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- OS21201.FAX SYS1201 ERROR IN OS/2 2.1
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- SYS1201 BOOT ERROR DURING (OR AFTER) INSTALLATION
- OF OS/2 2.1
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- This fax will offer suggestions for resolving SYS1201 errors
- during boot of OS/2 2.1. The information provided is for the
- general availability release of OS/2 2.1.
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- SYS1201 - VMOUSE NOT INSTALLED...
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-
- There appears to be a problem with the OS/2 2.1 installation
- program if there is any MOUSE.* on the drive where OS/2 2.1 is
- being installed. The symptom of this problem is the SYS1201 -
- VMOUSE NOT INSTALLED error. While this is not the ONLY reason
- for this error, the following steps should offer most users
- relief of this problem.
-
-
- 1. Review the CONFIG.SYS file for OS/2 2.1 and verify that the
- DEVICE= statement points to MOUSE.SYS in the x:\OS2 directory
-
-
- (where x: is the installed drive and is usually 'c:').
-
- There has been one user who has reported that MOUSE.COM was
- loaded in the CONFIG.SYS file instead of MOUSE.SYS. This
- event HAS NOT been duplicated in the IBM labs. No reference
- to MOUSE.COM should be in the CONFIG.SYS file for OS/2 2.1.
-
-
- 2. Copy the MOUSE.SYS file from Program Diskette 1 (which is the
- second disk in the install series) to the x:\OS2 directory
- (where x: is the installed drive and is usually 'c:').
- Shutdown OS/2 2.1 and reboot the computer.
-
-
- 3. If the problem persists after following the preceding
- instructions, you can "HOT PLUG" (unplug, wait and then plug
- in) the mouse. If this fixes the problem and you previously
- used the mouse under OS/2 2.0, you can try using the MOUSE.SYS
- from OS/2 2.0. This is also located on Program Diskette 1 of
- the install series of OS/2 2.0.
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- AFTER INSTALLING OS/2 2.1 FOR WINDOWS
- THE MOUSE DOES NOT WORK
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- Details of Question:
-
- User installed OS/2 for Windows. After rebooting the system,
- mouse does not work. When booting to DOS, mouse works fine.
-
- Answer Summary:
-
- Sometimes if there is a DOS-based mouse device driver
- installed, the OS/2 mouse device driver does not get copied
- over. The solution is to unpack and copy over the OS/2 mouse
- device driver.
-
- Detailed Answer:
-
- The OS/2 mouse device driver can be found on diskette 1 of the
- installation package.
-
- 1. Copy the file MOUSE.SYS from the installation diskette 1
- to \OS2 directory on the boot drive.
-
- 2. The line containing MOUSE.SYS should be in the OS/2
- CONFIG.SYS file. In any case, you will need to reboot
- the system for the device driver change to take effect.
- If it is not, use selective install to reinstall the mouse
- device driver support.
-
- a. Open the OS/2 System folder, then the System Setup
- folder, then open the Selective Install item.
-
- b. The first screen will indicate mouse support. Select
- the one appropriate for the user's hardware and select
- the OK pushbutton, then select the Install pushbutton
- and let the mouse device support reinstall itself.
-
- c. You must reboot the system for this change to take
- effect.
-
-
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- SYS1201 - COM.SYS NOT INSTALLED. or IRQ NOT AVAILABLE.
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-
-
- 1. If you only have one (1) serial port AND you have a MOUSE
- plugged into the port, you will get this error. Edit the
- CONFIG.SYS file and place a remark (REM) statement before the
- "DEVICE=...\COM.SYS" and "DEVICE=...\VCOM.SYS" lines.
-
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- 2. If you have a PS/2 or equivalent Microchannel Architecture
- (MCA) computer, you should not pass ANY parameters to the
- COM.SYS device driver. Only ISA and non-ABIOS computers
- require parameters for serial ports greater than COM2:.
-
-
- 3. If you have an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA or AT)
- computer, you will have to provide the CORRECT Input/Output
- (I/O) address and Interrupt Request Level (IRQ) for serial
- ports greater than COM2:. The parameters must match the
- PHYSICAL settings of the serial adapter(s). You will have to
- reference the documentation which should have come with the
- serial adapter to determine how to PHYSICAL change (or
- "jumper") the adapter. If you have an internal modem and
- have two external serial ports, we recommend that you try to
- set the modem to I/O address "3e8" and IRQ 5. (NOTE: You
- can only use IRQ 5 if you have only one (1) parallel port
- (LPT1:). The format of the parameter line is:
-
- DEVICE=...\COM.SYS (p,addr, irq)
-
- For example, if you have PHYSICALLY configured your internal
- modem to I/O address 3e8 (or COM3:) and have set the PHYSICAL
- IRQ to level five (5), you would set the following parameters:
-
- DEVICE=x:\OS2\COM.SYS (3,3e8,5)
-
- 4. If you provide an invalid address or IRQ, you will
- get messages that indicate that the "COMx" port was not
- installed or that the IRQ is not available. You will have to
- verify that the serial adapter (i.e. internal modem) is
- configured correctly.
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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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