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Dualboot problems (DOS to OS2/OS2 to DOS 8/12/94
File:OSINBOOT.fax 4/20/94
The following fax allows recovery from the inability to DUALBOOT
from DOS to OS/2 or OS/2 to DOS. This fax assumes that you did
have a complete, successful installation of both OS2 and DOS.
=====================================================================
PROBLEM 1: Not able to DUALBOOT from OS/2 to DOS (hangs)
=====================================================================
Steps to recover:
1.- Boot to OS/2 from the hard drive.
2.- Shutdown the system
3.- Insert a DOS bootable diskette in drive a: and reboot machine.
4.- Type the following commands:
C: <Enter>
COPY C:\CONFIG.SYS C:\OS2\SYSTEM\CONFIG.OS2 <Enter>
COPY C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT C:\OS2\SYSTEM\AUTOEXEC.OS2 <Enter>
COPY C:\OS2\SYSTEM\AUTOEXEC.DOS C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT <Enter>
COPY C:\OS2\SYSTEM\CONFIG.DOS C:\CONFIG.SYS <Enter>
DEL C:\OS2\SYSTEM\CONFIG.DOS <Enter>
DEL C:\OS2\SYSTEM\AUTOEXEC.DOS <Enter>
RENAME C:\OS2\SYSTEM\BOOT.DOS C:\OS2\SYSTEM\TEMP <Enter>
A: <Enter>
SYS C: <Enter> *** see note below ***
5.- Take diskette out of drive A: and reboot (cold or warm)
*** If sys.com can not be found in drive A:, copy it from your \DOS
subdirectory on the hard drive.
=======================================================================
PROBLEM 2: Not able to go from DOS to OS/2 (hangs)
=======================================================================
Steps to recover:
1.- Boot DOS from hard drive.
2.- Reboot machine using install disk and disk 1
(ESC at welcome panel to a prompt)
4.- Type the following commands:
C: <Enter>
COPY C:\CONFIG.SYS C:\OS2\SYSTEM\CONFIG.DOS <Enter>
COPY C:\AUTOEX0EC.BAT C:\OS2\SYSTEM\AUTOEXEC.DOS <Enter>
COPY C:\OS2\SYSTEM\AUTOEXEC.OS2 C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT <Enter>
COPY C:\OS2\SYSTEM\CONFIG.OS2 C:\CONFIG.SYS <Enter>
DEL C:\OS2\SYSTEM\CONFIG.OS2 <Enter>
DEL C:\OS2\SYSTEM\AUTOEXEC.OS2 <Enter>
RENAME C:\OS2\SYSTEM\BOOT.OS2 C:\OS2\SYSTEM\TEMP <Enter>
A: <Enter>
SYSINSTX C: <Enter> *** see note below ***
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5.- Take diskette out of drive A: and reboot (cold or warm)The
following fax allows recovery from the inability to DUALBOOT
from DOS to OS/2 or OS/2 to DOS. This fax assumes that you did
have a complete, successful installation of both OS2 and DOS.
=====================================================================
PROBLEM 1: Not able to DUALBOOT from OS/2 to DOS (hangs)
=====================================================================
Steps to recover:
1.- Boot to OS/2 from the hard drive.
2.- Shutdown the system
3.- Insert a DOS bootable diskette in drive a: and reboot machine.
4.- Type the following commands:
C: <Enter>
COPY C:\CONFIG.SYS C:\OS2\SYSTEM\CONFIG.OS2 <Enter>
COPY C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT C:\OS2\SYSTEM\AUTOEXEC.OS2 <Enter>
COPY C:\OS2\SYSTEM\AUTOEXEC.DOS C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT <Enter>
COPY C:\OS2\SYSTEM\CONFIG.DOS C:\CONFIG.SYS <Enter>
DEL C:\OS2\SYSTEM\CONFIG.DOS <Enter>
DEL C:\OS2\SYSTEM\AUTOEXEC.DOS <Enter>
RENAME C:\OS2\SYSTEM\BOOT.DOS C:\OS2\SYSTEM\TEMP <Enter>
A: <Enter>
SYS C: <Enter> *** see note below ***
5.- Take diskette out of drive A: and reboot (cold or warm)
*** If sys.com can not be found in drive A:, copy it from your \DOS
subdirectory on the hard drive.
=======================================================================
PROBLEM 2: Not able to go from DOS to OS/2 (hangs)
=======================================================================
Steps to recover:
1.- Boot DOS from hard drive.
2.- Reboot machine using install disk and disk 1
(ESC at welcome panel to a prompt)
3.- Type the following commands:
C: <Enter>
COPY C:\CONFIG.SYS C:\OS2\SYSTEM\CONFIG.DOS <Enter>
COPY C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT C:\OS2\SYSTEM\AUTOEXEC.DOS <Enter>
COPY C:\OS2\SYSTEM\AUTOEXEC.OS2 C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT <Enter>
COPY C:\OS2\SYSTEM\CONFIG.OS2 C:\CONFIG.SYS <Enter>
DEL C:\OS2\SYSTEM\CONFIG.OS2 <Enter>
DEL C:\OS2\SYSTEM\AUTOEXEC.OS2 <Enter>
RENAME C:\OS2\SYSTEM\BOOT.OS2 C:\OS2\SYSTEM\TEMP <Enter>
A: <Enter>
SYSINSTX C: <Enter> *** see note below ***
5.- Take diskette out of drive A: and reboot (cold or warm)
12/31/99