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May 14th, 2007 12:00

i1100 Boot from FDD (Win98) + USBASPI.sys

Hi,
I'm trying to boot via Win-98SE Floppy ,using USBASPI driver(s) to Ghost the Laptog (Ghost 2003) with LG (USB) DVD RRW 4.7G CD.
The LG DVD is detected , the internal Laptop DVD is NOT detected and the system cannot detect my mouse as well.
config.sys:
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device=usbaspi.sys /w /v          ;<< to detect (or Troubleshoot)  any USB devices
device=usbcd.sys /d:usbcd001 ;<< this is the usb (external) LG dvd
device=di1000dd.sys               ;<< this for my Sundisk (and it's loaded OK)
device=oakcdrom.sys /d:mscd001 ;<< this is the laptop internal cd device (NOT detected...)
lastdrive = z
autoexec.bat:
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@echo Off
set tz=gho-02:00
path=a:\;%cdrom%:\;c:\;a:\nc;d:\;e:\;
mouse.com
rem  the mouse is NOT detected as well...  and I've tryied some others  like gmouse .. but no success.
 
mscdex.exe /d:mscd001 /l:%cdrom%   

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Please Help

Thanks!.
 
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    Posted May 31st, 2007 22:00

    Alancohen,
     
    Both of your DVD/CD drives are being assigned the MSCD001 designator.  Look here for the correct syntax to use in your Windows 98 startup disk's config.sys and autoexec.bat files to gain access to both your internal and external drives:  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q188391/
     
    Hope this info helps.
     
    Tony
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    Posted June 5th, 2007 16:00

    Hi Tony,
    Thanks, I will try it next week.
    Alon C.
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    Posted June 6th, 2007 17:00

    Aloncohen,
     
    Please do.  I had the same problem some years back with a Windows 98 system that had 13 CD-ROM drives (one internal CD-ROM and two six-disc external drives).
     
    Tony
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    Posted June 11th, 2007 15:00

    Hi Tony,
    Well, it's working only if I'm booting with a floppy or CD.
    Unfortunately, it's not working when I'm booting with my USB stick (Win98 OS).
     
    Any suggestion? 
    Thanks again.
    Alon C.
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    Posted June 13th, 2007 08:00

    Aloncohen,
     
    Ah.  Where there's a will, there's a way.  Ran across this link:  http://www.computing.net/dos/wwwboard/forum/13447.html
     
    Note that the poster, MadmaxUSB, can be reached on www.usbman.com forum.  Sounds like he had a similar problem to yours.   May be worth investigating.
     
    Hope this info helps.
     
    Tony
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    Posted June 15th, 2007 11:00

    Hi Tony
    Thank you for your continuous efforts and your cooperation.
     
    As you can see in my 1st letter above, I'm already using the Panasonic dos driver USBASPI.SYS (that was mention in the Link you just noted - and I've read it all).
     
    I've also made the changes you offer regading two or more CDs in the config.sys/autoexec.bat But I still can't
    load the combination of USB-DVD & Internal DVD while I'm booting my USB Sundisk stick (Win98 OS).
     
    Apparently I have a wrong setting somewhere... so I need some examples how to fix it.
    And yes, it still drove me nuts.
     
    Thank you so much for your kind aid.
    Alon C.
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    Posted June 15th, 2007 19:00

    AlonCohen,
     
    When you say you can't see the internal CD when booting from your Sundisk, are you booting Windows 98 directly from the Sundisk with no startup floppy?   
     
    Tony
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    Posted June 19th, 2007 15:00

    Hi Tony,
    Yes, the Sundisk is bootable (W98 OS) and I'm not using the floppy.
    All the drivers needed (usbaspi.sys .... etc. ) is configured in the config.sys and the batch file OK.
     
    (As I've wrote before, If I boot the system with a floppy - everything is Okay).
     
    Thanks again!
    Alon C.
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    Posted June 19th, 2007 20:00

    Alon C.
     
    Please copy and paste the autoexec.bat and config.sys files from your Sundisk and from you boot floppy into your next post so that I can compare them.  It's got to be something simple that's preventing you from seeing the internal CD-ROM.
     
    Tony 
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    Posted June 20th, 2007 15:00

    Hi Tony,
    Well, hereby both configurations:
     
    Floppy - config.sys:
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    lastdrive=z
    device=himem.sys
    devicehigh=emm386.exe
    dos=high,umb
    files=40
    buffers=30
    stacks=9,256

    devicehigh=usbaspi.sys /w /v          ;<< to detect (or Troubleshoot)  any USB devices
    devicehigh=usbcd.sys /d:cd1          ;<< this is the usb (external) LG dvd
    devicehigh=di1000dd.sys               ;<< this for my Sundisk
    devicehigh=oakcdrom.sys /d:cd2    ;<< this is the laptop internal cd device
    Floppy - autoexec.bat:
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    @echo Off
    set tz=gho-02:00
     mouse.com
    LH \mscdex.exe /d:cd1  /d:cd2 /l:M

    =============================================

     
    Sundisk - config.sys:
    ==========
    lastdrive=z
    device=himem.sys
    devicehigh=emm386.exe
    dos=high,umb
    files=40
    buffers=30
    stacks=9,256

    devicehigh=usbaspi.sys /w /v          ;<< to detect (or Troubleshoot)  any USB devices
    devicehigh=usbcd.sys /d:cd1          ;<< this is the usb (external) LG dvd
    devicehigh=oakcdrom.sys /d:cd2    ;<< this is the laptop internal cd device
     
    Sundisk - autoexec.bat:
    =============
    @echo Off
    set tz=gho-02:00
     mouse.com
     LH \mscdex.exe /d:cd1  /d:cd2 /l:M
    =================================================
     
    Thanks!
    Alon C.

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