[Discussion] USB Device Access
Don Burch
theunk at telus.net
Thu Feb 22 07:40:21 PST 2007
Niels,
I hope this helps you. As noted, I had to tweak the IFS statement a bit
but the main issue seemed to be in the USBMSD.ADD parameters.
The USB configuration notebook can add a lot of extra switches and
confusion so use with caution. It does a good job of sniffing out the
hardware controllers. While I have 7 controllers on board, 5 of them are
USB1. If the 2 USB2 outlets are the ones fixed at the back of the case
then I may just disable most of the USB1 ports.
One thing I like about the OS/2 handling of devices is when you eject it
is gone from the WPS. With windows your never really sure.
Don
Niels Jensen wrote:
> Thank you very much. I have had some problems with USB stiks, which I
> have received free, so I will see if the config.sys is set up correctly.
>
> Regards, Niels
>
> 2007/2/22, Don Burch < theunk at telus.net <mailto:theunk at telus.net>>:
>
> It looks like this:
>
> IFS=C:\OS2\NTFS.IFS /AUTOCHECK:* /V
>
>
> BASEDEV=USBEHCD.SYS /V
> BASEDEV=USBEHCD.SYS /V
> BASEDEV=USBOHCD.SYS /V
> BASEDEV=USBOHCD.SYS /V
> BASEDEV=USBUHCD.SYS /V
> BASEDEV=USBUHCD.SYS /V
> BASEDEV=USBUHCD.SYS /V
> BASEDEV=USBD.SYS /I13 /REQ:USBUHCD$,USBOHCD$,USBEHCD$ /V
> BASEDEV=USBHID.SYS /V
> BASEDEV=USBMSD.ADD /FLOPPIES:0 /REMOVABLES:8 /V
> DEVICE=C:\ECS\BOOT\USBRESMG.SYS /V
>
> My mainboard has a lots of USB capability, thus some of my frustration
> when nothing was working.
>
> I hope this is of value to you.
>
> In response to James and Jon's comments, the saving grace to being an
> OS/2 user is this community. After the turmoil off the mid 90's, I
> recall being ready to chuck it all and go over to the dark side. I
> attended Warpstock Diamond Bar, Chicago and San Francisco, and all along
> stayed close to the Possi list.
> I listen to my coworkers complain about how their funny flag
> applications misbehave and just smile quietly.
>
> Thanks POSSI - all of you.
>
>
> Niels Jensen wrote:
> > Hej Don,
> >
> > Could you share the part of your config.sys, which relates to
> removables
> > and NTFS device with us?
> >
> > Regards, Niels
> >
> > 2007/2/18, Don Burch < theunk at telus.net <mailto:theunk at telus.net>
> <mailto:theunk at telus.net <mailto:theunk at telus.net>>>:
> >
> > Jon,
> > You win the prize!
> > I set my removables to = 8, cleaned out a bunch of
> parameter settings
> > that were not contributing and viola.
> >
> > My 6 in 1 is there - Sony memory stick FS:FAT
> > My portable HD is there FS: NTFS
> > My little USB memory stick works FS:FAT
> >
> > With the 6 in 1 I had read that you only need to allow for the
> > maximum
> > number concurrent removables you might ever have running
> concurrently. I
> > had set removables as both 6 and later 4. By doing this, my
> drives
> > object always showed that number of floppy icons. With
> removables =
> > 8, I
> > do not see any removables until I plug in a device.
> >
> > My NTFS.IFS statement was missing the autocheck parameter.
> >
> > I first booted with the USB HD attached and running. The
> drives object
> > did not display as a removable and did not give the option to
> eject.
> > Something to watch out for.
> >
> > I guess I have to partially retract my previous rant
> regarding USB. In
> > defense, Mr Gates and Mr Jobb have certainly done a much
> better job of
> > handling some of these issues.
> >
> > Thanks again for the assistance.
> >
> > I apologize for all of the posts. Seems that the inbounding
> to the
> > list got stuck and I doubted myself rather than technology.
> We have gone
> > from -25 to 0 C so maybe the pipe has thawed :-)
> >
> > Don Burch
> > Sunny Fort Saskatchewan Alberta
> >
> >
> >
> > Jon Harrison wrote:
> > > On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:59:45 -0700, The Unk wrote:
> > >
> > >> 2. USB 6 in 1 Reader
> > >> When I plug in my 6 in 1 reader, the device appears to be
> > recognize, but
> > >> the Sony memory stick does not register. I plug this
> device into a
> > >> windows box and determined that the file format is FAT. I was
> > sure that
> > >> Sony would have some proprietary file system.
> > >
> > >
> > > What is your config.sys settings?
> > >
> > > for my 12:1 reader, which I only use 1 slot, my config.sys is:
> > >
> > > BASEDEV=USBMSD.ADD /V /FLOPPIES:0 /REMOVABLES:6
> > >
> > > Note that you need a number that will cover all your
> slots. So if
> > > you have 2 in your case and the reader you will need to use a
> > > bigger number than 6. I beat my head against the wall for
> weeks
> > > before I found the solution in my statement. I was not
> using CAPS
> > > and so it didn't work. Apparently the MSD driver is
> written to
> > > recognize upper case only.
> > >
> > > Regarding your FAT format, I can't recall how Windows
> shows the
> > > formatting, so if it is fat-16 os/2 will read it but if it is
> > > fat-32 you need a driver.
> > >
> > > Regarding NTFS, I have not found a driver that reliably
> writes to
> > > it, but it reads just fine. Your config.sys should have
> > > "IFS=C:\OS2\NTFS.IFS /AUTOCHECK:* /V" if using the driver
> provided
> > > by Serenity.
> > >
> > > HTH,
> > > jon
> > >
>
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