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Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: 2600 on May 10, 2005, 08:36:53 am ---The knoppix CD was a great idea. As the PS/2 thing is still bugging me. Really interested in how it works out for you.
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I know. I ran out of time (forgot) to test it out.
--- Quote ---From memory the PNP OS should only be enabled for OS/2.
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Actually, I thought the OS/2 setting was "OS Select for DRAM>64MB", and that PNP OS should be enabled for 98 and up, but a lot of sites seem to recommend disabling it, so I did.
--- Quote ---And you should be able to leave all your USB ports enabled.
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You might have misunderstood what I was saying. I am only using 4 of the 6 ports. So I think if I disable one pair of them, it should free up an IRQ that might otherwise be causing some conflicts. I can always re-enable them if I add more ports later.
2600:
--- Quote ---Actually, I thought the OS/2 setting was "OS Select for DRAM>64MB", and that PNP OS should be enabled for 98 and up, but a lot of sites seem to recommend disabling it, so I did.
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Like I said it was from memory, in any case you did the right thing.
--- Quote ---You might have misunderstood what I was saying. I am only using 4 of the 6 ports. So I think if I disable one pair of them, it should free up an IRQ that might otherwise be causing some conflicts. I can always re-enable them if I add more ports later.
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I understood what you are doing, but they should all share the same IRQ, so it's not "really" doing anything.
Also, had to reread the thread because I hadn't had enough time to really get into it, but If it you didn't have the ps/2 problem I would go about troubleshooting USB.
In which, I would:
A: Try the system without the USB hub as that is the would be the most likely source of problems for a number of reasons.
B: If that didn't work, I would try the mouse on USB port 3 or 4.
Bloinkxp:
Most sites are, infact, incorrect on OS PNP setup now. :laugh:
Early on PNP AWARE OS bios setting was disabled because Mobo manufactures and Win95/98 has compatibility issues. If you disable this then be prepared to copy the settings in the BIOS and Audit you System Settings. Only then can you guarantee you are setup correctly.
Keep us updated.
Tiger-Heli:
So should PNP OS be enabled or disabled???
--- Quote from: 2600 on May 10, 2005, 08:36:53 am ---The knoppix CD was a great idea.
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BTW, I looked at the Knoppix FAQ and it looks like it will read NTFS, but not write to it.
Dumb question, but what should I do with the Knoppix CD after I boot the PC into it. The lockups don't happen immediately with Windows, so I'm not sure that I would notice them with Knoppix.
BTW, I have used Knoppix on Desktop 2 and found two great uses for it
First - A friends HD died, don't think it was a virus, but Windows couldn't read it consistently - I was able to connect his HD to the PC and read it in Knoppix and copy the data to a CD for him so he didn't lose the drive data. (Next time I will disconnect my HD as somewhere in all this it messed up my Windows drive).
Second - After my Windows was corrupted, I wanted to re-install Windows clean, but I didn't want to re-format the whole drive (sloppy backups), and I didn't want to lose some of the Windows directory files. And Win98 won't let you delete the Windows directrory. I was able to boot to Knoppix and change the Windows folder to "Windows_Old_Backup" and then re-install 98 to C:\Windows.
Tiger-Heli:
Bump!
"So should PNP OS be enabled or disabled???" I set it to disabled - like the websites said. 2600 said I did the right thing, but Bloinkxp said most websites have it incorrectly. Didn't seem to make much difference.
Also, what should I see with the Knoppix CD. The PS/2 wheel mouse problem was hit or miss (would lock-up after 30 seconds to several hours of use). I don't plan to spend several hours in Knoppix.
Thoughts?