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    I have a Fujitsu P1120 Lifebook that I'm trying to repair the Windows install on. Catch is the bios does not detect the USB CD-ROM and I'm left with only a bootable USB floppy. Any of you guys successfully use one of the DOS bootup disks with a USB CD-ROM?

  • #2
    Try bootdisk.com

    You will have to download DOS drivers for CD-ROM somewhere.

    You could also use network under DOS and copy Windows data to hard drive or buy adapter and hook hard drive to PATA on some desktop and copy data over.

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    • #3
      I'm following the directions here: http://freedos.sourceforge.net/freed...hnote/203.html

      Created a WIN98SE OEM disk courtesy of http://www.bootdisk.com

      Copied USBASPI.SYS, DI1000DD.SYS, and USBCD.SYS to the floppy.

      Config.sys:
      Code:
      [menu]
      menuitem=CD, Start computer with CD-ROM support.
      menuitem=NOCD, Start computer without CD-ROM support.
      menuitem=HELP, View the Help file.
      menudefault=CD,30
      menucolor=7,0
      
      [CD]
      device=himem.sys /testmem:off
      device=oakcdrom.sys /D:mscd001 
      device=btdosm.sys 
      device=flashpt.sys
      device=btcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
      device=aspi2dos.sys
      device=aspi8dos.sys
      device=aspi4dos.sys
      device=aspi8u2.sys
      device=aspicd.sys /D:mscd001
      
      [NOCD]
      device=himem.sys /testmem:off
      
      [HELP]
      device=himem.sys /testmem:off
      
      [COMMON]
      files=10
      buffers=10
      dos=high,umb
      stacks=9,256
      devicehigh=ramdrive.sys /E 2048
      lastdrive=z
      
      DOS=HIGH,UMB
      lastdrive=Z
      device=HIMEM.SYS
      rem The following line loads Panasonic's universal USB- controller driver
      devicehigh=USBASPI.SYS /v /w /e
      rem the following is an aspi mass storage driver for usb- connected HDs and compactflash memory cards
      devicehigh=DI1000DD.SYS
      rem The following one loads CD-ROM driver
      devicehigh=USBCD.SYS /f:USBCD001
      Autoexec.bat
      Code:
      @ECHO OFF
      set EXPAND=YES
      SET DIRCMD=/O:N
      set LglDrv=27 * 26 Z 25 Y 24 X 23 W 22 V 21 U 20 T 19 S 18 R 17 Q 16 P 15
      set LglDrv=%LglDrv% O 14 N 13 M 12 L 11 K 10 J 9 I 8 H 7 G 6 F 5 E 4 D 3 C
      cls
      call setramd.bat %LglDrv%
      set temp=c:\
      set tmp=c:\
      path=%RAMD%:\;a:\;%CDROM%:\
      copy command.com %RAMD%:\ > NUL
      set comspec=%RAMD%:\command.com
      copy extract.exe %RAMD%:\ > NUL
      copy readme.txt %RAMD%:\ > NUL
      
      REM the following line adds a drive letter to the usb cd(rom/r/rw) mounted
      LH MSCDEX /f:USBCD001
      
      :ERROR
      IF EXIST ebd.cab GOTO EXT
      echo Please insert Windows 98 Startup Disk 2
      echo.
      pause
      GOTO ERROR
      
      :EXT
      %RAMD%:\extract /y /e /l %RAMD%: ebd.cab > NUL
      echo The diagnostic tools were successfully loaded to drive %RAMD%.
      echo.
      
      IF "%config%"=="NOCD" GOTO QUIT
      IF "%config%"=="HELP" GOTO HELP
      LH %ramd%:\MSCDEX.EXE /D:mscd001 /L:%CDROM%
      echo.
      GOTO QUIT
      
      :HELP
      cls
      call help.bat
      echo Your computer will now restart and the startup menu will appear.
      echo.
      echo.
      echo.
      echo.
      echo.
      echo.
      echo.
      echo.
      echo.
      echo.
      restart.com
      GOTO QUIT
      
      :QUIT
      echo To get help, type HELP and press ENTER.
      echo.
      rem clean up environment variables
      set CDROM=
      set LglDrv=
      When I try to bootup, I get this error message eventually:
      ERROR : PCI UHCI/OHCI/EHCI USB host controller not found.

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      • #4
        I've confirmed that the USB CD works on my desktop, as well as the laptop's USB ports courtesy of the USB floppy.

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        • #5
          Build a copy of BartPE, which is a bootable version of WinXP, and go from there. It would probably have much better support for USB everything.

          ...Oh wait, you mean the CD drive isn't bootable? That's bad. *shrug*
          Lady, people aren't chocolates. Do you know what they are mostly? Bastards. Bastard coated bastards with bastard filling. But I don't find them half as annoying as I find naive, bubble-headed optimists who walk around vomiting sunshine. -- Dr. Perry Cox

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          • #6
            You may be able to find some help here:



            The "Cypress USB Mass Storage Driver" near the bottom looks promising.
            Lady, people aren't chocolates. Do you know what they are mostly? Bastards. Bastard coated bastards with bastard filling. But I don't find them half as annoying as I find naive, bubble-headed optimists who walk around vomiting sunshine. -- Dr. Perry Cox

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            • #7
              Check to see if there's a bios update for your Lifebook.

              A newer update might allow booting from USB devices.
              P.S. You've been Spanked!

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              • #8
                I called tech support and was told that there is no new bios update. I was also told that even though the bios has a boot device priority that has an item labeled "USB CD-ROM", it only has drivers for the Fujitsu usb cd-rw...

                I'm thinking of picking up a PCMCIA drive - those are supposed to be detected at bootup, right?

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                • #9
                  You might also be able to find an old parallel port Backpack CD drive. Might be cheaper than a pcmcia version. DOS drivers for the backpack are generally easier to find too (I have them, they work great).



                  Lady, people aren't chocolates. Do you know what they are mostly? Bastards. Bastard coated bastards with bastard filling. But I don't find them half as annoying as I find naive, bubble-headed optimists who walk around vomiting sunshine. -- Dr. Perry Cox

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                  • #10
                    No parallel port. Just USB, PCMCIA.

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                    • #11
                      D'oh!
                      Lady, people aren't chocolates. Do you know what they are mostly? Bastards. Bastard coated bastards with bastard filling. But I don't find them half as annoying as I find naive, bubble-headed optimists who walk around vomiting sunshine. -- Dr. Perry Cox

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                      • #12
                        Figured out the cheapest solutions: 2.5" USB enclosure or Laptop-to-IDE adaptor

                        Gonna give the enclosure a try first since it has value beyond just the repair. Speaking of which, can I connect the hard drive to my desktop, wipe it, copy a Windows installation over, and have it run at bootup when I place the hard drive back in the laptop?

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                        • #13
                          If you go the "connect to desktop" route, you'll want to do a full install of the OS on the drive while connected to your desktop. Don't bother installing any drivers for your desktop hardware, just a base install. Follow that with a sysprep (it's in the \SUPPORT\TOOLS\DEPLOY.CAB file on the XP CD). Make sure you select the options "Use Mini-Setup", "Detect non-Plug and Play hardware", and shutdown mode "Shutdown". Click "Reseal" to execute the sysprep.

                          Once that finishes running and the machine shuts down, put the drive back in the laptop, boot up, go through the quick setup routine, then install drivers. Done.
                          Last edited by agallag; 18 October 2005, 06:47.
                          Lady, people aren't chocolates. Do you know what they are mostly? Bastards. Bastard coated bastards with bastard filling. But I don't find them half as annoying as I find naive, bubble-headed optimists who walk around vomiting sunshine. -- Dr. Perry Cox

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