USB Flash Drive not recognized
Willard
The config.sys contains only "usbaspi.sys" which recognizes a USB
external HDD, but not a USB Flash Drive??
Tim Meddick
you were half way there! You still need [usbaspi.sys] which is the
universal USB- controller driver, but you also need the ASPI mass storage driver for
USB- connected HDs and Compact flash memory cards.
If you download this [.zip] file by clicking on the link below, it contains both
files plus [usbcd.sys] which is the USB CD-ROM driver (which you don't actually need
if it's a flash-drive you are trying to access via DOS) AND the ASPI mass storage
driver [di1000dd.sys].
http://www.4shared.com/file/156209872/7732c7df/USBDOS.html
There IS a text [help] file contained within the [.zip] file that explains how, and
in what order, to load the files in config.sys, but to make it even clearer, here are
the [only] lines you need in config.sys to get your flash-drive recognised by DOS :
device=himem.sys
device=usbaspi.sys
device=di1000dd.sys
dos=high,umb
lastdrive=z
...good luck!
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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
"Willard" <gu...@msn.invalid> wrote in message
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Auric__
> you were half way there! You still need [usbaspi.sys] which is the
> universal USB- controller driver, but you also need the ASPI mass
> storage driver for USB- connected HDs and Compact flash memory cards.
>
> If you download this [.zip] file by clicking on the link below, it
> contains both files plus [usbcd.sys] which is the USB CD-ROM driver
> (which you don't actually need if it's a flash-drive you are trying to
> access via DOS) AND the ASPI mass storage driver [di1000dd.sys].
> There IS a text [help] file contained within the [.zip] file that
> explains how, and in what order, to load the files in config.sys, but to
> make it even clearer, here are the [only] lines you need in config.sys
> to get your flash-drive recognised by DOS :
Just curious... why does your post look like you were writing for Wikipedia?
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Tim Meddick
Wiki is all about definitions. Well, I wasn't defining things but making
suggestions.
(You should learn the difference.)
But there is one similarity I will admit to :
Wikipedia survives on contributions by conscientious people who want to help others.
What exactly was the point of yours?
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Todd Vargo
> What the hell was that supposed to mean?
>
> Wiki is all about definitions. Well, I wasn't defining things but making
> suggestions.
>
> (You should learn the difference.)
>
> But there is one similarity I will admit to :
>
> Wikipedia survives on contributions by conscientious people who want to
help others.
>
> What exactly was the point of yours?
Why reinvent the wheel when detailed information is readily available?
http://www.freedos.org/freedos/news/technote/203.html
http://www.toolsthatwork.com/bbdocs/usb.htm
http://www.bootdisk.com/usb.htm
Guess you just want to get the credit. <shrug>
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Todd Vargo
(Post questions to group only. Remove "z" to email personal messages)
Willard
Just what I needed..
Tim Meddick
if you got any small benefit from the info I gave, you are most welcome.
I just wish all the cynics who seem to delight in poking holes and criticizing, would
keep their opinions to themselves, especially if they have nothing to contribute to
the OP...
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Auric__
> "Auric__" <not.m...@email.address> wrote in message
> news:Xns9CC9A1F12B752au...@69.16.185.250...
>> On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:08:05 GMT, Tim Meddick wrote:
>>
>>> you were half way there! You still need [usbaspi.sys] which is the
>>> universal USB- controller driver, but you also need the ASPI mass
>>> storage driver for USB- connected HDs and Compact flash memory cards.
>>>
>>> If you download this [.zip] file by clicking on the link below, it
>>> contains both files plus [usbcd.sys] which is the USB CD-ROM driver
>>> (which you don't actually need if it's a flash-drive you are trying to
>>> access via DOS) AND the ASPI mass storage driver [di1000dd.sys].
>>
>>> There IS a text [help] file contained within the [.zip] file that
>>> explains how, and in what order, to load the files in config.sys, but
>>> to make it even clearer, here are the [only] lines you need in
>>> config.sys to get your flash-drive recognised by DOS :
>>
>> Just curious... why does your post look like you were writing for
>> Wikipedia?
>
> What the hell was that supposed to mean?
>
> Wiki is all about definitions. Well, I wasn't defining things but
> making suggestions.
>
> (You should learn the difference.)
>
> But there is one similarity I will admit to :
>
> Wikipedia survives on contributions by conscientious people who want to
> help others.
>
> What exactly was the point of yours?
[I] [was] [refering] [to] [the] [square] [brackets] [in] [your] [previous]
[post][.] [I] [have] [never] [seen] [anyone] [post] [to] [Usenet] [like]
[that] [before][,] [you] [included][.]
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The more seriously I took things, the harder the rules became.
Tim Meddick
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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
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