Augh!! Ralf, that's so much not what I wanted to hear. But, it is what it is. I was under the impression that FreeDos had dealt with the USB peripheral issue.
Okay. I'll keep working the issue from the UHCI and USB/DOS driver angle. Thanks!! > On 02/22/2024 7:26 PM PST Ralf Quint via Freedos-user > <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > > > On 2/22/2024 7:18 PM, DAMON GRAY via Freedos-user wrote: > > > Greetings all. > > > > I have a working MS-DOS system running on 6.2.2 but it has gigantical > > problems with the USB Mouse. I've attempted multiple USB DOS driver > > solutions. Some work half the time. Others not so much. > > > > I'm working on the assumption that FreeDos will handle the USB mouse and > > keyboard. But here's the challenge... > > > > I don't want to start from scratch. There was a lot involved in getting > > this system set up as it is, particularly with regard to the Gravis > > Ultrasound card. > > > > Is it possible to just "upgrade" this MS-DOS to FreeDos, or is starting > > from scratch my only option? I'm very much hoping that I'll be able install > > FreeDos over the top of MS-DOS. > > > > Thanks for any advice you can offer. > > > Yes, you could just "sys" the existing drive, in order to transfer the > FreeDOS kernel/basic system files. > > > But honestly, I doubt that this will solve your problems, as using a mouse, > ANY mouse, is not an issue of the OS being used, as neither MS-DOS 6.22 nor > FreeDOS have any mouse support/capabilities in the basic OS. To get mouse > support, you would need additional drivers, which would be the same drivers > for both systems. And there is no direct USB support in FreeDOS either, so in > order to use a USB mouse, you kind of depend on the support of the BIOS in > that machine to support the USB to PS/2/serial mouse conversion. That means > your basic problem is with your hardware, one way or another... > > > > Ralf > > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >
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