'Re: [Freedos-user] A Couple of USB Device Issues'

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List:       freedos-user
Subject:    Re: [Freedos-user] A Couple of USB Device Issues
From:       Ralf Quint via Freedos-user <freedos-user () lists ! sourceforge ! net>
Date:       2023-07-31 23:42:19
Message-ID: 64c7638c-90a6-f0ef-0bd3-f8040c58afe7 () gmail ! com
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On 7/31/2023 2:06 PM, DAMON GRAY via Freedos-user wrote:
> Greetings all. I'm new to this list, so I hope to not post anything 
> inappropriate or out of order.
>
> I have an old Dell Optiplex 745 I'm trying to "FreeDos" and am having 
> a couple of issues.
>
> I have yet to get the USB Laser mouse to work properly. It's an iHome 
> FastTrack Laser Mouse - a cheap sucker, but it is comfortable in my hand.
Don't know that mouse, but it seems that this is rather a BIOS/USB port 
issue of your computer or with that particular mouse. I have one of 
those (Small form factor, the older one with the rounded edges and 
silver side cover) and on that one, I used FreeDOS with both corded and 
wireless Logitech/Dell El cheapo mice just fine
>
> The other issue is PCI sound cards. I have an Aureal Vortex2 and also 
> a Soundblaster Audigy 4. I have fought with all three of these devices 
> for almost two weeks and simply cannot get them to work properly.

PCI is likely a no-go, as those cards used memory addresses above 1MB 
and/or higher I/O ports and/or IRQ and likely there will no no DOS 
driver for those, so a Windows/Linux card only, at least the Creative 
Labs doesn't list even DOS any more, the "lowest"/oldest you can select 
in Windows 98. Anything I could find about the Aureal card also states 
strictly Windows only...


Ralf

PS: I found just what looks like a 3rd party web site that list some 
apparently DOS drivers at www.philscomputerlab.com/aureal-vortex-2.html, 
you might wanna try that...

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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/31/2023 2:06 PM, DAMON GRAY via
      Freedos-user wrote:<br>
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          style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Greetings
          all. I'm new to this list, so I hope to not post anything
          inappropriate or out of order.<br>
          <br>
        </span>I have an old Dell Optiplex 745 I'm trying to "FreeDos"
        and am having a couple of issues. <br>
        <br>
        I have yet to get the USB Laser mouse to work properly. It's an
        iHome FastTrack Laser Mouse - a cheap sucker, but it is
        comfortable in my hand. <br>
      </div>
    </blockquote>
    Don't know that mouse, but it seems that this is rather a BIOS/USB
    port issue of your computer or with that particular mouse. I have
    one of those (Small form factor, the older one with the rounded
    edges and silver side cover) and on that one, I used FreeDOS with
    both corded and wireless Logitech/Dell El cheapo mice just fine<br>
    <blockquote type="cite"
      cite="mid:1322337417.964417.1690837604170@connect.xfinity.com">
      <div class="default-style" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family:
        helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color: #333333;"> <br>
        The other issue is PCI sound cards. I have an Aureal Vortex2 and
        also a Soundblaster Audigy 4. I have fought with all three of
        these devices for almost two weeks and simply cannot get them to
        work properly.   <br>
      </div>
    </blockquote>
    <p>PCI is likely a no-go, as those cards used memory addresses above
      1MB and/or higher I/O ports and/or IRQ and likely there will no no
      DOS driver for those, so a Windows/Linux card only, at least the
      Creative Labs doesn't list even DOS any more, the "lowest"/oldest
      you can select in Windows 98. Anything I could find about the
      Aureal card also states strictly Windows only...</p>
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <p>Ralf</p>
    <p>PS: I found just what looks like a 3rd party web site that list
      some apparently DOS drivers at
      <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" \
href="http://www.philscomputerlab.com/aureal-vortex-2.html">www.philscomputerlab.com/aureal-vortex-2.html</a>, \
you might wanna try  that...<br>
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