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#1
USB / Re: Where to get USBSTOR.EXE?
2009.06.22, 17:43:59
My drives are FAT16, I mentioned I used them in MS-DOS, MS-DOS doesn't support FAT32.
A letter is there, but if I try to open the drive it says it can't be accessed.
QuoteDownload os2mt http://www.os2mt.tk/ and use it to update your copy of OS/
Funny story, I need to access my USB Stick to install network drivers.
#2
USB / Re: Where to get USBSTOR.EXE?
2009.06.21, 19:26:35
QuoteI would be interested to know how you did that.
Here is the USB Mass Storage Driver for DOS: http://www.pcxt-micro.com/dos-usb.html It has no Plug-N-Play, but it works well with most devices that I've tried.
QuoteYou just bought an antique, that will actually work quite well, with a bit of tweaking, but it has little support for anything from the 21st century. On the other hand, if you can locate newer device drivers, most of them will work with warp 4.
I want to tweak, not spend money, that's pretty much a summary of how I feel toward eComStation.
QuoteHave you installed ALL of the software maintenance that is available?
I installed FixPak 15, what else should I get?
#3
USB / Re: Where to get USBSTOR.EXE?
2009.06.21, 18:00:59
So OS/2 Warp 4 has no USB Mass Storage Support? I find that hard to believe. I've used Flash Drives with MS-DOS. I'm not going to pay for an upgrade, I just bought the OS and it has nothing working, why put more money in?

So if the IBM Driver is not freely available, is there an alternative?
#4
USB / Where to get USBSTOR.EXE?
2009.06.21, 16:40:21
I have been waiting EBay for the last few months and finally got a (well a few) copy of OS/2. For $25 I got 2, 2.1 Upgrade, Warp 3 Upgrade, and Warp 4 on CD.

I installed Warp 4 on my IBM PC 350 (P200MMX,64MB RAM, 2GB HDD,CD-ROM) in hopes that I could at least use it for AIM. I have been having trouble with USB Flash Drives, which I really need to get files onto it.I tried the CWUSB Drivers without success, and spent the rest of my day yesterday trying to get it working. I stumbled upon: http://www.os2warp.be/index2.php?name=usbdrvs just before going to bed, and this morning I see that the USBSTOR driver I need is a dead link and google turned up nothing. Does anyone have a copy of this driver or is there a way for me to get it?
#5
The IBM PC350 has 4 EDO RAM slots and a slot for an uncommon SDRAM format. EDO RAM in my experience is in low Pentiums and lower systems. So its hard to find it bigger amounts, my system came with 32MB, and I have quite a selection of hardware (30 systems presonally, last I counted), and I have the 4 biggest EDO Sticks I own.

I was hoping OS/2 would be a little more memory friendly, perhaps like Win3.1, except with more modern web apps.
#6
Personally, I'm an OS guy, I've tried every OS I can get my hands on. And you are right, Linux really needs at least 128MB, to be useful (well unless your crazy and want to use DSL :P) On my everyday machine, I run Mac OS X. But I have a Desktop with Ubuntu Linux that I also use daily. Does eComStation still support Win3.1 apps and DOS apps running with OS/2 apps? This is something that would attract me to OS/2.

I am thinking id rather use eComStation because floppies are out of date and unreliable, which if nothing else would make install easier.

How much RAM does your OS/2 system have?
#7
It is maxed out with a 200Mhz P200MMX CPU, and all the ram I have for it, 64MB. What holds me back from getting eComStation is the price, $220?? Linux is free, Id rather use it, but I could see maybe $50 to try a different OS.
#8
Nope no licenses.
#9
I have an IBM Personal Computer 350, with video drivers for OS/2 on floppy. I would like to run OS/2 on it and probably other various hardware I own.
Does eComStation require more hardware than Warp 4 for background tasks?
Is there anywhere I can get eComStation for less than $220? Or should I use WARP 4?