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Redirected Install from B drive. (CP) 5/03/94
File:OS2REDIR.FAX
TITLE:REDIRECTING DRIVE B:TO BECOME DRIVE A:
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This fax is designed for installing from the B: with 3.5 inch
diskette, either BLUE or SALMON colored diskettes.
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Customer may change his CMOS or BIOS setup and switch cables
on the floppy drives.
For COUNTRY.SYS error message on diskette #1 while redirecting:
Check cables to verify if there are correctly switched
Check the CMOS for necessary changes for switching drives
If problems or questions occur while doing this, CONTACT THE
VENDOR of the system.
****************************************************************
Customer can download a redirection diskette from BBS or
CompuServe. To do this you will need PKUNZIP and LDF.COM.
For BLUE diskettes files to download:
PKUNZIP (download it if you do not have it)
INS21L.ZIP
LDF.COM
For SALMON or GREEN diskettes files to download:
PKUNZIP (download it if you do not have it)
INS21M.ZIP
LDF.COM
Each file has a readme that gives instructions on how to use
the files you have downloaded.
PKUNZIP is addressed shortly after logging on and will give
you the option to download it.
If you are using the IBM BBS, 919-517-0001, files are located:
OS2 libraries, DIR 4
If you are using CompuServe, files are located:
OS2 libraries, DIR 17
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~~~~INSTALLING FROM a 3.5 B DRIVE:
This document is intended to address installing OS/2 when
your 3.5" drive is your B drive and your OS/2 package is 3.5
diskettes. The following choices are available:
1- Exhchange the OS/2 package for a 5.25" version.
**NOTE: Only choice supported by IBM Service Organization.
2- You can download the images of 5.25" disks for installation
from B: drive. If your OS/2 2.1 disks have a BLUE label then
you need to download INS21L.ZIP. If your OS/2 2.1 disks have
SALMON or GREEN colored labels then download INS21M.ZIP.
3- Create 5.25" OS/2 bootable disks using follwing procedure and
install OS/2 from drive B:.
4- Change your cables internally AND CMOS to reflect physical
changes made.
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You will need DOS Debug utility, about 1.5MB space on the
hard drive and two 1.2MB 5.25" floppy disks.
Label one 5.25" floppy disk as "OS/2 v2.1 525DISK 0" and the
other 5.25" floppy disk as "OS/2 v2.1 525DISK 1".
Insert the disk marked 525DISK 1 in drive A: and from DOS
command prompt type,
C:\>FORMAT A: /U <ENTER>
When prompted for volume label type,
DISK 1 <ENTER>
When prompted Format another diskette (Y/N)?
Y <ENTER>
Remove the disk and insert 525DISK 0 in drive A:
<ENTER>
When prompted for volume label DISK 0
<ENTER>
When prompted Format another diskette (Y/N)?
N <ENTER>
Insert the OS/2 v2.1 Installation Diskette in drive B: and
C:\>DEBUG <ENTER>
-L DS:0 1 0 1 <ENTER>
-E 13 60 <ENTER>
-E 14 09 <ENTER>
-E 15 F9 <ENTER>
-E 16 07 <ENTER>
-E 18 0F <ENTER>
-W DS:0 0 0 1 <ENTER>
-Q <ENTER>
C:\>COPY B:\OS2BOOT A:\ <ENTER>
C:\>COPY B:\OS2LDR A:\ <ENTER>
C:\>COPY B:\OS2LDR.MSG A:\ <ENTER>
C:\>COPY B:\OS2KRNLI A:\ <ENTER>
C:\>COPY B:\ABIOS.SYS A:\ <ENTER>
C:\>COPY B:\*.BIO A:\ <ENTER>
Remove OS/2 Installation Diskette from drive B: and 525DISK0
from drive A:.
Insert 525DISK 1 in drive A: and OS/2 DISK 1 in drive B:
C:\>MD BINST <ENTER>
C:\>COPY B:\*.* BINST <ENTER>
C:\>DEL BINST\BUNDLE <ENTER>
C:\>DEL BINST\SYSINST2.EXE <ENTER>
C:\>COPY BINST\*.* A:\ <ENTER>
C:\>ECHO SET OS2_SHELL=CMD.EXE>> A:\CONFIG.SYS <ENTER>
C:\>ECHO SET DISKETTESOURCE=B:\ >> A:\CONFIG.SYS <ENTER>
You are done with creating 5.25" OS/2 v2.1 bootable disks.
Insert 525DISK 0 in drive A: and reboot your system.
When prompted for Diskette 1, insert 525DISK 1 in drive A:
Press <ENTER>
This will bring you to an A:\" prompt.
Now insert OS/2 Diskette 1 in drive B: and on A: prompt type,
B:\SYSINST2 <ENTER>
OS/2 installation will start from drive B:
You will be prompted to insert OS/2 v2.1 Installation diskettes
in drive B:.
Leave the 525DISK 1 in drive A: until you are prompted to remove
all disks for a reboot.
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DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this document is
distributed "AS IS" without any warranties of any kind either
express or implied. IBM will not be responsible for any direct,
incidental, consequential, special or indirect damages. IBM
EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
The use of this information or implementation of any of
these techniques is the sole responsibility of customer and
depends on customer's ability to evaluate and integrate this
information or implementation into the customer's operational
environment.
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