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From: doerschu@rex.cs.tulane.edu (Dave Doerschuk)
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Subject: Re: DRIVPARM: unrecognized command in config.sys
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Date: 8 Jul 90 05:41:04 GMT
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In article <198@sc2a.unige.ch> fisher@sc2a.unige.ch (Markus Fischer) writes:
>In article <1990Jun27.035428.27845@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>, ezk@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Erez Zadok) writes:
>[fiddling with a 3.5 drive...]
>> ...              I was thinking that the DRIVPARM option of CONFIG.SYS might
>> do it, but when I added the line to my CONFIG.SYS, I got an "unrecognized
>> command in CONFIG.SYS" error(?!)  Has anyone had this problem before?
>> For reference, I have a Packard Bell 286 machine, with Phonix bios, running
>> DOS 3.30.  The said drive is drive B.
>
>Say, are you *sure* that `drivparm' is a DOS 3.30 command ?  My manual doesn't
>list it at all (IBM DOS 3.30), and my on-line help system tells me it's a
>`DOS 4.0 and up' command...
>
>On the other hand, the string `DRIVPARM' *is* in my ibmbio.com... hmmm.

DRIVPARM is supported from 3.3 onwards, the following is excerpted without
permission from "helpsb", a very complete help system that I've just
downloaded for testing:

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
DRIVPARM= /D:n [/T:t] [/S:s] [/H:h] [/F:f] [/N] [/C]            [new DOS 3.3]

Each DRIVPARM line configures a device on your computer and tells DOS to
assign a unique drive name (letter) to it. Diskette drive names will follow
the "standard" A: and B: (if present). Hard drive names will follow C: (and
any other drive names assigned to partitions on the drive C: occupies). Some
versions of DOS use DEVICE=DRIVER.SYS instead.

n is an index you assign to each drive. For diskettes, indexes must be
    less than 128. 0=A, 1=B, etc. Hard disks may be above 128. Multiple
    DRIVPARMs for the same index are allowed.

/T:t sets tracks per side, 1-999 (default 80)

/S:s sets sectors per track, 1-99 (default 9)

/H:h sets maximum number of heads, 1-99 (default 2)

/F:f specifies form factor, 0=160/180/320/360Kb, 1=1.2Mb, 2=720Kb (default),
    3=8" SD, 4=8" DD, 5=hard disk, 6=tape drive, 7-1.44Mb

/N sets nonremovable block device

/C sets changeline (door-open) support as available
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Hope this helps.
Dave
doerschu@rex.cs.tulane.edu