i1100 Boot from FDD (Win98) + USBASPI.sys

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

Hi Tony,

Thanks, I will try it next week.

Alon C.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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 

Alon C.

 

Why did you make the Sundisk's config.sys file different from your floppy disk's config.sys?  Why did you leave out the devicehigh=di1000dd.sys?  I think you'll have to include it in the Sundisk's config.sys before you will be able to see the internal CD-ROM.

 

Tony

 

 

Hi Tony,

Since I'm booting with the Sundisk it self, I believe there is no need to DETECT it...

Anyhow, I've test it by adding this driver (di1000dd.sys) , unfortunately no luck :smileymad:

 

One more thing : After the Sundisk booting, I'm getting an error said that the Command.com is missing / absent .

(Sorry not to mention this before)

 

Thanks!

Alon C.

Alon C.

 

You might want to take a look at this discussion I found doing a Google Search:    http://miataru.computing.net/dos/wwwboard/forum/15568.html

 

It covers the various drivers you're using. 

 

The "command.com not found" error is usually caused by a missing or corrupt master boot record.  How did you initially create the Sundisk as a boot disk?

 

Most people I've talked with use the HP utility found here:  http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/files/serveroptions/us/download/23839.html .

 

Good step-by-step instructions on using the HP utility are found here:  http://www.bay-wolf.com/usbmemstick.htm. 

 

Just picked up an older Toshiba Satellite with Win98.  Will try to replicate your problem on it.  Will let you know if I run into the same problem.

 

Hope this info helps.

 

Tony

 

 

Hi Tony,

I would like to clarify the case:

The Sundisk is bootable and working Okay unless the USBASPI.SYS driver included in the config.sys.

(I've found the USB format application here:  http://www.bay-wolf.com/usbmemstick.htm and it's fine.)

 

As you know by now, I need the USBASPI.SYS driver to detect my external LG USB-DVD. While using the floppy (with the same configuration), the driver above detect every CD / USB internal & external, but I still prefer the Sundisk to boot.

 

Well, It seems to me like a system-conflict... with something I don't understand...

 

Maybe I need to use the RAMDRIVE.SYS driver to load the OS to the RAM first?? but I'm not sure of it.

 

Thanks again!

Alon C.

Alon C.

 

I agree.  It's something simple like a system conflict.  Have you tried using DEVICE=USBASPI.SYS /e /w /v which will force the system to only use the high-speed USB 2.0 controller.  I know the i1000 has a USB 2.0 controller, but there may be some bug in its SiS M650, 962L chipset that's causing some confusion when booting from the SunDisk.  You might also try adding the /nocbc parameter to see if the TI cardbus controller is causing a false/positive signal of some sort that confusing the system.

 

Let me know how you fare.  Granddaughter's on the way over, so I might not get to try replicating your problem today or tomorrow.  Between the two of us, we'll figure it out.

 

Tony