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JJ

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May 27, 2020, 12:02:11 PM5/27/20
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Anyone know a working device driver for USB keyboard? I know I can just use
USB-to-PS/2 converter, but I need a software solution.

I've only found two from dosusb.net and bretjohnson.us, but none of them are
usable. One of them crashes the system, and the other can't detect the USB
controller.

T. Ment

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May 27, 2020, 1:06:57 PM5/27/20
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On Wed, 27 May 2020 23:02:06 +0700, JJ wrote:

> Anyone know a working device driver for USB keyboard? I know I can just use
> USB-to-PS/2 converter, but I need a software solution.

I use a USB keyboard and mouse in DOS. The BIOS has USB legacy support
to make it work. You may need to fiddle with the BIOS settings. Why do
you need a DOS device driver?

JJ

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May 28, 2020, 8:40:05 AM5/28/20
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Because the BIOS doesn't support USB keyboard.

T. Ment

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May 28, 2020, 9:57:23 AM5/28/20
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On Thu, 28 May 2020 19:39:59 +0700, JJ wrote:

>> I use a USB keyboard and mouse in DOS. The BIOS has USB legacy support
>> to make it work. You may need to fiddle with the BIOS settings. Why do
>> you need a DOS device driver?

> Because the BIOS doesn't support USB keyboard.

Maybe USB "legacy." Never seen USB ports without that. What motherboard?


T. Ment

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May 28, 2020, 12:52:59 PM5/28/20
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On Wed, 27 May 2020 23:02:06 +0700, JJ wrote:

> Anyone know a working device driver for USB keyboard?
> I've only found two from dosusb.net and bretjohnson.us

https://www.hiren.info/download/dos-files/duse.zip

USB mass storage. IDK about keyboard.


Sjouke Burry

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May 28, 2020, 1:28:02 PM5/28/20
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for which version of DOS is that? :)
DOS 6.22 only supports lt or eq 2Gbyte?

T. Ment

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May 28, 2020, 5:15:51 PM5/28/20
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On Thu, 28 May 2020 19:27:36 +0200, Sjouke Burry wrote:

>> https://www.hiren.info/download/dos-files/duse.zip

>> USB mass storage. IDK about keyboard.

> for which version of DOS is that? :)
> DOS 6.22 only supports lt or eq 2Gbyte?

Never tried it. Just looking around.


Kerr-Mudd,John

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May 29, 2020, 5:28:44 AM5/29/20
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I think that's right; I did try DUSE some years back, memory sticks of 2G
would have been expensive/nonexistent then.

I also used UHCPI ? EHCPI?

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Bah, and indeed, Humbug.
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