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Peter, there are several problems. The most immediate is that the device names in your config & autoexec aren't the same; if they're not identical, the system won't recognize the CDROM. Your config shows the name as MSCD220 and your autoexec shows MSCD210. I don't know which one is correct…
Alan, good question, which is a nice way of saying that I haven't the foggiest! On my Sony and one NEC I've tinkered with, only CD audio worked. I'd assume that the sound effects, etc. meant for an audio board are specific to them, hence having to specify the brand/type…
You've got the latest version, Alan. There were some garbage copies floating around that MS itself was distributing, but they just plain didn't run. If you want to be sure you haven't got a corrupt copy, you can download CDEXT.EXE on CIS (Go MSL).
I don't have all the answers, but you might want to review Laser3.txt in Lib #4; it has a lot of info about installing and tweaking a Sony 7205 which is quite similar to yours. Hope it helps!
Richard, if you don't mind a buttinski, this is often a symptom if you've loaded Stacker to an existing system and have not changed the drive letter assignment (Stacker creates a D: drive, assuming you had only a C: before installation, and if yoour CD was D: previously, you've got…
I guess, if the truth be known, it isn't a terribly exciting game, says he with tongue planted firmly in sour grapes!
#36423-
Sony CDROM software
Message #36652
Had to set up Windows to use it? What a terrible price to pay! You have my sincerest heartfelt sympathy; nobody should have to further enrich Bill Gates…
Oops, foot in mouth disease on my previous message: I don't have 1MB of buffers for my CDROM in EMS. I had the number set way up for awhile but reduced it and then dumped some spoolers into the space and forgot they were there. My EMS buffers for CD…
Usually 4MB should be sufficient. If you're running Windows 3.1, and are having speed or memory problems, then 8 might be nicer but not necessary; but you can also limit slightly the memory SMARTDRV reserves if you have a decent size hard disk (it can use up to 2MB) and…
Well… sorta. The problem with MSCDEX is that it usually needs its buffers; depending on the drive and manufacturer's recommendation, that may be a substantial amount — often 15-30K or so. And other drivers associated with the drive, especially the audio drivers may require lots more (but that's a different,…
I don't have a source for an mscdex earlier than 2.20, sorry. Have you tried v2.2*1*? It seems to be the best of the later crop. Have you also checked any dip switches or other settings on the drive itself and looked for possible IRQ or DMA conflicts? If in…
Go MSL; the file to download is CDEXT.EXE.
The 535 is the internal version of the external drive Sony sells bundled as their Laser Library. There's a lot of info on the latter in file Laser3.txt in Lib #4. The LL prices, which include 6+/- software titles, are also in the file. That Sony line, while perfectly servicable,…
Robert, check the switch settings used with MSCDEX carefully; proper setting can be found in file Laser3.txt in lib #4. Hope that make for happier holidays!!
William, check file Laser3.txt in Lib #4 here; it should provide some help, specifically with the /D: and /L: switches for MSCDEX (common to almost all CDROM systems) and at least a pattern for switches that might work with the DAK device drivers (the file was written for a Sony,…
Check file LASER3.TXT in the library here. It has everything you should need about loading and configuring drivers, including getting MSCDEX high. Good Luck!
#30456-
mscdex
Message #30512
Check file LASER3.TXT in the Library here. It has documentation on all the switched for MSCDEX.
#30408-
MSCDEX
Message #30511
Rich, you can use one of the outboard TSR utilities like Popdrop or Mark/Release to do it without much problem, although I haven't had much luck if it's loaded high. If you have the capability to load high (386/486 with DOS5 and >1MB of RAM) and are just out of…
Thanks for the comments; I couldn't agree more! Unfortunately, I suspect that the Trantor connection is alive and well and waiting to bite me cuz they wrote the new Sony/MV driver. I hope all concerned can get the beast to work, but where Sony's involved… Thanks again!
#Sony/Media Vision Sound
Message #29308
For you Sony Laser Library or 535 owners: I installed Media Vision's special new Pro Audio Spectrum Plus with the Sony interface for the Laser Library CDROM built-in. After about 20 hours of experimenting, rewarded only by a few functioning moments, the sound is wonderful; but there is no video…
NEW MSCDEX DRIVER?
Message #29307
Thanks very much for the info!
Sony/Media Vision
Message #28367
For Sony Laser Library or 535 owners, Media Vision is finally accepting orders for their Pro Audio Spectrum Plus card/kit with the special Sony interface. It's alleged that this will make these drives MPC, but… You can call (800) 356-7886 to order — at $239/ea; specify internal or external. Shipping…
NECCDR.SYS PROBLEM
Message #21196
Thanks very much for the info; I really appreciate it! Kevin–
Michael, there is a lot of info, especially about mscdex and its various versions, in file laser3.txt in lib #4. Special note to the /S switch for mscdex. Look for revision #H to the file as there is a bunch of new info on mscdex sources; it should be available…
Rex, if you have the 'old' version of mscdex v2.21, it should work fine with sony_cdu v2.20(a). If you have a conflict it may be TSR's, although there have been a few extreme cases where people had to default back to mscdex v2.20. The newest revision of file laser3.txt can…
Randy, I have a partial answer to your question. Not all CDROMs are SCSI. Most are, if your include the Parallel-SCSI interface in the definition; but some drives, notably the Sony Laser Library (which is not technically MPC-compliant), have a proprietary interface. The latter should be fully compatible with the…
Robin, you might want to look at the PC Mag review of 10/29/91 for some info, especially on the CDU_7211, the external version of your 541. Among other things, it mentions that Future Domain made the SCSI interface for Sony on those models, so they might be able to advise…
Likewise, if you do find one, please let me know too! TIA. Kevin–
Carlyle, if you have a moment at some point, I'd very much appreciate some info on the two sony_cdu files you had, e.g. file sizes and dates, along with which version worked and the sony drive #. I'd like to have the info for a help file, laser3.txt, on the…
Jim, this might be related to the now-famous problem of mscdex v2.20 and v2.21 requiring SETVER in your config file, if OS/2 (about which I know nothing) has such an animal, of course. You may also want to be aware of several different versions of mscdex lurking about, including some…
Mark, current info on sources for v2.20 and 2.21 of mscdex can be found in file laser3.txt in lib #4.
Sources for mscdex are detailed in file laser3.txt in lib #4. Hope it gets you running! Kevin–
Gary, everything you've asked for is available in file laser3.txt in lib #4 here. Enjoy! Kevin–
Laser Lib/Windows 3.1
Message #20370
For Laser Library owners who have not been able to install their drives with Windows 3.1 systems, there are a couple of possible fixes noted in file laser3.txt, revision #3G of 4/18/92, in Lib #4. Hopefully, Sony will have a neater procedure soon, but in the meantime maybe these'll help.…
Thanks very much!
#Microsoft/Sony/Stuff
Message #20305
FYI, Microsoft opened a new download service BBS about two weeks ago at (206) 936-6735. They also have the "new" version of MSCDEX there in a self- extracting file, CDEXT.EXE, but it's exactly the same as the version here on CIS that has been giving people fits. Sony has confessed…
MSCDEX v2.21
Message #20244
Paul, given some of the comments here, I suspect that the "new" version 2.21 available from MS on CIS may be corrupt — or just plain FUBAR. Your better experience with the Creative Labs version seems to corroborate that. Unfortunately, my system configuration (486/33, Windows 3.0 [which I only use…
Yes, Bill, there is; it's mscdex v2.21. Info on where to obtain it is in file laser3.txt in lib #4. Although a later version of version 2.21 became available on CIS a few days ago, I do not recommend that new version of 2.21, which is almost indistinguishable from the…
#Library
Message #20163
Hi, Lupes! Just tried to upload a file and got a "No room in the library" message. Whazzatmean? TIA, Kevin–
Uhggg! Sounds like that turkey ought to fly back to Redmond, WA!
Thanks for the info, Tom. Per a general message I posted a little while ago, the version of 2.21, let's call it the "new" 2.21, that MS posted is different from the now-older version of 2.21 that's in fairly widespread distribution. I hope someone with more technical skill than I…
MSCDEX
Message #20153
Tom Price mentioned a couple of days ago that Microsoft had posted MSCDEX v2.21 in a self-extracting file, MMEXT.EXE, in MSL-1 here on CIS. The MM extensions are there too; and the files are primarily for use with Windows 3.1. There have been a couple of reported problems with MSCDEX…
Hilary, check the file laser3.txt in lib #4. In the section about obtaining mscdex, there's a number for the SMS BBS from which you can download the current Sony sony_cdu.sys driver and ver 2.20 of mscdex. There's another number where you can get the newer ver 2.21 of mscdex. Hope…
Amazing! Bill will put a stop to that soon as he hears . Is that on their BBS or here on CI$? Thanks! Kevin–
Thanks for the info! Kevin–
There is a Hitachi dealer that lurks here and handles some Hitachi drivers. I don't recall his name at the moment, but it's in file laser3.txt in lib #4, along with his phone number. Look for the software section and the area of the file that discusses mscdex; that's where…
The customer service numbers for Sony are in file laser3.txt in lib #4.
Don't know much about audio.com, but if you have a Sony Laser Library or 541-type drive, you may have the Sony drivers to play your CD's. They're lltsr and llplay on my machine.
There's quite a bit of info in file laser3.txt in Lib #4; it's near the end of the file. Hope it helps! Kevin–
Hugh, read file laser3.txt in lib #4 and all will become more muddled than it is already!
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