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Name: TroyG
Date: November 15, 2001 at 05:38:46 Pacific
Comment:

I have an external USB Harddrive that I can't get to work in DOS. Does anyone know of driver written for DOS that will activate the USB port?



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Response Number 1
Name: Lonestrike
Date: November 15, 2001 at 08:11:20 Pacific
Reply:

USB does not work in DOS. AT ALL PERIOD


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Response Number 2
Name: richard hulbert
Date: November 15, 2001 at 08:19:12 Pacific
Reply:

How about using the windows 98 start-up disk? Can you use it to load usb drivers? If so how?


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Response Number 3
Name:
Date: November 15, 2001 at 14:53:32 Pacific
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You will be very lucky indeed to find a DOS USB Driver. That is not to say it is impossible! (Lonestrike please note) only that developers do not feel that there is any interest in it. I have heard of one DOS USB Driver being for sale at about $60, but cannot remember when or wher, or even if it works.

The Windows 98/Me Startup Disks will not enable your drive. Have you tried looking at the drive manufactures web site?


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Response Number 4
Name: Laurence
Date: November 20, 2001 at 01:33:36 Pacific
Reply:

Batfiles: The DOS batch file programming handbook & tutorial

Of course USB works in DOS!
You just need a USB driver.
The specifications for it exist,
but it seems not many drivers
for it have been written yet.

http://groups.google.com/groups?as_umsgid=%3C8s61ng%24kiv%241%40news.hk.linkage.net


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Response Number 5
Name: skowerr
Date: November 22, 2001 at 00:50:30 Pacific
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if anyone has a USB DOS driver please send it to me skowerr@toya.net.pl


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Response Number 6
Name: Jerry
Date: November 30, 2001 at 00:32:59 Pacific
Reply:

Dear sir:
If anyone has a USB DOS driver please send it to me.
Thank!


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Response Number 7
Name: Adam Richmond-Gordon
Date: January 30, 2002 at 06:22:22 Pacific
Reply:

(Another one to the list of grabbing hands)

If anyone does happen to have a DOS USB driver can they please e-mail it to me at: where_is_my_tree@yahoo.co.uk

And also, if you have any way of mapping the USB interface to ATAPI (to use a USB CD-ROM in DOS), please also e-mail it to me!

Thanks, Adam


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Response Number 8
Name: David Staples
Date: February 1, 2002 at 02:17:51 Pacific
Reply:

See Following Link
http://www.catc.com/products/usb4dos.html


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Response Number 9
Name: Luke O'Donnell
Date: February 18, 2002 at 06:13:03 Pacific
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Yes, CATC do have a USB DOS driver but it is targetted at high volume PC manufacturers and costs $1000 per license.

Just to save any of you wasting time contacting CATC about it for individual use.


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Response Number 10
Name: Vincent Leung
Date: February 18, 2002 at 10:24:24 Pacific
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If anyone does happen to have a DOS USB driver can they please e-mail it to me at: gomcse@shaw.ca

Thanks in advance and have a great day !


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Response Number 11
Name: Marlon
Date: February 21, 2002 at 05:29:32 Pacific
Reply:

I could really use a DOS USB driver right now. Please add me to the list too!

e-mail: marlonm7@hotmail.com

Thanks a lot!
Marlon


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Response Number 12
Name: Bob
Date: February 23, 2002 at 10:17:02 Pacific
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I am also looking for a driver which will allow me to redirect a DOS com port over USB to a usb to serial port.

If anyone has one please forward info.

Thanks


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Response Number 13
Name: CJ
Date: March 4, 2002 at 21:16:15 Pacific
Reply:

I have been looking also for an USB driver for DOS. I am trying to get an USB external HD to work with Norton Ghost.

Please email me when one is found.

Thanks


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Response Number 14
Name: brian
Date: March 18, 2002 at 07:23:36 Pacific
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Add me to the list of individuals looking for usb drivers that will allow one to use cdrom/rw drives,cameras and other periphals with dos.Also information on booting with usb devices.E-mail at brian2525_2000@yahoo.com

Thanks in advance.


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Response Number 15
Name: Mike
Date: March 19, 2002 at 09:40:52 Pacific
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I am also looking for USB DOS drivers to use with USB external drive to ghost image machines. Any advice will be appriciated.
Thanks


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Response Number 16
Name: Kevin
Date: March 20, 2002 at 12:28:55 Pacific
Reply:

Which developers are these that don't think there's any interest?

>I am also looking for USB DOS drivers to use with USB external drive to ghost image machines.


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Response Number 17
Name: Sy
Date: March 26, 2002 at 14:55:10 Pacific
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According to Ghost 2002(which runs on dos), it appears to already provide USB support.

Dont know if this means external hard drives though.


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Response Number 18
Name: ed
Date: March 31, 2002 at 21:07:37 Pacific
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To the best of my knowledge, Ghost 2002 will support a special USB cable between two PCs and act in a manner similar to a Laplink parallel cable or crossover Network cable to image from one PC to another. They do not however support the ability to image from one IDE drive to a USB connected drive in the same PC.
There must be a way to do what all of want to do. Iomega has the Guest.exe program that gives a drive letter to a SCSI connected external JAZ drive so you can Ghost an image file to a JAZ drive. I don't believe they have a similar driver for their external USB drive...




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Response Number 19
Name: William Niedermeyer
Date: April 4, 2002 at 15:18:38 Pacific
Reply:

Yep.. Ghost 2002 does provide for a cable link between 2 pc's only.....

Put me on the list too for any Dos USB drivers that are out there. I want to use my laptop to quickly image 2 usb drives.


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Response Number 20
Name: Marnix Keesmaat
Date: April 6, 2002 at 03:50:09 Pacific
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Please add me on a list for any USB DOS drivers

Thanks, Marnix


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Response Number 21
Name: tiit
Date: April 8, 2002 at 06:05:22 Pacific
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I'll be thankfully to get any USB DOS driver.

Tnx


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Response Number 22
Name: Antonio V.
Date: April 10, 2002 at 08:07:46 Pacific
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I am also looking for DOS driver for USB access to a HD. Here goes my my suggestion: Is there any fine programmer who may develop a driver of the kind and put it, I do not mean for free, but in a shareware (or cakeware, or wineware, or anything like that) basis for a moderate price?


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Response Number 23
Name: Tim Wang
Date: April 10, 2002 at 09:00:43 Pacific
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Please add me to the list of people looking for DOS USB drivers for use with an External HD.


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Response Number 24
Name: Jonathan
Date: April 10, 2002 at 09:01:05 Pacific
Reply:

I would also like a DOS driver for my BUSLINK USB hard drive so I can use Norton Ghost 2002. Please e-mail any info to jsurrells@caver-morehead.com


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Response Number 25
Name: Ace
Date: April 11, 2002 at 10:50:09 Pacific
Reply:

Me, too, Please email me if you have a DOS USB Driver.


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Response Number 26
Name: crush
Date: April 13, 2002 at 21:10:19 Pacific
Reply:

I think there is enough interest here for USB Dos driver. I need one also for external USB Hard drive
cptcrush@yahoo.com


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Response Number 27
Name: Morgan12X
Date: April 15, 2002 at 09:20:03 Pacific
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I need one for an external USB network adapter and a CD-RW. All I need is the USB port driver since everything else has the drivers available for DOS.


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Response Number 28
Name: Jonathan Ernst
Date: April 16, 2002 at 09:07:18 Pacific
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Please add me to the list of people looking for DOS USB drivers for use with an External HD.


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Response Number 29
Name: Craig Kling
Date: April 16, 2002 at 15:42:19 Pacific
Reply:

Trying to find such a thing I ran onto this.
I give up and will go borrow back my parallel Zip drive that I gave away.

http://www.cybertrails.com/~fys/usb.htm


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Response Number 30
Name: Pierre
Date: April 16, 2002 at 16:10:20 Pacific
Reply:

I am also falling in line for anybody who has the magic driver !!
Please mail me ... pierresmall@ananzi.co.za


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Response Number 31
Name: Mike
Date: April 17, 2002 at 07:06:54 Pacific
Reply:

I too am looking for USB dos drivers for Ghosting to an external Storage device. I would be willing to pay a reasonable price if it worked anything like Iomega guest utility!!!
Add me to the list also!!!!

Thank you


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Response Number 32
Name: Fozzi
Date: April 17, 2002 at 08:15:17 Pacific
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I can't afford to pay $1000 for USB4DOS. But $30 or $50 is worth is. I want to ghost to my Iomega Peerless drive. SOMEBODY WRITE THE DAMN DRIVER!!!


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Response Number 33
Name: Robert Cartledge
Date: April 17, 2002 at 11:37:25 Pacific
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I too am looking for a USB driver for DOS so that I can use Ghost with a Memorex BBQ which is plugged into my USB port


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Response Number 34
Name: Jamie Pavot
Date: April 17, 2002 at 12:56:45 Pacific
Reply:

The list is getting longer. I need the exact same as most in this list. USD hard drive support under DOS for drive imaging.

please e-mail me samanna@shaw.ca (I will pay for working drivers)


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Response Number 35
Name: Moonpie
Date: April 17, 2002 at 19:23:13 Pacific
Reply:

I too need one


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Response Number 36
Name: nordine74
Date: April 18, 2002 at 04:10:07 Pacific
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i have the same problem ... i need it too. thanks.


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Response Number 37
Name: Sargent Pepper
Date: April 18, 2002 at 14:50:55 Pacific
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UMMMMMMMM.... Yeah could I maybe have that driver tooo? :-) It would be great. Thanks


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Response Number 38
Name: fin
Date: April 20, 2002 at 03:27:13 Pacific
Reply:

http://www.softarch.com/us/products/dm.html

IF you have a MAC your in luck, at US$25



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Response Number 39
Name: Robert Cartledge
Date: April 20, 2002 at 11:04:10 Pacific
Reply:

If a MAC can have one why not us with PC's?


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Response Number 40
Name: Simple Simon
Date: April 22, 2002 at 06:31:48 Pacific
Reply:

Well....I started to search for a USB driver for DOS 2 min ago, this was the first page I stumbled on. Thank you guys for letting me know it's virtually impossible to find such driver. Don't have to waste any more time searchin.
Let's face it, we should all accept Lonestrike's response #1:
"USB does not work in DOS. AT ALL PERIOD"

PS. If anyone decides to buy that $1000 driver, could u send me a copy? Thanks!

BYEBYE


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Response Number 41
Name: Aussie Guy
Date: April 23, 2002 at 00:22:33 Pacific
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Feel sorry for me I have a IBM legacy free usb only machine that only has USB and am trying to install win 98se, The install doesnt detect the usb keyboard or mouse.


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Response Number 42
Name: Marion
Date: April 23, 2002 at 12:42:29 Pacific
Reply:

How about turning the problem around? If you can't get USB drive support for DOS can you get an disk imaging program that would work from a Windows environment some how?


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Response Number 43
Name: //banal
Date: April 24, 2002 at 04:33:38 Pacific
Reply:

goddamn.. notify me too. thx.


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