Re: [Freedos-user] Some USB-Stick problems

2023-10-28 Thread Eric Auer via Freedos-user
Hi again, see the new, separate thread for more USB-printer solutions :-) A new thought: I got a VERY good suggestion for the problem of FAT filesystems and file contents getting corrupted by those power outages when the drivers restart the engines of the trucks. You remember, I wondered

Re: [Freedos-user] Some USB-Stick problems

2023-10-26 Thread Bret Johnson via Freedos-user
> Next problem: I tried to get printer support via USB (currently they > use classic LPT, but those printers get very rare). Indeed they are. And many modern printers use protocols that aren't compatible with old DOS programs. > But as soon as I load the basic USBUHCI driver, the USB-stick is

Re: [Freedos-user] Some USB-Stick problems

2023-10-26 Thread Eric Auer via Freedos-user
Hi Woody, Unfortunately, using the internal IDE is out of question, since the whole process in that company is used to take that stick after the salestour, go into the office and plug it into a transfer PC, where some other software reads in all sales data, then updates the stick with new

Re: [Freedos-user] Some USB-Stick problems

2023-10-26 Thread Jürgen Wondzinski via Freedos-user
etreff: Re: [Freedos-user] Some USB-Stick problems Hi Woody! You probably mean a HP t510 thin client, with VIA Eden X2 U4200 CPU, VIA VX900 Chipset, 2 GB RAM, some flash storage, VIA ChromotionHD graphics (DVI/VGA), audio, GB-LAN, Atheros WiFi, 6x USB2, 1x RS232, 1x LPT, 2x PS/2, 65W 19V p

Re: [Freedos-user] Some USB-Stick problems

2023-10-26 Thread Liam Proven via Freedos-user
On Thu, 26 Oct 2023 at 22:27, Eric Auer via Freedos-user wrote: > > According to this site, you can connect IDE storage, so a compact > flash card with a suitable adapter indeed sounds like a great idea. > CF usually support IDE I/O, which means that a simple mechanical > adapter with a power

Re: [Freedos-user] Some USB-Stick problems

2023-10-26 Thread Liam Proven via Freedos-user
On Thu, 26 Oct 2023 at 21:13, Jürgen Wondzinski via Freedos-user wrote: > *** > Next problem: I tried to get printer support via USB (currently they use > classic LPT, but those printers get very rare). This could help there: https://www.retroprinter.com/ I interviewed the

Re: [Freedos-user] Some USB-Stick problems

2023-10-26 Thread Eric Auer via Freedos-user
Hi Woody! You probably mean a HP t510 thin client, with VIA Eden X2 U4200 CPU, VIA VX900 Chipset, 2 GB RAM, some flash storage, VIA ChromotionHD graphics (DVI/VGA), audio, GB-LAN, Atheros WiFi, 6x USB2, 1x RS232, 1x LPT, 2x PS/2, 65W 19V power brick: