[Diy_efi] Memory Sticks and WIN98SE

[Ben P]

well the computer already has a USB port, but windows wont recognise the usb 
disk as a drive. what can i do for that?

thanks
Ben


>From: Bill Washington <bill.washington at nec.com.au>
>Reply-To: diy_efi at diy-efi.org
>To: diy_efi at diy-efi.org
>Subject: [Diy_efi] Memory Sticks and WIN98SE
>Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:56:43 +1000
>
>Gents,
>    You can install an aftermarket USB card if your hardware does not have 
>a physical USB port, and download a (USB) driver from your memory stick 
>manufacturer for WIN98SE.
>Done it, works fine.
>Bill
>
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>>Subject:
>>Re: [Diy_efi] Haltech Data Logging
>>From:
>>"Ben P" <benof1987 at hotmail.com>
>>Date:
>>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 23:10:51 +1000
>>To:
>>diy_efi at diy-efi.org
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>>To:
>>diy_efi at diy-efi.org
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>>well taking a screenshot of the data logging process in windows XP results 
>>in all of the data coming out in words (with the simple DOS borders coming 
>>out like ASCII art). I have since discovered that highlighting all of the 
>>'picture' in microsoft word, converting it into a monospace text (courier 
>>new), and changing the size to 8 point (i think thats it anyway) results 
>>in an ASCII picture, with all relevant data in the appropriate columns. 
>>However taking a shot of anything with real graphics (like the bar graph 
>>tuning screen on haltech units) results in meaningless mumbo jumbo (same 
>>characters as opening the datalog files in text, maybe a link here?).
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>>Taking a screenshot in Windows 98 however results in a normal screenshot 
>>(i believe this is because windows XP runs a dos emulator in windows, 
>>rather than a visual version of dos, as 98 does). This really sucks 
>>because 98 can't use memory sticks, and the computer hooked up to the dyno 
>>doesnt have a cd burner. So i have to put it on floppy, which is a long 
>>forgotten (for good reason) art...
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>>however I still can't get the data to view in anything other than the 
>>haltech program.
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>>Is it possible to tell a dos program to 'print' to a .txt file instead of 
>>the actual printer? as this would allow me to select the relevant data and 
>>put it into a word document for ease of viewing.
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>>Tomorow I will have a shot at hotwiring DOS on the 98 machine to open the 
>>datalog file in its own text viewer, maybe that will come up with 
>>something.
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>>any ideas/clues?
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>>thanks
>>Ben
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