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New MessageEnable USB Keyboard in DOS ? (modified 0 times) yellow2
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Is there a way to get DOS to recognize a USB keyboard ? My infrared keyboard seems to be dead
The USB one only comes "aliv" once I've booted into windows but that's kinda limiting !
01-23-2002 11:03:54

New MessageRE:Enable USB Keyboard in DOS ? (modified 0 times) yellow2
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ne1 ?
01-23-2002 19:12:15

New MessageRE:Enable USB Keyboard in DOS ? (modified 0 times) rlpeel
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I don't know of any drivers for Dos usb. The only way I know to use a Usb Keyboard in dos is if the bio's supports them. I know the standard Ipaq bio's does not have usb keyboard for that enabled. If the bio's could support it compaq hide it so it could not be gotten to.
UUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHH where did all that smoke come from.
01-23-2002 19:49:48

New MessageRE:Enable USB Keyboard in DOS ? (modified 0 times) yellow2
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That's what I feared
Strange there shouldn't be any DOS drivers for USB keyboards though !
01-23-2002 20:38:44

New MessageRE:Enable USB Keyboard in DOS ? (modified 0 times) rlpeel
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You have to remember one thing. Dos is not something that microcrap wants to promote. Why would companys want to put in the time and money on obsolete software.

Remember Gates thinks that you should never see a comand prompt or do anything but what he thinks is right with your software.


UUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHH where did all that smoke come from.
01-23-2002 21:01:55

New MessageRE:Enable USB Keyboard in DOS ? (modified 0 times) Curious
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Try these to sites from Norton

http://service2.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ghost.nsf/f70575ac37738e6a88256689006d4438/89d1e7c0cc5534b9852569c9007cc38a/$FILE/Uhci.exe

http://service2.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ghost.nsf/f70575ac37738e6a88256689006d4438/89d1e7c0cc5534b9852569c9007cc38a/$FILE/ohci.exe

Requires that you load it as a device driver in config.sys:device=path\uhci.exe

No Legacy Support Required

01-23-2002 22:14:31

New MessageRE:Enable USB Keyboard in DOS ? (modified 0 times) yellow2
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looks good, do you know if both files do the same thing ?
01-23-2002 22:21:22

New MessageRE:Enable USB Keyboard in DOS ? (modified 0 times) yellow2
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works on the IA, thanks.
I tried it on a webtablet I have hanging around, but it's a no go, it say's "no usb controller", there is one though because once it has booted into the OS, the keyboard is active !
01-24-2002 02:22:15

New MessageRE:Enable USB Keyboard in DOS ? (modified 0 times) yellow2
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Great news !
Adding another line for ohci.exe did the trick, this is almost like magic
01-24-2002 15:40:59

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