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Post #AXQVf1WGIRzA3qJb8q by [email protected] | |
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I like how quickly a non-project can spiral out of hand. I have a Packard Bell … | |
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so now I'm in Fusion360 designing a custom Packard Bell hard-drive-to-CF-ad… | |
Post #AXQWdF7CsOcZbRJJUu by [email protected] | |
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so now my BIOS battery is dead, my floppy drives are not working, and my CF ada… | |
Post #AXQWxAS9v4CEw3bz7I by [email protected] | |
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apparently all that happens when the IDE cable is backwards.also, the IDE cable… | |
Post #AXQWxDYIOht6XxVQbA by [email protected] | |
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and now I've unlocked Piss Mode in FreeDOS | |
Post #AXQY5dQSBTod3xPoWm by [email protected] | |
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IDEINFO.exe my belovedhttps://archive.org/details/msdos_IDEINF_shareware | |
Post #AXQY5g8U6kDzT620R6 by [email protected] | |
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BTW these Packard Bell BIOSes (although they're supposedly a pretty standar… | |
Post #AXQY5guhDUmzscaVaC by [email protected] | |
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instead you boot to DOS, and only THEN can you press "ctrl-alt-S" to … | |
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and since it's using the BIOS keyboard routines, it means it won't work… | |
Post #AXQY5iUBN2lkkyCMXA by [email protected] | |
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but at the DOS prompt? sure | |
Post #AXQZ99lUVIDGBUUyGW by [email protected] | |
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this is also how the turbo switch is implemented. CTRL-ALT-PLUS for on, CTRL-AL… | |
Post #AXQZOqRc6ZS6tbgKrw by [email protected] | |
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@foone no Daley Thompson's Decathlon on [DEL] and [F2]? | |
Post #AXQZOqVVs4ZV5hVRwm by [email protected] | |
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@skrrp nope. it ignores you | |
Post #AXQZUl278Y7VqnZeZk by [email protected] | |
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@foone I may have some ide drive laying around. just need to figure out how to … | |
Post #AXQZUl6irPo455jKl6 by [email protected] | |
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@Holir_ that's alright. I have plenty. this was just because she was going … | |
Post #AXQalHLEsltmdnxfEW by [email protected] | |
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@foone this startup logo screen shot is triggering my deep memories of my famil… | |
Post #AXQalHPqbdaKs67LPs by [email protected] | |
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@nicholashead the real fun part is when you think about how that screen is made… | |
Post #AXQbk6Vvkm74iyxwwa by [email protected] | |
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PRANT IT | |
Post #AXQcSCbSTX1uLqZy8O by [email protected] | |
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@foone please tell me it has ROM DOS? (I know it doesn't, but like) | |
Post #AXQcSCfiDiQsZ2ZMlU by [email protected] | |
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@ellenor2000 nope nope nope! although I think it'll still let you get to th… | |
Post #AXQcSFO67f7ozHLqE4 by [email protected] | |
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@ellenor2000 ahh, no. it considers "can't find a bootable device"… | |
Post #AXQe8GAFj0vvVrTLUW by [email protected] | |
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@foone Adjust. The. Interleave. | |
Post #AXQe8GErRscTk9d1fs by [email protected] | |
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@larsmb on a CF card?! | |
Post #AXQeGwoF3Wai5gJsW0 by [email protected] | |
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@foone custom font? :) | |
Post #AXQeGwsUnhzgIsJH96 by [email protected] | |
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@nicholashead yup! They reprogram the VGA font to show it | |
Post #AXQerOQHrmHY9qUewa by [email protected] | |
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and now despite looking reasonable on the temperature readout, my printer repor… | |
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@foone The temperature curve looks weirdly spiky... Last time my printer misrep… | |
Post #AXQgDJ4CYr9Bs3AzNQ by [email protected] | |
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@sebastian @foone Yup. I had the same spiky temperature measurements; replacin… | |
Post #AXQgDJ8SJ2YA5FAO0W by [email protected] | |
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@wgrover @sebastian the thermocouple in this thing is only like a week old, tho… | |
Post #AXQiPjyKYNdmhQUF84 by [email protected] | |
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@foone air conditioner kicking in maybe? | |
Post #AXQiPk2EJslAtWJMCu by [email protected] | |
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@SmartAsABrick nah, it's not in an air conditioned room | |
Post #AXQjGauOyudNwCqsT2 by [email protected] | |
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@foone does your heat block have a silicone sock on it? If not, does the firmwa… | |
Post #AXQjGazMgSbWBbAqCe by [email protected] | |
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@jstanley0 it's supposed to, yeah.I haven't been down to check it didn&… | |
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@foone This is giving me flashbacks of the one I designed for the Acorn RISC PC… | |
Post #AXQrZPJ98XXp5ruKMi by [email protected] | |
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@foone Make sure your thermistor and heater connections are sound, I had that o… | |
Post #AXRBqcwbgiqvOOqy80 by [email protected] | |
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Reattached and re-secured the thermistor and it seems more stable. | |
Post #AXRGuErxdiQ9eeDoOG by [email protected] | |
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May I ask how you're tracking this? I'm still on Marlin FW and don'… | |
Post #AXRGuEwZMa6hswNUZc by [email protected] | |
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@exmotoh this is octoprint. Specifically Octopi | |
Post #AXRJdPPxT3OxJEn3Ts by [email protected] | |
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Print completed with no issues. | |
Post #AXSSZEMRjAMcbZBptg by [email protected] | |
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after all that: just about every dimension was wrong.time for version 2.0, aka … | |
Post #AXSdsp4kXxYLTGSPzM by [email protected] | |
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So I had to abuse the screw holes into being the right size, and I need to make… | |
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Better, but not perfect. The bottom side is slightly too short, so there's … | |
Post #AXSnaiCqLc8SUkFJ0C by [email protected] | |
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It's hard to tell from that angle, but in this version the print is C-shape… | |
Post #AXSnaixzWJqiqyIxUW by [email protected] | |
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it'd fit a bit better in the case if I moved the CF adapter attachment poin… | |
Post #AXSwf4sss8WzZk4C92 by [email protected] | |
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Finished the modified version. Now the PCB is nicely supported. | |
Post #AXSx1FKMj0v8KrUXjs by [email protected] | |
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now I just need to reinstall freedos | |
Post #AXT49axcsOmRQRmdyi by [email protected] | |
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@foone These are the type of unhinged Foone threads I've been missing | |
Post #AXT49cDcCRAFKKGvXU by [email protected] | |
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@Arlodottxt @foone Yea this has hyperfocus written all over it :nkoHype: | |
Post #AXT49cIZtz8NZiatH6 by [email protected] | |
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@psiie @Arlodottxt that's my middle name | |
Post #AXT5D4Mo6Li3RxmZG4 by [email protected] | |
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this takes a surprisingly long amount of time, installing freedos off 3.5"… | |
Post #AXT7r9SulSDIkpsae0 by [email protected] | |
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finally! | |
Post #AXT7zzurdaBNkDAeI4 by [email protected] | |
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it boots kinda slow, because it's trying to initialize a "mouse" … | |
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weird! it seems freedos can't reboot this computer. neither CTRL-ALT-DEL or… | |
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so if I do an "emergency no-drivers" boot, it CAN restart with ctrl-a… | |
Post #AXT8nh1o8XPfdx7CMa by [email protected] | |
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@ironiridis yep! and there's four other ways to do it. I have no idea which… | |
Post #AXT8qXQ0K1LOhxn0Vs by [email protected] | |
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I think it's JEMMEX/JEMM386 | |
Post #AXT8yB9kyXzRyppizo by [email protected] | |
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having ctrl-alt-delete not work on a system with no reset button is weird | |
Post #AXT945Q3DeUjvMGuCu by [email protected] | |
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yeah it's jemmex. I edited the config to just not load it (but load everyth… | |
Post #AXT9XpYekt3DQ2TodE by [email protected] | |
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yeah there's some reboot hooking in it, but it's too early in the morni… | |
Post #AXT9XsgZ7w9z7RCfsO by [email protected] | |
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in the meantime I can at least confirm VGAPride works on FreeDOS! | |
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@rezmason yup!https://github.com/lunasorcery/cga-trans-flag/blob/master/README.… | |
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@foone try adding /altboot on its command in fdconfig.syshttp://home.mnet-onlin… | |
Post #AXTGQKuazvZI1X7DXM by [email protected] | |
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@robdaemon interesting. I'll try! | |
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@foone Will you sharing the STL anywhere? I was just looking for something to u… | |
Post #AXUchINq2lb9FrFGjY by [email protected] | |
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@W4IPA yup. Will do soon | |
Post #AXWnRf2fWGy6hw0idU by [email protected] | |
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@foone The real question: why are you salvaging a Packard Bell with such broken… | |
Post #AXWnRf6vGSN4v807Ga by [email protected] | |
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@dolmen cause I want to |