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11/01/94
Steps to install new version of os2dump (called warpdump)
THIS is a major upgrade to the dump routine. It contains many fixes and
enhancements, particularly support for systems with 64 meg or more installed.
Memory counting routines have been removed from the dump. The WARP kernel
tells the dump how much memory has been installed.
Must be on WARP kernel ONLY! Will not work on 2.1 GA, 2.11,...
1.To install warpdump on hardfile:
in OS/2 2.1 root, enter:
attrib -r -s -h os2dump
copy os2dump *.sav
copy warpdump os2dump
attrib +r +s +h os2dump (optional)
REBOOT
2.Once warpdump is installed, one can immediately dump to diskette.
To initiate the dump to diskette, hit ctl-alt-nl-nl.
** Createdd.exe is no longer needed. **
3.To be able to dump to hardfile the following steps are needed:
NOTE! NOTE! NOTE!
Dump to hardfile must be to a separate, empty partition.
IT WILL ERASE WHATEVER IS ON THE PARTITION.
a.Create a partition about 5meg larger than the amount of memory installed.
b.Format the partition FAT
c.Label the partition SADUMP
d.Modify config.sys as follows:
trapdump=off,X: where X: is the partition letter
e.REBOOT
4.To initiate the dump to hardfile, hit ctl-alt-nl-nl
16megs should dump in under 30 seconds!!!
A good test would be to run chkdsk on a large enough drive (dont run
chkdsk /f, just chkdsk). Then while chkdsk is still running, initiate
the dump.
5.Some modifications have been made to the dump to hardfile on 8/1/94:
a. A message will now display, informing the user of which partition will
be dumped to, and how much memory.
b. A warning message will display informing the user that the dump will
wipe out the dump partition. The user has 30 seconds in which to
respond. If the user does not answer in 30 seconds, the dump begins.
c. If the user chooses not to dump to the hardfile by answering N to the
above prompt, he is asked if he would like to dump to diskette.
d. If an error is encountered, and the dump cannot proceed to the hardfile,
the user is asked if he would like to dump to diskettes. If the answer
is no, or there is no response in 60 seconds, the system is rebooted.
6.Major modifications were made to both the dump to hardfile and to diskette
on 11/01/94.
a. Improved error checking on dump to hardfile and diskette.
b. More descriptive error messages.
c. NOTE: if there is a bad sector encountered when dumping to hardfile,
a Fatal Dump Error message will display followed by the bad sector
information to help pinpoint the error.
There is currently no error recovery in dump to hardfile.
d. Support for systems with 64meg or more of memory installed.
DO NOT USE a dump dated prior to 11/01/94 on systems with 64 meg or more.
e. Better performance.
f. Improved error recovery from bad diskettes.
g. Can dump to diskette drive B:, insert trapdump=off,b: in config.sys
h. The WARP kernel was modified to pass the amount of memory installed to
the dump routine, so it no longer needs to recalculate the amount of
memory installed. This prevents errors where the dump routine calculated
a different amount of memory than what OS/2 calculated.
i. Warpdump will not run on OS/2 2.1, 2.11 systems, only on Warp.
New mods 1/27/94 facilitate dumps to floppy on Compaqs that previously
could dump only to 720k floppies.