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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 … | |
| Post #AXQVpImaxyXqUxr8XQ by [email protected] | |
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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… | |
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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 … | |
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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… | |
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| @nicholashead the real fun part is when you think about how that screen is made… | |
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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… | |
| Post #AXQgDIcCEykITC4cj2 by [email protected] | |
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| @foone The temperature curve looks weirdly spiky... Last time my printer misrep… | |
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| @sebastian @foone Yup. I had the same spiky temperature measurements; replacin… | |
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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… | |
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| @foone Make sure your thermistor and heater connections are sound, I had that o… | |
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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 | |
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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 … | |
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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… | |
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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! | |
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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… | |
| Post #AXT8VcVUCy4gPNNZUO by [email protected] | |
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| so if I do an "emergency no-drivers" boot, it CAN restart with ctrl-a… | |
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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.… | |
| Post #AXTGQKqhEQRtpRI6SW by [email protected] | |
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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! | |
| Post #AXUchIHoPAmGxAQSLA by [email protected] | |
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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… | |
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| @dolmen cause I want to |