MSCDEX and cdrom...sys for vostro 3560

[v***@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com]

Where do I get the right autoexec/config settings for the DVD drive for a
Dell Vostro 3560?

[Grant Taylor]

Post by v***@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com
Where do I get the right autoexec/config settings for the DVD drive for a
Dell Vostro 3560?

Do you have the proper driver?

I'd think that a generic CONFIG.SYS & AUTOEXEC.BAT entries like the
following would work:

CONFIG.SYS: DEVICE=DRIVER.SYS /D:CDDRIVE1
AUTOEXEC.BAT: MSCDEX /D:CDDRIVE1

Where DRIVER.SYS is replaced with the proper CD-ROM driver name & path
thereto.

[JJ]

On Sun, 26 Feb 2023 20:13:30 -0000 (UTC),

Post by v***@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com
Where do I get the right autoexec/config settings for the DVD drive for a
Dell Vostro 3560?

Information on MSCDEX.EXE paramaters can be found below.

https://www.easydos.com/mscdex.html

The OAKCDROM.SYS which come with Windows 9x/ME should be universal for ATAPI
based C/DVD drives. It's parameter can be found in below forum post.

https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=755856#p755856

But after disassembling the driver, I found that the /P switch has a third
optional value 0 or 1, which I don't know what it is used for.

IME, among other ATAPI C/DVD drivers, OAKCDROM.SYS is the most stable one
and would work for many drives, although it's not the most efficient in
memory usage.