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UIDE -SHSUCDX (Announce)

posted by Doug , 08.03.2011, 02:35

Hey.

Ok, i'm not aware of what level of expertise you're at, so i'm
gonna start basic.

1) Do you know what the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files are,
what they're used for, and how to put commands and drivers in
them?

2) Have you put a UIDE.SYS driver line in your CONFIG.SYS file?
There should be a line in it that looks something like:

DEVICE=C:\BOOTUP\UIDE.SYS /D:CDROM001

or if you have UMBs:

DEVICEHIGH=C:\BOOTUP\UIDE.SYS /D:CDROM001

The "C:\BOOTUP\" part will be different on each system -- it
tells the system where to find the UIDE.SYS file. (In my
particular system, it's on the C: drive in the \BOOTUP\
directory.)

The "/D:" part is required if you want to enable CD/DVD drives.

The "CDROM001" part can be different for each system too -- it is
the driver name that *you* assign... *you* make it up! The name
just has to obey the "rules" for legal DOS driver names (whatever
they may be). Be my guest to use CDROM001 for your system if you
want. (Oh yeh, the name should also be unique within your system
so that it doesn't get confused with another driver.)

If it installs correctly, then during the bootup process,
something like the following should scroll by:

UIDE, 12-05-2010. 80-MB Cache, CD/DVD name is CDROM001.
IDE0 Controller at I-O address xxxxh, Chip I.D. xxxxxxxxx.
IDE0 Primary-master disk is xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, ATA-xxx.
CD0: IDE0 Secondary-master, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, ATA-xx.
CD1: IDE0 Secondary-slave, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, ATA-xx.

You might have to be quick with the Pause key, as it could scroll
by pretty fast. The "x"s above are system-specific info that i
blanked out so as not to be confusing. In my particular system,
i have one hard drive on the IDE primary channel cabled as
master, a CD drive on the IDE secondary channel cabled as master
and a DVD drive on the secondary cabled as slave. UIDE finds
'em all ok! Note that it used "CDROM001" as it's CD/DVD driver
name.

3) Have you put a SHCDX33E.COM redirector line either in your
CONFIG.SYS file or in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file? (I prefer
CONFIG.SYS.) If in CONFIG.SYS, it should look something like:

INSTALL=C:\BOOTUP\SHCDX33E.COM /D:CDROM001

If it's in AUTOEXEC.BAT, it should look something like:

C:\BOOTUP\SHCDX33E.COM /D:CDROM001

Again, the "C:\BOOTUP\" part will be different on each system --
it refers to the location of the SHCDX33E.COM file.

The "/D:" part is required.

And just like before, the "CDROM001" part is the name *you* made
up, but in this case, it must match exactly the corresponding
/D: name in the UIDE command, or else SHCDX33E won't be able to
"find" (address and talk to) the UIDE driver.

If it loads correctly, then during the bootup process, something
like the following should scroll by:

SHCDX33E, 9-Jul-2009. Based on V3.03 SHSUCDX by Jason Hood and
V1.4b SHSUCDX by John H. McCoy, Sam Houston State University.
SHCDEX33E installed.
Drives Assigned:
Drive Driver Unit
F: CDROM001 0
G: CDROM001 1

So, my CD gets assigned as the F: drive, and and my DVD as the G:
drive. Your drive assignments may well be different.

I don't know what "MMY" is that you wrote about. A memory-info
command?

- Doug B.

Complete thread:

• UIDE -SHSUCDX - w3a537, 07.03.2011, 03:08 (Announce)
  • UIDE -SHSUCDX - Doug, 07.03.2011, 06:15
    • UIDE -SHSUCDX - w3a537, 07.03.2011, 06:42
    • UIDE -SHSUCDX - w3a537, 07.03.2011, 23:44
      • UIDE -SHSUCDX - Doug, 08.03.2011, 02:35
        • UIDE -SHSUCDX - w3a537, 08.03.2011, 21:45