Re: [Freedos-user] Keyboard input absent
Hi Ulrich Apologies again, I see my previous response was to yourself and not the list.Thanks for all your suggestions. To recap. The OS is XP. The PC is a 10 year old HP notebook with a docking station. I am using an external PS2 keyboard and mouse on a USB adaptor. Running the P program kills keyboard input in the VDM. It also kills input from the notebook keyboard. The P program runs under the Windows command prompt (cmd.exe) P were made aware of the problem but will not be addressing it. Some additional information. My previous work around to this problem was to use a second PC on a network to run the P program. This was a Windows 2K PC. The new version of P software does not run under W2K. That's why it's now installed on my XP PC. I have also tried running dosx.exe and ntvdm.exe found in \Windows\System32 directory. Keyboard input is present in cmd.exe and Windows apps after running the P program. What I've learned so far. Running the old P program on the W2K PC does not break the keyboard input in the VDM. The old version also killed keyboard input on an XP PC. I can't swap the PS2 keyboard and mouse as I'm using a USB adaptor. (2x PS2 to USB) If I swap the PS2 plugs on the adaptor neither work. (Under Windows) Deleting the keyboard drivers shown in the Device Manager does not change anything. I don't think the TSR manager is relevant as the P program is run under cmd.exe Any further thoughts are very welcome. John -- Attend Shape: An AT Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Keyboard input absent
I doubt it, but perhaps you check the environment settings with the command: SET Maybe there’s a wrong keyboard setting the P program left behind and you can delete it with: SET NAMEOFVARABLE= (I know, I know, this is too easy, but sometimes…) :-) Ah and because you can’t get the keyboard to work AFTER you started the P program, try to chain that program with SET. I didn’t find a way to do it with command.com („&“ doesn’t work) so start 4dos first: 4dos and then: yourproblematicprogram.exe ^ SET Just an idea... -- Attend Shape: An AT Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Keyboard input absent
>> >> leads to >> >> http://10.0.0.8/getting_started/dev_and_debug/flash_programming.cfm >> >> So that does speak for itself. > > So somebody accidentally made that an intranet link there :-p It was just a funny thing to see, but not relevant to your question. Normally these things are discovered pretty quickly. So either there is no customer interest in that page or they don’t read their weblogs. Or they just don’t care. :-) Now about the problem: Perhaps it is possible to try this program: TSRCOM (MARK and RELEASE). You get it here: ftp://ftp.icm.edu.pl/pub/msdos/coast/tsrutil/ Look for a file TSRCOM35.ZIP. The function is explained in the TSR.DOC file. It is free for distribution and you are allowed to use it without paying anything - but it is not free software. It works like this: You start MARK.COM. After that you start your P program. After you finished working with it, you run RELEASE.EXE. Maybe this way it is possible to remove the P program completely from memory. Good luck Ulrich -- Attend Shape: An AT Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Keyboard input absent
In case you were wondering... >> Perhaps the vectors are being >> hi-jacked or the keyboard driver being replaced? > > I am not an expert, but it seems you are right. ... > I just tried to research the problem and the first link on > > http://www.pemicro.com/software/index.cfm > > leads to > > http://10.0.0.8/getting_started/dev_and_debug/flash_programming.cfm > > So that does speak for itself. So somebody accidentally made that an intranet link there :-p http://www.pemicro.com/getting_started/dev_and_debug/flash_programming.cfm would be the intended website within the pemicro.com scope. Cheers, Eric -- Attend Shape: An AT Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Keyboard input absent
Hi John, > After running a Windows command line application from > "P Microcomputer Systems" to program Freescale MCU's there is no > keyboard input in the VDM. FreeDOS launches normally but there is no > keyboard input. If in Full Screen mode, Ctrl Esc works. So the keyboard driver works in the Virtual DOS Machine (VDM) but it is still occupied by the P program. > Perhaps the vectors are being > hi-jacked or the keyboard driver being replaced? I am not an expert, but it seems you are right. > P will not address > the problem. I just tried to research the problem and the first link on http://www.pemicro.com/software/index.cfm leads to http://10.0.0.8/getting_started/dev_and_debug/flash_programming.cfm So that does speak for itself. Googling the problem brought two things: This site says you could delete the keyboard controller from the device manager: http://discussions.virtualdr.com/showthread.php?1426-Keyboard-suddenly-won-t-work-in-MS-DOS-mode And this page suggests to use a ps/2 keyboard: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/310923 Both answers do not sound exactly right for the problem... Maybe someone else here has an idea how to completely unload the previous program. Ulrich-- Attend Shape: An AT Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] Keyboard input absent
Hi there My apologies if this mail has already been posted. I am new to the list. I posted it yesterday but I do not see it. So here it is again. My OS is XP SP3. After running a Windows command line application from "P Microcomputer Systems" to program Freescale MCU's there is no keyboard input in the VDM. FreeDOS launches normally but there is no keyboard input. If in Full Screen mode, Ctrl Esc works. Returns to the desktop and opens the Start menu. Perhaps a clue is that Alt Esc returns to Desktop (Start menu is not opened). Under normal operation when keyboard input is present in the VDM, the Alt Esc key sequence does not work. FreeDOS must be closed by right clicking the app icon on the bottom bar of the desktop to force it to be closed. The only way to fix the problem is to reboot. Does any one know if I can patch memory or run a program fix this? Perhaps the vectors are being hi-jacked or the keyboard driver being replaced? P will not address the problem. Any help or ideas appreciated. John -- Attend Shape: An AT Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
