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#1 ankur mathur

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Posted 10 May 2007 - 03:27 PM

I used Windows ME DOS Disk as my emergency disk for booting and repairing, i have a Transcend 512 MB USB FLASH Drive. When i boot using my ME Startup disk, i want to be able to access the USB disk like any other hard disk drive (Read/Write). My motherboard supports USB FUNCTION IN DOS. Is This Possible?

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Posted 10 May 2007 - 03:35 PM

Yes, it is possible.

Google for the USB drivers created for FreeDos - maybe them even come included on their full distribution then you only need to adapt them to work with ME (never tested under ME myself, only using Freedos boot disks)

An article here with some methods: http://www.bootdisk.com/usb.htm

From FreeDOS:
http://www.freedos.o...wsitem/149.html

And lots of links to very interesting active developments for (Free)DOS: http://www.freedos.org/freedos/links/


Good luck! :confused1:

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Posted 10 May 2007 - 04:15 PM

Actually, not to contradict Nuno, just to add some info, the "reference" boot disk should be this one:
http://johnson.tmfc....dos/usbdrv.html

Please also check this:
http://www.911cd.net...o...=18650&st=0
http://www.911cd.net...o...18650&st=13
if you are using the DUSE drivers.

But usually, say 95% of the times, the Panasonic "Motto Hairu" ones do work.

Look here for a couple interesting threads giving details of the sintax for them:
http://www.computing...orum/13288.html
http://www.computing...orum/13447.html

Also, have a look at this:
http://www.georgpott.../usb/dosusb.htm
(untested by me)

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P.S.: just for the record these drivers were NOT created for FREEDOS, they were developed from Panasonic and some other Japan companies to support their hardware devices under DOS

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Posted 10 May 2007 - 04:29 PM

Actually, I don't really mind being contradicted by a true expert on the matter - also worth mentioning that the more information provided the better!

Thanks for the detailed links - also learn from them.. :confused1:

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