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   Lars Erdmann to All   
   Re: New USB host controller drivers: usb   
   20 Jan 12 18:17:06   
   
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   From: "Lars Erdmann"    
      
   Typo, read:   
      
   /S:x where x=1,2,4,8,16,32,64   
      
   Lars   
      
   "Lars Erdmann"  schrieb im Newsbeitrag    
   news:4f19a0d6$0$6633$9b4e6d93@newsspool2.arcor-online.net...   
   >   
   > "Steve Wendt"  schrieb im Newsbeitrag    
   > news:4f18f905$0$2190$c3e8da3$9f400e27@news.astraweb.com...   
   >> On 01/19/12 09:07 am, Lars Erdmann wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>> Where are the flags documented? I didn't see anything in the readme. I   
   >>>> have /S:1 since this was listed way back in some earlier release, but   
   >>>> the readme file has never had good info in it. :(   
   >>>   
   >>> /FS: "force shutdown": instead of just letting the host controller   
   >>> continue to execute on shutdown, stop the controller/put the controller   
   >>> into reset   
   >>   
   >> Does that stop a USB mouse and/or keyboard from working after shutdown    
   >> (when you see the press Ctrl+Alt+Del message)?   
   >   
   > Not forever, obviously. But from the point where OS/2 is shutdown until    
   > the next reboot.   
   > Are you saying that when you do not specify /FS (and you do not power down    
   > but instead hit Ctrl-Alt-Del)   
   > that you can then use your mouse for example in your BIOS menu ?   
   > Normally, an OS that gives up on using the HCs needs to "hand back" the    
   > controller to   
   > the legacy USB BIOS implementation.   
   > I would be interested in how you use the USB mouse/keyboard after shutdown    
   > of OS/2.   
   > Maybe I can then implement this (also missing) piece.   
   >   
   >>   
   >>> If you have propositions of what else to add to the readme: just let me   
   >>> know.   
   >>   
   >> Considering at least the /S:x parameter is a new feature, it should be    
   >> mentioned what the options are for it (1-6, with 1 being the fastest, as    
   >> I recall).   
   >   
   > Ok. Understood. By the way, it's /S:x where x=1,2,4,8,16,32 with "1"    
   > presumably "fastest" and "64" presumably slowest" but I don't really    
   > believe that. Are you interested in what those values mean, technically ?   
   >   
   >   
   > Lars   
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