some small pen tablet could be way more productive.

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