Re: [Freedos-user] Problem with USB keyboard in some computers
On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 22:34, Rugxulo rugx...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 1:20 PM, STF lapsap7+f...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 08:23, dos386 dos...@gmail.com wrote: * I connected a USB keyboard to a DELL OptiPlex GX620 (there is no PS/2 port in this model) BIOS-level emulation * When the computer was booted with the CD, I was asked to press Enter to boot to CD. Please notice that I pressed Enter to boot to CD, so it seems the Enter key (thus the keyboard) is working at this point BIOS works so far 2006 FreeDOS distros are buggy. I suggest installing FreeDOS manually using latest components (kernel 2038). This doesn't work. I've tried replace kernel.sys inside fdbasecd.iso == didn't work. Then I replaced both kernel.sys and sys.com == didn't work either. There's a huge bug of compatibility with USB keyboard. Have you tried Bret Johnson's USB stuff (e.g. keyboard)? I think I heard one person (RaYeR?) a while back say it worked for him. http://www.bretjohnson.us No, but I've dug a little bit deeper in the ISO file, and I think the problem is elsewhere, but of course, correct me if I'm wrong. It seems that the real O/S is loaded from isolinux/data/fdboot.img. This fdboot.img is actually a gzip file containing another file called IMAGE. Unfortunately, I'm unable to check the format of this file. And apparently, it's this file which doesn't support USB keyboard in some computers. But I'm unable to see how to replace kernel (or even sys.com) inside it. Is there any plan to release a new fdbasecd.iso? -- Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Workload Consolidation -- Increasing the use of server virtualization is a top priority.Virtualization can reduce costs, simplify management, and improve application availability and disaster protection. Learn more about boosting the value of server virtualization. http://p.sf.net/sfu/vmware-sfdev2dev ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Problem with USB keyboard in some computers
And apparently, it's this file which doesn't support USB keyboard in some computers. But I'm unable to see how to replace kernel (or even sys.com) inside it. Is there any plan to release a new fdbasecd.iso? Yes. Soon, but no definite date yet. Jeremy -- Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Workload Consolidation -- Increasing the use of server virtualization is a top priority.Virtualization can reduce costs, simplify management, and improve application availability and disaster protection. Learn more about boosting the value of server virtualization. http://p.sf.net/sfu/vmware-sfdev2dev___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] some extra usb dos drivers, was ] Problem with USB keyboard in some computers
Hi all, This thread reminded me that I intended sharing a recent find. Fully realizing you may know of it already though lol. I am using this set of usb drivers. www.bootdisk.com/usb.htm I cannot speak to how well it might address the keyboard issue. however by combining this with one of Bret's tools I not only have workable ports for external media, but usb printing from dos as well. Hope this is helpful, Karen -- Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Workload Consolidation -- Increasing the use of server virtualization is a top priority.Virtualization can reduce costs, simplify management, and improve application availability and disaster protection. Learn more about boosting the value of server virtualization. http://p.sf.net/sfu/vmware-sfdev2dev ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Problem with USB keyboard in some computers
Hi STF! No, but I've dug a little bit deeper in the ISO file, and I think the problem is elsewhere, but of course, correct me if I'm wrong. It seems that the real O/S is loaded from isolinux/data/fdboot.img. This fdboot.img is actually a gzip file containing another file called IMAGE. Unfortunately, I'm unable to check the format of this file. That file is simply a floppy image, most likely a 360k or 1440k one. You can open it with mtools, mount it via loopback, do the same on the Mac command line, or use whatever graphical tools Windows or Mac have to do the same in more user friendly way :-) As you will have guessed, the floppy image contains a kernel.sys or a file of similar name which is simply a renamed copy of that file. Regards, Eric -- Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Workload Consolidation -- Increasing the use of server virtualization is a top priority.Virtualization can reduce costs, simplify management, and improve application availability and disaster protection. Learn more about boosting the value of server virtualization. http://p.sf.net/sfu/vmware-sfdev2dev ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
