[Freedos-user] Re : Support for 4k byte sectors + TDSK
On Sun, 5 Feb 2012, Kenneth Davis jeremyd@***.org wrote : test kernel supporting 4KB sectors, note it limits buffers to 2 to avoid memory corruption on boot. Thanks for testing, Eager to try your kernel mods with real HW, but, there is a but! in order for my Iomega device to be recognised processed by KERNEL.SYS (rather than a specific user installed driver), I need to have USB support with int 13h emulation for that device installed BEFORE booting DOS. A PLoP boot diskette would've been ideal for this, EXCEPT... PLoP does not support other than 512 byte sectors on USB hard disks, at the moment. Actually I'd been in touch with PLoP's developer Elmar even before I suscribed on this mailing list. He renounced or at least postponed doing the changes, unfortunately, arguing a tiny number of prospective users and difficulty of testing over the internet. Maybe you (FreeDOS developers) would like to add your weight to my prayer for Elmar to reconsider ? He doesn't distribute PLoP source code UIAM. And, are you (you all!) aware of some other option ? -- Czerno -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] Re : Support for 4k byte sectors + PLoP
test kernel supporting 4KB sectors, note it limits buffers to 2 to avoid memory corruption on boot. Thanks for testing, By an extraordinary coincidence - I am not making this up ! I received mail from PLoP's developer today, a short time after I had posted the following note to this list : A PLoP boot diskette would've been ideal for this, EXCEPT... PLoP does not support other than 512 byte sectors on USB hard disks, at the moment. Strike that out ! The great news is a new version of PLoP is available for download from http://www.plop.at/en/bootmngrusblog.html now *including /experimental/ support for 4K sectors ! * N.B. Be warned the author writes he doesn't think it works well or has a future. Caveat emptor, then. Also of note, PLoP's license has changed it is now free for use including commercial. Donations will be accepted still? Please watch what Elmar had to say about the change (at the above URL). -- Czerno -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Re : Support for 4k byte sectors + TDSK
you *could* try USBASPI.SYS /V /W followed by DI1000DD.SYS ( works for me ) .. eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com ..-- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Re : Support for 4k byte sectors + TDSK
Mark Brown-27 wrote: you *could* try USBASPI.SYS /V /W followed by DI1000DD.SYS ( works for me ) In my opinion, this is applying a band-aid to a problem that actually requires drastic surgery. USBASPI.SYS + DI1000DD.SYS may in fact work in certain situations. But, it is not a complete, or even a desirable, long-term solution. It is not open source, does not support USB devices other than disks (mice, keyboards, joysticks, printers, network, comm, ...), etc. It may get you by in the meantime while real solutions are developed, though. -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Re-%3A-Support-for-4k-byte-sectors-%2B-TDSK-tp33277937p33280451.html Sent from the FreeDOS - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] Re : Support for 4k byte sectors
In reply to: Mark Brown eufdppue@ya???.com you *could* try USBASPI.SYS /V /W followed by DI1000DD.SYS This is what I tried first thing, and the DI1000DD.SYS [Ninja ASPI DISK DRIVER Ver2.00, 16368 bytes, MD5=9C240A5F1848F76893364AB3A26D545F] which I use definitely /won't/ work with 4K sectors. ( works for me ) You lucky boy :=) Now let's sort things out a little, please : - you are 100% positive your USB device presents 4K sectors to the host, NOT 512 byte ones ... are you ? - if you answered yes above, what *exact* version of DI1000DD.SYS have you been using, please ? I've been chasing the rare bird without success. Can you share a link, or the file itself, for testing purposes ? -- Czerno -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Re : Support for 4k byte sectors + PLoP
Op 7-2-2012 15:05, Bertho Grandpied schreef: Also of note, PLoP's license has changed it is now free for use including commercial. Donations will be accepted still? Please watch what Elmar had to say about the change (at the above URL). The donation button is quite well hidden, and seems restricted to Paypal only. Vendors like ShareIt(.com) seem to work pretty well if he wants to sell stuff, it even offered the iDeal payment system that's common in the Netherlands (we're not a creditcard culture, sorry). I tend to pay for low-cost quality software if no equal free solution exists. Windows and VMware Workstation have been my most expensive purchases, followed by some collector editions of various games. Bernd -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] Re : Support for 4k byte sectors + TDSK
This is correcting my mistake, --- On : Tue 2/7/12, Bertho Grandpied y31415926536@y??? wrote : In reply to: Mark Brown you *could* try USBASPI.SYS /V /W followed by DI1000DD.SYS This is what I tried first thing, and the DI1000DD.SYS [Ninja ASPI DISK DRIVER Ver2.00, 16368 bytes, MD5=9C Oooops I took the MD5 from the wrong file (a version I've hacked), the correct 128 bit MD5 for the DI1000DD.SYS here is : MD5=662FF106A2C4012D212E8F99B62EC6E0 Sorry! Hope it helps... -- Czerno -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] Re : Support for 4k byte sectors + PLoP
In reply to: Bernd Blaauw bblaauw@ho... Op 7-2-2012 15:05, Bertho Grandpied schreef: Also of note, PLoP's license has changed it is now free for use including commercial. Donations will be accepted still?. The question mark after the word still was un,intended (a typo). Sorry if it clouded the meaning of my message. I wished to draw attention on the fact that donations from happy users, companies as well as individuals are still accepted. The donation button is quite well hidden, and seems restricted to Paypal only. Vendors like ShareIt(.com) seem to work pretty well if he wants to sell stuff, it even offered the iDeal payment system that's common in the Netherlands (we're not a creditcard culture, sorry). Neither here. 'I never owned a card) I tend to pay for low-cost quality software if no equal free solution exists. Windows and VMware Workstation have been my most expensive purchases, followed by some collector editions of various games. I would gladly donate for PLoP, weren't I deprived of any salary, benefit or whatever income. In any event I'm going to try Elmar's experimental build and shall report the results. -- Czerno -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
