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- The following is from Vince, WB8NWQ
-
- OK now I will try and explain how to setup OS2 so you can run the RLI
- program under OS2. The information I am providing I obtained from the
- OS2 support group.
-
- Section 1 - Create a VMB Diskette:
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- a. Boot with a Dos 5.0 bootable diskette with the Format.COM command in
- command in the Path statement in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Replace the
- bootable diskette in Drive A with the diskette you want to use for
- the VMB. At the C> prompt type "Format A: /S ".
-
- b. If you have pure Dos 5.0 installed on your computer, boot up from there.
- Insert the blank formatted diskette you want to use for the VMB in Drive
- A, and from the Dos root directory type "SYS A:". Command.com should be
- on your diskette when you have completed this process.
-
- Note: I have Dos 5.0, and have not tried to do this with Dos 6.0 or
- higher, but I would suspect it also works for Dos higher than version
- 5.0.Also, I am using OS2/0 and I would also suspect that version 2.1
- will also work.
-
-
-
-
- 2. Boot up in OS2/2 and copy the following files fron the OS2\MDOS directory
- to the VMB diskette:
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- Ansi.Sys
- FSFILTER.SYS
- FSACCESS.EXE
- EMM386.SYS
- HIMEM.SYS
- LPTDD.SYS
- MOUSE.COM
-
-
- 3. On the VMB diskette create the following AUTOEXEC.BAT file with a text
- editor:
-
- ECHO OFF
- PROMPT $P$G
- MOUSE.COM
- PATH C:\;C:\VMB
- FSACCESS M=A
- C:
- CD\VMB
-
- NOTE: if you start DOS from an Image file. you cannot use physical Drive A
- until you release the Image File. FSACCESS M=A releases Drive A and
- assigns 'M or whatever unused loical drive you select to name in its
- place.
-
-
-
- 4. On the VMB diskette create the following Config.sys file with a text
- editor:
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- DEVICE= HIMEM.SYS
- DEVICE= EMM386.SYS
- DOS= HIGH, UMB
- DEVICE= FSFILTER.SYS
- DEVICE= ANSI.SYS
- DEVICE= LPTDD.SYS
- FILES= 40
- BUFFERS= 30
- LASTDRIVE = Z
-
- 5. Make a directory called C:\VMB to house the VMB image. Copy the
- Command.com from the VMB diskette to the VMB directory. Got to C:\VMB
- and type: VMBDISK A: DOS5.IMG <enter>
-
- This will create an iamfe of the diskette you created. The image file
- will be named DOS5.IMG and will be located in the C:\VMB directory.
-
-
- 6. When completed, return to the Desktop.
-
-
- Section II - Create a VMB DESKTOP ICON
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- 1. Open the OS/2 System folder.
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- a. Double click on the command prompt Icon.
- b. Copy the Dos full screen icon to the Desktop by holding down the CTRL
- key and dragging the Icon to the Desktop.
- c. Close the "command prompts" and the OS/2 system folder.
-
-
- 2. Change the Dos settings for the VMB Icon
-
- a. Select the Dos FullScreen icon by clicking on it once.
- b. Bring up its menu by clicking the right mouse button once.
- c. Click on the arrow on the "open" line.
- d. Select settings.
- e. Select session.
- f. Select dos settings.
- g. Change the follwoing settings:
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- Dos_UMB to: ON
- DOS_HIGH to: ON
- DOS_STARTUP DRIVE to: C:\VMB\DOS5.IMG
- XMS_Memory_Limit to: Default is 2048 (Minimum Requirement)
-
- h. Use these settings for applications that use DOS Protected Mode
- Interface (DPMI)
-
- DPMI_Memory Limit to: 4 (Minimum Requirement)
- DPMI_DOS_API to: ENABLE
-
- - OR -
-
-
- I. Use these settings for applications or device drivers that Load High.
-
- EMS_Memory Limit to: 0
- DPMI_Memory_Limit to: 0
-
-
- 3. Save the settings.
-
- 4. Select the General and change the Title field to "VMB" or whaever name
- you wish to call your Desktop Icon.
-
- 5. Click twice in the upper hand corner to close the Window.
-
- 6. Double click on your new DOS VMB DESKTOP and there you are.
-
- 7. To EXIT the VMB, type CTRL-ESC, form the 'Window List, the "VM" session,
- click the right mouse button, and select 'Close'.
-
-
- Once you have the VMB destop open, you load rli as if it were under
- regular dos.I have a batch file that I run under the VMB session that
- will load share,bpqcode,lm,etc., and then will load dv and the windows.
-