Command: mscdex

  MSCDEX is the MS CD-ROM driver.
  FreeDOS uses the command SHSUCDX instead of MSCDEX.

Syntax:

  MSCDEX [/E/K/S/V] [/D:device] [/L:drive] [/M:buffers]

Options:

  /E          In case that the system uses expansion memory, it
              should be used.
  /K          KANJI-filestructures are used instead of the normal
              file structures.
  /S          The CD-ROM-drive can be used by MS-network systems.
  /V          Shows information about the use of RAM.
  /D:device   The name of the device driver which is installed to
              control the CD-ROM-drive.
  /L:drive    The drive letter to be used by the CD-ROM-drive.
  /M:buffers  The number of buffers which are used to store the
              path table of a CD-ROM-drive.

Comments:

  FreeDOS uses the command SHSUCDX instead of MSCDEX.
  But it is usable in FreeDOS.

Examples:

  IN CONFIG.SYS / FDCONFIG.SYS:
    device=c:\FREEDOS\BIN\udvd2.sys /d:CDROM01
  IN AUTOEXEC.BAT:
    MSCDEX /D:CDROM01 /L:D

  For more examples see UDVD2.SYS.

See also:

  autoexec.bat/fdauto.bat
  config.sys/fdconfig.sys
  device/devicehigh
  devload
 (gcdrom.sys)
  lastdrive/lastdrivehigh
  shsucdx
  udvd2.sys
  uide.sys

  Copyright © 2003 Robert Platt, updated 2011 and 2022 by W. Spiegl.

  This file is derived from the FreeDOS Spec Command HOWTO.
  See the file H2Cpying for copying conditions.