Any 8204 owner got USB 2.0 to work in DOS?

I'm trying to Ghost my machine, and while I've now just about managed it, I can only get it to work with a USB 1.1 driver, USB 2.0 seems to just hang...

Anyone managed anything? (I'll post details tonight of what I've managed to do and how).

 

If the BIOS does not know the USB 2.0 standard (I presume you are trying to use a USB stick or drive) then it most probably won't recognize the USB 2.0 device you are trying to boot off.

 

don't use Ghost, it's vastly inferior to superior products such as Acronis True Image. True Image has full support for USB devices and most network devices and you never need to mess around with drivers or anything like that. And you can image your drive right from within Windows...

 

I've read about Acronis, I've read numerous reports of coasters being made with it, enough that I'm not confident enough to buy it and actually think it might work.

Ghost at least I've only ever had one real issue with, and that was a failing hard drive that I put an image onto causing the image to be corrupt. I would go with Ghost being the better product simply because that is what 99% of notebook manufacturers seem to use to create the "restore" images of PCs.

 

Bios does support USB 2.0, however for some reason any of the drivers I've tried just lock up if I use them in USB 2.0 Mode, I'm thinking it MIGHT have something to do with the built in camera.

 

Did you perhaps try the trial?

there is a verify image function in acronis that would allow you to try the image first.

 

I did briefly try the trial, but since I have ghost already, and it does work, and I don't backup system files THAT often it wasn't really worth spending the money. Also I have read reports from people saying that they have verified images and then when it came time to restore it just didn't work.

Overall it's probably just that I already have Ghost so trying to find another program to replace it with just doesn't seem worth the time or money, USB 2.0 would be nice to have, but isn't required.

 

Hi Arla

Have a look at http://ghost.radified.com/
It claims to be the ultimate guide on Ghosting and was helpful to mee when I was still using Ghost before swithcing to Acronis.

It has a few pages and links to sorting out USB driver problems

HTH

Drio

 

Yeah, I've been using it as a reference, but can't get this sorted...

However, it appears that perhaps it's not USB 2.0, but the hard drive enclosure I'm using, when I use my 3.5" hard drive enclosure I don't have to load any drivers to use USB 2.0, but when I use my 2.5" portable enclosure no matter what drivers I do (or don't) use it just doesn't want to work, the bios appears to see it (reports it) but then nothing else sees it...

Very wierd.