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.