Posted by Retrocactus on 4, 2001 at 2:23 PM:
In Reply to: Re: Yes USB in DOS is not supported. posted by Fultra on 4, 2001 at 1:12 PM:
I think Andy is referring to BIOS level support of a legacy USB driver...I currently have a new motherboard and use a usb mouse plugged into my keyboard (PS/2)...had my keyboard been a USB keyboard like many now have, I'd be hooped in the BIOS unless it has support for USB devices.
In other words, there is no DOS USB driver, just support in your BIOS if it's a newer one.
John
aka Retrocactus
: Andy -
: So there *IS* a DOS driver for USB? Could you post where to find it/them? There have been several question previously about this and I replied that it wasn't possible....guess I was wrong.
: Please educate me! :)
: : Yes this is definitely a "feature" of USB in DOS. It is not really supported, as mentioned on my site. Most PC BIOSes do have rudimentary USB DOS keyboard support but is really only for configuring the CMOS menus etc. I have found for some reason that Award Bioses slow down noticeably when using the non-numeric-pad arrow keys. USB is best avoided in DOS and is really only for Windows use. This problem will not happen in Windows.
: : Andy
: : : I have my IPAC hooked up using a USB cable. i have noticed significant amount of slowdown. When I unplug it, it goes away. When I plug it in and press a button, it imediatly starts skiping frames. Could this be because i am using USB (in pure DOS), or because I am using an extension cable? I