Hello everyone again, The adapter has arrived and I've had mixed results, but overall it's been positive.
The FreeDOS 1.3 that I have installed on my hard disk doesn't automatically detect the adapter with the compact flash. FreeDOS 1.3 on floppy disk available at (https://www.freedos.org/download/) can detect the adapter. By detecting the disk, I mean that FreeDOS mounts the disk on a new letter, "D:" for example. This means that I just need to make a change to the fdauto.bat file, doesn't it? Can anyone give me some pointers on how to do this? Thank you. On Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 8:58 PM Manuel Sobral <manuel.sobr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you everyone. > > Yes, I will order from Aliexpress, I am not in a hurry. It will arrive > before the end of the month. I already have a 16GB Compact Flash here, so I > will try that first. > > Once again thank you > > > > On Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 3:42 PM Louis Santillan via Freedos-user < > freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > >> I tested a generic/brandless/labelless/white label 5 pack of CF PCMCIA >> adapters on an old Epson 286 laptop & Librex 386 laptop. They worked as >> generic IDE drives and I was able to format an old 8MB CF card as FAT16 >> with DOS. >> >> They looked like the ones here - >> https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=PCMCIA+Compact+Flash+CF+Card+Reader+Adapter+for+Laptop >> >> They could be slightly cheap on aliexpress if you have patience for >> delivery - >> https://www.aliexpress.us/w/wholesale-PCMCIA-Compact-Flash-CF-Card-Reader-Adapter-.html >> >> On Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 3:47 AM Ian Park via Freedos-user < >> freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: >> >>> The CF to PCMCIA adapter is purely mechanical - you don't need any >>> driver software. I used to use one in my Psion Series 7. >>> >>> HTH >>> >>> Ian >>> >>> Ian Park >>> Email: i.d.c.p...@chalmers-park.name >>> Mobile: +44 (0) 7785 300290 >>> Sent from my Galaxy >>> >>> >>> -------- Original message -------- >>> From: Manuel Sobral via Freedos-user <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> >>> >>> Date: 07/03/2024 11:07 (GMT+00:00) >>> To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >>> Cc: Manuel Sobral <manuel.sobr...@gmail.com> >>> Subject: [Freedos-user] Adapter PCMCIA to CF >>> >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> First time using a mailing list, if I am doing something wrong please >>> let me know. >>> >>> I recently purchased an IBM Thinkpad 370C and am running FreeDOS 1.3. >>> >>> My question is, is it possible to use a PCMCIA to Compact Flash adapter? >>> Do I have to install the drivers or is it already included with FreeDOS? Do >>> I have to buy an old PCMCIA adapter? Does it work with any Compact Flash? >>> >>> If it only works with certain adapters or Compact Flash, could someone >>> provide me with already tested adapters and CF models? >>> >>> Thank you >>> Manuel >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Freedos-user mailing list >>> Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Freedos-user mailing list >> Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >> >
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