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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Thu, 28 Dec 2006, Christof Lange wrote:

> On 28 Dec 06 at 16:20, keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org wrote:
>
> > If you still use DOS, download from my site the two .sys modules and put
> > them in config.sys and you will be assigned a drive letter for your flash
> > memory stick after you plug it in (or plug in before booting and leave off
> > the /w, which means to wait.
> >
> > devicehigh=aspi8dos.sys /v /r /w
>
> Where are these modules on your site?

I just now uploaded them.  Sorry. 
See also my config.sys in http://keesan.freeshell.org/bl

> The main reason why I want USB support in Linux is that I have been
> working with USB memory sticks under DOS for almost one year.
> Meanwhile our office computers have been entirely freed from data.
> They contain only system and application software, an identical set
> on every machine, whereas the user data - texts, databases, web
> pages, graphic files - has emigrated to flash sticks. Now I am
> looking for a practical way of doing backups without needing to
> reboot the computer for every flash stick again.

That is a problem with DOS.

> > > Thank you for this information that will probably save me a lot of
> > > time. Anyway I do not use BL3 very much. My ideal for the intended
> > > tool would be a modified RAM version of BL2 with support for flash
> > > sticks, a CD-burner and a filemanager on it. First I will test
> > > just to replace the kernel on my present BL2 installations.
> >
> > If my la kernel does not do everything you want I can add features for you.
> > Or subtract any you do not use.  The lm kernel has CD-ROM support as
> > modules.  All my kernels can use the same modules.
>
> I already realized that CD-ROM support was missing. And I am not
> completely sure what kind of kernel support will be needed for burning
> CDs.

The sy kernel should work for both if you have space for it.  CD burning 
requires scsi support and the laptop kernels do not have that.  I can make 
you a smaller kernel with cdrom support, scsi_mod and sd_mod and the USB 
modules built in too, but not for a week or so.  I really need to finish a 
translation and a few other things first.  Perhaps David would have time 
sooner.

Sindi


> Christof