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| Author: | xStil [ Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Burn CDs with FreeDOS |
I installed Freedos on a Toshiba 430CDT laptop that I found in my basement and it can read from CDs. But it cannot write to them. 
Is there any free software that can burn IDE CDs in DOS mode? I tried DOSCDROAST but it doesn't work. It just gives a "No aspi manager" error... |
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| Author: | OneOffDriveByPoster [ Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Burn CDs with FreeDOS |
You can install an ASPI manager yourself. http://ask.adaptec.com/scripts/adaptec_tic.cfg/php.exe/enduser/popup_adp.php?p_sid=tXN9r9jj&p_lva=2671&p_li=&p_faqid=406&p_created=925401788&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PWRmbHQ6MSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MTAsMTAmcF9wcm9kcz0wJnBfY2F0cz0wJnBfcHY9JnBfY3Y9JnBfc2VhcmNoX3R5cGU9YW5zd2Vycy5zZWFyY2hfbmwmcF9wYWdlPTEmcF9zZWFyY2hfdGV4dD1kb3MgYXNwaQ** |
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| Author: | xStil [ Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Burn CDs with FreeDOS |
Thanks but I don't know anything about ASPI or how to set it up, so I will need a bit more help with that. |
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| Author: | xStil [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 6:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Burn CDs with FreeDOS |
OK, I tried to set up some .sys files in the 'config' file, but this is what I got at startup: Quote: ASPI CD-ROM driver for DOS
version 4.0 Copyright 1990-1995 Adaptec Inc. ERROR: Adapted ASPI Device driver Not Available CD driver not loaded: no valid Adaptec host adapter ASPI disk driver for DOS V 3.42 Copyright 1989-1998 Adaptec Inc. Unable to open ASPI manager! ASPIDISK.sys is NOT loaded. ... ... ... What do these error messages mean? If my host adapter is not from Adaptec, then how do I find out who it is from? EDIT: here's what my CONFIG file looks like: Quote: !COUNTRY=001,437,C:\FDOS\BIN\COUNTRY.SYS
!SET lang=EN !LASTDRIVE=Z !BUFFERS=20 !FILES=40 !DOS=HIGH,UMB !DOSDATA=UMB !set dircmd=/ogn /4 !MENUCOLOR=7,0 MENUDEFAULT=2,5 MENU 1 - Load FreeDOS with EMM386, no EMS (most UMBs), max RAM free MENU 2 - Load FreeDOS with EMM386+EMS and SHARE MENU 3 - Load FreeDOS including HIMEM XMS-memory driver MENU 4 - Load FreeDOS without drivers DOS=HIGH,UMB DEVICE=C:\ASPIinst\ASPICD.sys DEVICE=C:\ASPIinst\ASPIDISK.sys 123?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\HIMEM.EXE 1?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=TEST 2?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\EMM386.EXE X=TEST ;123?DEVICEHIGH=C:\FDOS\bin\xdma.sys 123?DEVICEHIGH=C:\FDOS\bin\xcdrom.sys /d:FDCD0001 REM 123?INSTALL=C:\FDOS\BIN\BLACKOUT.EXE 123?DEVICEHIGH=C:\FDOS\BIN\MORESYS.SYS DEVICEHIGH=C:\ANSI\ansi.sys SHELLHIGH=C:\FDOS\bin\command.com C:\FDOS\bin /E:1024 /P=C:\autoexec.bat AUTOEXEC FILE Quote: @echo off
SET dosdir=C:\FDOS set PATH=%dosdir%\bin set NLSPATH=%dosdir%\NLS set HELPPATH=%dosdir%\HELP set temp=%dosdir%\temp set tmp=%dosdir%\temp PROMPT $l$l$p$g$g$d$q$q$g SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 REM ShsuCDhd /QQ /F:C:\FDBOOTCD.ISO if not "%config%"=="4" REM LH VIAUDIO if not "%config%"=="4" REM LH VIAFMTSR if not "%config%"=="4" LH FDAPM APMDOS if "%config%"=="2" LH SHARE if not "%config%"=="4" ShsuCDX /QQ /~ /D:?FDCD0001 /D:?FDCD0002 /D:?FDCD0003 SET autofile=C:\autoexec.bat alias reboot=fdapm warmboot alias halt=fdapm poweroff SET CFGFILE=C:\fdconfig.sys echo type HELP to get support on commands and navigation echo. echo FreeDOS Started Successfully ... ... ... |
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| Author: | OneOffDriveByPoster [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Burn CDs with FreeDOS |
The one from Adaptec probably wanted a SCSI card. The DOSCDROAST site gives links to other places that might have ASPI managers available. FreeDOS supposedly has one for USB drives. |
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| Author: | xStil [ Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Burn CDs with FreeDOS |
I found the right driver: FreeDOS downloads it automatically from the net, but when I was installing it the laptop wasn't connected... Anyway, I found out that CDroast was very unstable and so I don't have CD-burning software... I cannot find the 16-bit version of GoldenHawk's COPY2CD.exe file, so all it does in FD is "Cannot run in DOS mode" Anyone have ideas where to find 16-bit CD-burners? |
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| Author: | md [ Fri Nov 21, 2008 2:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Burn CDs with FreeDOS |
Not that it would help your cause, but instead of freedos why not give QNX Neutrino or Minix 3 a try instead of freedos? You'll get more functionality and both would be well suited to the hardware (better then linux). |
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