Bart's utilities page

Last updated on Jul 26, 2002

Introduction - JO.SYS - Disktool - Ettool - Etdump - Ram - PCIscan - FindCD - Sel

Introduction

This page is created to list all the small utilities and tools I have created over the years. It's all freeware or nu2-license.

JO.SYS

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Disktool

DISKTOOL v1.2 (49KB)
Platform: Dos
This is a generic harddisk testing tool. It works on ALL disks that are controlled by the BIOS, ATAPI/SCSI/RAID. It accesses the drive by INT13 and INT13 extensions. You can customize how the tests are run, in what order, how many loops... You can also run it in "batch" mode, for burn-in testing.

Click here to see a screenshot.

Ettool

ETTOOL v1.4 (2KB)
Platform: Dos
A tool for various El Torito functions. Currently supported El-Torito functions are: "status", "get boot media type" and "terminate disk emulation".

v1.4: Created a workaround for some bad Compaq and Dell bioses.
v1.3: Does now also finds the correct driver number for the booted CD-Rom on a Dell PC with very buggy BIOS. The Dell BIOS does not clear the carry flag after a succesfull eltorito status call (int13/ax=4b01h). Eltorito.sys now ignores the carry flag, and looks at the specification packet size field. Other PC's also based on Phoenix BIOS version 1.10, maybe also benefit from this "workaround".

Etdump

Does El-Torito status (INT13h/AX=4b01h) scan from drive number 0xff until 0x80 Prints carry flag and specification packet in hex.

Platform: Dos (when booted from CD-Rom in no-emulation mode!)
Download link: El-Torito Dump v1.2 (4KB)

ETDUMP usage
El-Torito Dump v1.2 Copyright (c) 2002 Bart Lagerweij. All rights reserved. This program is free software. Use and/or distribute it under the terms of the NU2 License (see nu2lic.txt or http://www.nu2.nu/license/). http://www.nu2.nu/utils/ Does El-Torito status (INT13h/AX=4b01h) scan from drive number 0xff until 0x80 Prints carry flag and specification packet in hex. Returns: <drive>: <CF> <Specification packet> This program helps you find out if you have bad El-Torito BIOS support. FF: CF=1 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 * 82: CF=1 13 40 82 01 66 57 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 A7 A0 3F * 80: CF=1 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

ETDUMP usage

El-Torito Dump v1.2
Copyright (c) 2002 Bart Lagerweij. All rights reserved.
This program is free software. Use and/or distribute it under the terms
of the NU2 License (see nu2lic.txt or http://www.nu2.nu/license/).
http://www.nu2.nu/utils/

Does El-Torito status (INT13h/AX=4b01h) scan from drive number 0xff until 0x80
Prints carry flag and specification packet in hex.
Returns:
  <drive>: <CF> <Specification packet>

This program helps you find out if you have bad El-Torito BIOS support.

FF: CF=1 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
*
82: CF=1 13 40 82 01 66 57 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 A7 A0 3F
*
80: CF=1 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

Ram

RAM v1.4 (7KB)
Platform: Dos
Protected mode memory tester. A very small program written in 100% assembler, to test the memory of your PC, in protected mode. It can test up to 4GB! Just cleanboot your PC and run it.

PCIscan

PCISCAN v1.10 (23KB)
Platform: Dos
PCI bus scanner/detector. PCISCAN gives you "PCI PnP support for Dos", almost in the same way that windows 9x does. It uses a "map" file (win9x uses a .inf file) which lists the PCI device(s) to scan for, and returns a string containing the name of the driver to be loaded (it can return anything you like).

PCISCAN is not like most PCI utilities!
Most PCI utilities are PCI/AGP device reporters, they give you a lot of technical PCI/AGP information. PCISCAN is the tool you want to use on your bootdisks to autodetect what PCI driver to load for your system.

PCISCAN is used in the CDBOOT diskette.

FindCD

FINDCD v1.02 (1KB)
Platform: Dos

CD-ROM find utility. Also used in the CDBOOT diskette.

FindCD v1.02, (c) 2000-2001, Bart Lagerweij
27 nov 2001, http://www.nu2.nu/contact/bart
This software is FREEWARE!

Used to find CD-Rom drive letters.
It can be used in MS-Dos, Windows 9x/ME.

Usage: findcd <option>

Option:  -a         All CD-Rom drive letters
         -r         Ready CD-Rom drive letters (with media)
         -f<file>   CD-Rom drive letters containing 
                    sample: findcd -f\i386\setupldr.bin
         -e         Return errorlevel only

Returns errorlevel:
    255:      When CD-Rom extensions (MSCDEX) are not loaded
    254:      No drive(s) found
    0-25:     Drive letter of first CD-Rom (0=A, 1=B, ...)

Here is an example on how to use it in a batchfile:

...
set cddrv=
findcd -f\autorun.bat -e
if errorlevel 254 goto _find1
if errorlevel 0 set cddrv=A:
if errorlevel 1 set cddrv=B:
if errorlevel 2 set cddrv=C:
if errorlevel 3 set cddrv=D:
if errorlevel 4 set cddrv=E:
if errorlevel 5 set cddrv=F:
if errorlevel 6 set cddrv=G:
if errorlevel 7 set cddrv=H:
if errorlevel 8 set cddrv=I:
if errorlevel 9 set cddrv=J:
if errorlevel 10 set cddrv=K:
if errorlevel 11 set cddrv=L:
if errorlevel 12 set cddrv=M:
if errorlevel 13 set cddrv=N:
if errorlevel 14 set cddrv=O:
if errorlevel 15 set cddrv=P:
if errorlevel 16 set cddrv=Q:
if errorlevel 17 set cddrv=R:
if errorlevel 18 set cddrv=S:
if errorlevel 19 set cddrv=T:
if errorlevel 20 set cddrv=U:
if errorlevel 21 set cddrv=V:
if errorlevel 22 set cddrv=W:
if errorlevel 23 set cddrv=X:
if errorlevel 24 set cddrv=Y:
if errorlevel 25 set cddrv=Z:
echo autorun.bat found on drive %cddrv%
goto _end
:_err
echo.
echo There was an error...
:_end

Sel

SEL v1.02 (21KB) (for Dos/Win9x)
Select utility. Selects files, directories, fileservers(netware only), or custom strings from a nice little pop-up menu and returns the result in an environment variable (default is environment variable is 'sel').

SEL is outdated! Instead of my SEL utility you can better use WBAT by Horst Schaeffer (WBAT is great!).