[Trlog] Flashdrive (wasDual-Booting Windows XP and DOS)

[kd4d at comcast.net]

Hi Bob:

This isn't a DOS driver issue...it's a BIOS issue.  If the BIOS
is smart enough, the BIOS boots from the USB stick and
mounts it as C:.  DOS doesn't know anything except the
BIOS interface and thinks it's on a hard drive at C:!

You have to be careful if the USB stick is over 2GBytes in
size...use a new version of DOS.  Otherwise, DOS thinks
it's running from a hard disk.  NOTE:  This works on at
least two of my computers.  There are certainly BIOS's
that won't boot USB.

73,

Mark


> Really?
> 
> I didn't think there were any DOS drivers supporting USB. I'm interested in
> hearing more!
> 
> 73 de Bob, K6XX
> www.k6xx.com
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: trlog-bounces at contesting.com
> > [mailto:trlog-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of kd4d at comcast.net
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 2:52 PM
> > To: PaulKB8N at aol.com
> > Cc: Trlog at contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [Trlog] Flashdrive (wasDual-Booting Windows XP and DOS)
> 
> [cut]
> 
> > The bootable USB sticks work fine...I've got DOS running on one
> > now.  You can still use it normally to move files around, too.
> > 64MBytes (or even 32 MBytes if you can still find one that small)
> > is more than enough for DOS, a logger and a HUGE log file.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Mark
> >
>