From: e.auer@jpberlin.deSubject: [Freedos-user] Bret Johnson USB driver
documentation summary attempt
> You create the bootable stick using another PC / OS.
Oh, ok!
> People seem to recommend RUFUS for Windows for this which probably> is much
> easier than sys-freedos.pl (sys-freedos-linux) :-) Linux is foreign to me,
> even though I have some interest in it... > F1or example Rugxulo should be
> able to explain Rufus afair.>
"Rugxulo"? is this a user?
> When the BIOS can boot from USB storage it means that it> knows how to
> access it.
I'm pretty sure the BIOS on my old 733 can't boot from USB, I'm pretty sure
that my new PC _can_ though... So, am I SOL on using a USB stick on the
733/FDOS PC?
> That is because the "all" file is about all OTHER programs.
Yes, I wasn't 100% on this.
> You want the "this" file (usbdos.zip) instead.
I'll look again, I must've missed it even though, I called myself looking for
any kind of USB software.
> The usbdos file comes with 20 000 lines of documentation which> is a lot of
> info for us.
That's for sure!! :)
> Note that usbdos only uses the slower> USB UHCI or USB 1.1 transfer, but I
> think newer chipsets still> support that as well
On my old 733, I'm not certain, but I'm pretty sure the 2 total USB ports are
1st gen. Do you know how I can tell what they may be?
> The documentation includes a technical handbook for people who> want to write
> further drivers for specific USB devices
Believe me, writing drivers would be way out of my league. I can safely say
that I do not possess such desires! :)
> ... The short story is that you want to load> USBUHCI to drive your USB
> controller inside the PC,
I'd need to do this for a Flash Drive as well?
>... If you do not use PS/2 for those,
I prefer a PS/2 keyboard and mouse. I have several mice that are
either-or(PS/2 or USB), a few wireless USB-only mice, and a couple of wired
PS/2 keyboards.
> For USB sticks / disks / floppy, you want to use USBDRIVE. You> can also
> load USB printer drivers and a few others from Bret.
Sounds like that's what I need, cool. :) > In case you have wondered, the
drivers are free, open source,> with the restriction that you must not make
non-free software> from them nor charge (more than your own expense) for copies.
Good to know! :) > Some page numbers to read in USBINTRO, nr. are at page
bottom:> ... Whew, That's some list! :) Thanx
BTW, as for mouse support in DOS... I look at it like this: If the software
supports mouse, fine, if it doesn't, no big whoop to me. Especially TEXT mode
software. Yeah, mouse support in a graphics mode is nice, but it's not a
must-have thing.
> Maybe somebody can make some "Bret USB driver cheatsheet"> using snippets
of the original 186 page document and this> mail? Would be nice to have an
intro on just 8 pages :-)
For sure! :) > Not only that, they may also just fail to recognize your
drive> (CD/DVD/BluRay) in the CD driver case or USB stick in the USB> storage
case. Not good!!
> > Regards, Eric
Thanx Eric for all the info! It's much appreciated! :)
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