═══ 1. Installing BackMaster ═══ This installation program performs the following actions: 1. Copies files to hard disk 2. Updates the CONFIG.SYS file 3. Creates BackMaster object on the Desktop. 4. Installs floppy tape or parallel port tape drivers. The above actions are selected by corresponding check boxes in the main installation window. All options are selected by default. In addition, the directory in which the BackMaster* program files will be installed is indicated by the entry field in the main installation window. Any options may be changed as desired. However, for BackMaster* to function properly, the CONFIG.SYS file must be updated. Note: After the installation program has finished, the system will need to be rebooted so that the changes to CONFIG.SYS may take effect, and the device drivers can be installed. ═══ 1.1. Installing files ═══ Files on the installation disk will be placed into the selected directory if the "Install files" button is checked. ═══ 1.2. Updating system configuration ═══ References to the tape device drivers and BackMaster* will be inserted in CONFIG.SYS if the "Update system configuration" button is checked. Drivers are specified in the CONFIG.SYS file by a DEVICE statement. Any existing DEVICE statements that refer to a BackMaster* tape driver will be removed (the same device driver cannot be loaded more than once). The new DEVICE statements will be clearly commented. All drivers that come with BackMaster* will be listed in the CONFIG.SYS, any driver not selected to be installed will have a REM statement preceding the DEVICE statement. If the driver is later needed, the REM statement can be easily deleted. The following is an example of driver lines added to the CONFIG.SYS: REM *********** BackMaster tape drivers start here ********* DEVICE=D:\BACKMAST\FTDVR.SYS REM DEVICE=D:\BACKMAST\PTDVR.SYS REM *********** BackMaster tape drivers stop here ********* In the above example, the floppy tape driver (FTDVR) was selected to be installed, the parallel port tape driver (PTDVR) was not. Note the REM statement preceding the DEVICE statement for PTDVR.SYS. In addition to adding DEVICE statements for BackMaster* drivers, the PATH, LIBPATH, and HELPPATH are updated to include the directory in which the BackMaster* program files are located. A copy of the original CONFIG.SYS is saved to the directory in which BackMaster* program files are installed as CONFIG.001. If the installation program is used more than once, subsequent copies of CONFIG.SYS are saved as CONFIG.002, CONFIG.003, etc. Also, a copy of the current CONFIG.SYS (the one used during system boot) is kept in the BackMaster* program directory. ═══ 1.3. Creating desktop object ═══ A folder for BackMaster* will be created on the desktop if the "Create desktop object" button is checked. This folder will contain the BackMaster* program, BM Recover, BMREST, and the File Selection Set folder (for your customized backup sets). More information on each of these objects may be found in the BackMaster* manual or online help. ═══ 1.4. Installing tape drivers ═══ Installation options allow for a floppy tape driver and a parallel port tape driver. All drivers are copied to hard disk when BackMaster* is installed, but all drivers are not necessarily loaded in the CONFIG.SYS file. If a driver is not needed, it should not be loaded in CONFIG.SYS. The default options will cause CONFIG.SYS to load FTDVR.SYS; check the options appropriate for this system. Only one of FTDVR.SYS, M2DVR.SYS, and TC15DVR.SYS may be installed, but PTDVR.SYS may be installed in addition to any other driver. Remember that at least one driver must be installed for BackMaster* to work. Drivers included with BackMaster*: FTDVR.SYS - Driver used for tape drives connected to the floppy controller, or connected to a high-speed adapter. Includes the 2.88MB floppy controller, FC10 and FC20 high-speed adapters. M2DVR.SYS - Driver for use with the MACH 2 high-speed adapter. PTDVR.SYS - Driver used for some tape drives connected to the parallel port. Includes tape drives such as IOMEGA PPT2, and the Microsolutions Backpack 250. TC15DVR.SYS - Driver for use with the TC-15 high-speed adapter. Note: The "Update system configuration" box must be checked in order for the drivers to be installed in CONFIG.SYS. ═══ 1.5. Install in directory ═══ All BackMaster* files will be copied into the directory specifed in the main installation window. ═══ 1.6. Install from ═══ A path to the installation diskette (if installing from diskette) or complete path to the appropriate subdirectory where the source files for the installation reside, is required. ═══ 2. A custom installation ═══ If for some reason it is undesirable to use this installation program to install BackMaster*, all necessary steps may be done by hand. First, the BackMaster* program files must be uncompressed into a directory on the hard drive. BM.EX_ is a self-extracting archive located on the BackMaster* installation diskette containing all the BackMaster* files. To extract the files, execute BM.EX_ with the first parameter specifying the directory to which the files will be extracted. For example, if BackMaster* is to be installed in the directory C:\BACKMAST, type: BM.EX_ C:\BACKMAST. Next, place DEVICE statements in the CONFIG.SYS for the BackMaster* tape device drivers. that you wish to install. For example: suppose that BackMaster* was installed in directory C:\BACKMAST. In this case, add the following lines to the CONFIG.SYS file in the root directory of your boot drive: DEVICE=C:\BACKMAST\FTDVR.SYS DEVICE=C:\BACKMAST\PTDVR.SYS See the section on updating the CONFIG.SYS file for more information. It is also suggested that the PATH and LIBPATH be updated to include the directories in which BACKMAST.EXE and QICCOMPR.DLL are located, respectively. If this is not done, it will be necessary to execute BackMaster* from the same directory in which QICCOMPR.DLL is located. At this point it will be necessary to reboot the system in order for the changes to CONFIG.SYS to take effect. ═══ 3. Errors during installation. ═══ If errors are encountered during the copying of files, they may be caused by one of the following: 1. Invalid path to the installation files. Action: Check to be sure the path specified for the installation diskette is correct. Also be sure that this diskette is securely in the drive. 2. Invalid destination path specified. Action: Check to be sure the destination path is valid. Make sure that directory names are not more than eight characters on a FAT file system, and that only valid characters are in the directory name. 3. Invalid drive specified for destination. Action: Check to be sure that a valid drive is specified. If a network drive is specified, make sure it is accessable. Also check for valid directory names for the appropriate file system on the chosen drive. If problems persist, see the section on a custom installation. ═══ 4. Device driver ═══ The device drivers that are included with BackMaster* allow communication with the tape drive. To be installed, a device driver must be referenced by a DEVICE statement in the CONFIG.SYS file. ═══ 5. Keys help ═══ No special keys are defined in this install program. ═══ ═══ A text file located in the root directory of the hard drive from which OS/2* boots, that sets environment variables, specifies device drivers, etc. ═══ ═══ Trademark of the IBM Corporation. ═══ ═══ Trademark of STAC Corporation. ═══ ═══ Trademark of MSR