From: Simon Bryquer (sbryquer_at_nyc.rr.com)
Date: Sun Oct 21 2001 - 13:35:55 EDT
I use a CDROM from EXP with PC card. My floppy disk contains the following
folders with the following files
A:\ drivespace.bin
command.com
autoexec.bat
config.sys
io.sys
msdos.sys:
FOLDER-CDBIN : mscdex.exe
FOLDER -CDROM : expcd.exe
install.exe
[The above because it is EXP drive]
The AUTOEXEC.BAT IS AS FOLLOW:(NB Of course you can ignore all the REM- I
just keep it for personal reasons)
A:\cdbin\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001 /M:4
REM @C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NAVDX.EXE /Startup
@ECHO OFF
REM SET PATH=C:\ThinkPad;C:\IBMtools;
REM C:\windows\command\doskey.com
REM The following line creates the hibernation file.
REM if not exist c:\save2dsk.bin C:\ThinkPad\phdisk /c /f <c:\ThinkPad\yes
REM This is no longer required and may be deleted.
If exist C:\MFGBOOTI.REG C:\ windows\regedit C:\MFGBOOTI.REG
REM C:\essolo.com
The CONFIG>SYS is as follows:
DEVICE=C:\essolo.sys
LASTDRIVE=Z
DEVICE=A:\CDROM\EXPCDI.EXE /P:3 /I:10 /D:MSCD001
Itr works for me . Good luck.
Simon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Cohen" <D.E.Cohen_at_qmw.ac.uk>
To: <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 10:13 AM
Subject: [240x] recovery diskette
> I have a 240x, which is supplied with a recovery CD (restores to factory
> installation) and a floppy to startup and use the CD.
>
> The floppy is intended for use with one of IBM's recommended CD drives,
but
> I have the Freecom Traveller II (CDRW). This can be used with different
> cables through different ports, and I have both the USB cable and the
PCMIA
> cable.
>
> But I've not yet been able to work out how to change the floppy so as to
> use the CD drive when starting from floppy (no problems under normal use,
> it's only in the case of a complete restore, which hopefully I'll never
> need).
>
> I can *almost* get the floppy to work with the PCMIA cable. I'm pretty
sure
> I have all the relevant files on my changed floppy. But I don't seem to
> have the syntax quite right in the config.sys and autoexect.bat. Nearly
> right isn't good enoug, so far the floppy goes partway and then complains.
>
> Does anyone know exactly what is needed to get it to work? Freecom weren't
> very helpful \, there's some indication in their manual but not enough,
and
> they haven't yet done more than acknowledge my query.
>
> Somebody suggested that I might be able to get the CD to work through the
> USB port using a dirver usb_cd.sys. But that was actually designed for a
> different computer, and I just got the message "NTDRV not found" (or some
> such).
>
> Daniel Cohen
>
>
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