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USBASPI.SYS - Win32 PE GUI (Win-LHA SFX ?) (Announce)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 12.12.2007, 17:28
(edited by Rugxulo on 12.12.2007, 17:39)

> The file is Win32 PE GUI, no chance in DOS, not even with HX GUI and
> "ignore missing imports hack" Seems to be a Win-LHA SFX full of
> garbage, and somewhere inside the USBASPI.SYS file can be found as well
>

If it's a LHA file, try unpacking it with LHA.EXE (or even the DJGPP port of LHA/Unix). Usually unpackers ignore the executable stub of such files.

EDIT: Yup, unpacks fine. Try this (DJGPP port of LHA/Unix):

lha e kxlcb45an.exe F2h/USBCD.SYS F2h/Usbaspi.sys (case sensitive)

BTW, you can read a translated English version of that page. Use either Babelfish or Google Language Tools.

> Judging from the Japanese texts, it is intended for fixing broken Windaube
> using IO.SYS "MS-DOS" 98/7.1 or ME/8.0 rather that to help DOS to compete
> against Windaube ...
>
> Thus, I still consider Georg Potthast's [J]DOSUSB as more promising

I personally use DOS on old (and new) computers, some without USB at all. But to be pragmatic (and accede to sol a bit), just use something that does support USB (e.g. NetBSD or a small Linux like DeLi). Easier than learning Japanese, anyways.

Complete thread:

• USBASPI.SYS version 2.24 available - rr, 29.11.2007, 13:53 (Announce)
  • USBASPI.SYS version 2.24 available - RayeR, 29.11.2007, 14:13
    • USBASPI.SYS version 2.24 available - Rugxulo, 01.12.2007, 09:06
      • USBASPI.SYS version 2.24 available - RayeR, 01.12.2007, 14:22
        • USBASPI.SYS version 2.24 available - Steve, 01.12.2007, 15:47
      • USBASPI.SYS version 2.24 available - rr, 02.12.2007, 17:13
  • USBASPI.SYS version 2.24 available - DOS386, 12.12.2007, 11:21
    • USBASPI.SYS version 2.24 available - rr, 12.12.2007, 16:27
      • USBASPI.SYS version 2.24 available - DOS386, 14.12.2007, 06:07
        • USBASPI.SYS - WinLHA - Rugxulo, 14.12.2007, 08:31
          • USBASPI.SYS - WinLHA - rr, 14.12.2007, 11:19
            • USBASPI.SYS - WinLHA - Rugxulo, 14.12.2007, 19:09
              • USBASPI.SYS - WinLHA - rr, 15.12.2007, 21:14
          • USBASPI.SYS - installers & SFX's - DOS386, 15.12.2007, 18:19
            • USBASPI.SYS - installers & SFX's - Steve, 16.12.2007, 00:26
              • USBASPI.SYS - installers & SFX's - DOS386, 16.12.2007, 00:31
                • USBASPI.SYS - installers & SFX's - Steve, 16.12.2007, 04:34
        • USBASPI.SYS version 2.24 available - rr, 14.12.2007, 11:16
          • USBASPI.SYS version 2.24 available - Steve, 14.12.2007, 13:10
            • USBASPI.SYS version 2.24 available - rr, 14.12.2007, 16:08
    • USBASPI.SYS - Win32 PE GUI (Win-LHA SFX ?) - Rugxulo, 12.12.2007, 17:28
  • USBASPI.SYS version 2.24 available - Japheth, 15.12.2007, 18:20
    • USBASPI.SYS version 2.24 available - rr, 15.12.2007, 21:17