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- OS2CVMB - CDROM VMB
- 11/29/94
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- SETTING UP A CD-ROM IN A VMB ENVIRONMENT
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- Please Read Entire Document for Full Explanation of Procedures
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- SETTING UP A CD-ROM IN A VMB ENVIRONMENT
- VMB - (Virtual Machine Boot)
-
- General Guidelines
-
- SECTION I - BEFORE YOU BEGIN
-
- 1. Check with vendor if CD-ROM device has an OS/2 supported
- device drivers. Use the device driver which corresponds
- to the OS/2 version you are running on your system.
-
- 2. If the CD-ROM device is not currently compatible with OS/2,
- you should set up a single session VMB to run your CD-ROM.
-
- A. If you use DOS 5.0 to create a CD-ROM VMB, you need the
- file MSCDEX.EXE V2.21. This should be shipped with
- your CD-ROM. If not, you can also obtain it through your
- vendor, or download it from IBM PCC BBS, (919) 517-0001.
-
- B. If you use MSDOS 6.0 to create a VMB, you need the
- file MSCDEX.EXE V2.22. That file comes with MSDOS 6.0
- and is located in the \DOS directory.
-
- C. Follow the instructions below to create a CD-ROM VMB.
-
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- SECTION II - CREATE A CD-ROM VMB DISKETTE
-
- 1. Each Image File you create equals the size of the diskette
- you use, for example 360k, 720k, or 1.44MB high density
- diskette. There are two ways to create a CD-ROM VMB.
-
- A. Start the system with DOS 5.0/6.0 diskette with
- FORMAT.COM command in AUTOEXEC.BAT's PATH statement.
- Replace the diskette in Drive A: with diskette you are
- using for CD-ROM VMB. At C:> Type: FORMAT A: /S
-
- B. If you have pure DOS 5.0/6.0 installed on your computer,
- start from there. Insert blank formatted diskette
- in Drive A: and type: SYS A:\ from the DOS root
- directory. This places COMMAND.COM on the diskette.
-
-
- NOTE: After creating VMB diskette, you can:
-
- A. Start from OS/2's Command Prompts Icon View
- (DOS from Drive A:).
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- B. Start from CD-ROM VMB Image Icon on Desktop that
- you created.
-
- 2. Start in OS/2 and copy following files from OS2\MDOS
- directory to the CD-ROM VMB diskette:
-
- ANSI.SYS
- FSFILTER.SYS
- FSACCESS.EXE
- EMM386.SYS
- HIMEM.SYS
- LPTDD.SYS
- MOUSE.COM
- (CD-ROM DRIVER) -Ex: TSLCDR.SYS
- MSCDEX.EXE
-
- You can add any DOS 5.0/6.0 files to this diskette after the
- CD-ROM VMB is running.
-
- 3. You can create the CD-ROM VMB image in two ways:
-
- PART A: You can read/write to Drive A:, but you cannot change
- AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, or add files directly to the
- CD-ROM VMB Image file on the hard disk. Use a text
- editor to create files.
-
- 1A. On VMB diskette create the following CONFIG.SYS file:
-
- DEVICE = FSFILTER.SYS
- DEVICE = HIMEM.SYS
- DEVICE = EMM386.SYS
- DOS = HIGH,UMB
- DEVICE = ANSI.SYS
- DEVICE = LPTDD.SYS
- DEVICE = (CD-ROM DRIVER) -Ex: DEVICE = TSLCDR.SYS
- FILES = 40
- BUFFERS = 30
- LASTDRIVE = Z
-
- 2A. On CD-ROM VMB diskette create following AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
-
- ECHO OFF
- PROMPT $P$G
- MSCDEX /D:(DRIVER NAME) /E -Ex: /D:TSLCDR.SYS /E
- SET COMSPEC=C:\CDROM\COMMAND.COM
- MOUSE.COM
- PATH C:\;C:\VMB
- C:
- CD\CDROM
- CDROM.BAT
-
- 3A. Make a directory called C:\CDROM to house the CD-ROM VMB
- image. In the C:\CDROM directory create the following
- CDROM.BAT file:
-
- C:\OS2\MDOS\FSACCESS A:
- CD\
-
- This file lets you to read/write to Drive A:. Otherwise,
- a DIR on Drive A:, shows up as the Image files.
-
- 4A. Copy COMMAND.COM from CD-ROM VMB diskette to CDROM dir.
- Go to C:\CDROM and type:
-
- VMDISK A: CDROM.IMG and press Enter
-
- This creates an image of diskette you created. Image file
- is CDROM.IMG and is located in C:\CDROM dir
-
- 5A. Remove diskette from Drive A:
-
-
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- PART B: You can read/write to an alternate drive other than
- Drive A:, for example M:. You can change the
- AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, and add files directly to the
- CD-ROM VMB Image file on the hard disk, this is Drive A:
- Use a text editor to create the files.
-
- 1B. On CD-ROM VMB diskette create following AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
-
- ECHO OFF
- PROMPT $P$G
- MSCDEX /D:(DRIVER NAME) /E -Ex: /D:TSLCDR.SYS /E
- MOUSE.COM
- PATH C:\;C:\CDROM
- FSACCESS M=A
- C:
- CD\CDROM
-
- 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 logical drive you select to name in
- its place.
-
- LAN USERS: Do not use FSACCESS Z=A if Lan assigns logical
- Drive Z: as the network drive.
-
- 2B. On CD-ROM VMB diskette create the following CONFIG.SYS file:
-
- DEVICE = FSFILTER.SYS
- DEVICE = HIMEM.SYS
- DEVICE = EMM386.SYS
- DOS = HIGH,UMB
- DEVICE = ANSI.SYS
- DEVICE = LPTDD.SYS
- DEVICE = (CD-ROM DRIVER) Ex: DEVICE = TSLCDR.SYS
- FILES = 40
- BUFFERS = 30
- LASTDRIVE = Z
-
- NOTE: Assigning LASTDRIVE = Z (for VMB purposes only)
- allows DOS Applications to read/write to physical
- Drive A:, which is logical Drive M:. When
- retrieving/saving a file from/to physical Drive A:,
- rename APPLICATION's drive designation to M:
- instead of A:.
-
- 3B. Make directory called C:\CDROM to house CD-ROM VMB image.
- Copy COMMAND.COM from the CD-ROM VMB diskette to the
- CDROM directory. Go to C:\CDROM and Type,
-
- VMDISK A: CDROM.IMG and press Enter
-
- This creates an image of diskette you created. The Image
- Filename is CDROM.IMG and is located in C:\CDROM directory
-
- 4B. Remove diskette from Drive A:.
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- 5B. When completed, return to the Desktop.
-
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- SECTION III - CREATE A CD-ROM VMB DESKTOP ICON
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- 1. Open the OS/2 SYSTEM folder.
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- A. Select the COMMAND PROMPTS Icon.
-
- B. Copy the DOS FULL SCREEN icon to 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.
-
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- 2. Change the DOS SETTINGS For the CD-ROM VMB Icon
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- A. Select the DOS FULLSCREEN icon by clicking on it once.
-
- B. Click the right mouse button once to display the menu.
-
- C. Select OPEN.
-
- D. Select SETTINGS.
-
- E. Select SESSION.
-
- F. Select DOS SETTINGS.
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- G. Change the following settings:
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- DOS_UMB to: ON
- DOS_HIGH to: ON
- DOS_STARTUP_DRIVE to: C:\CDROM\CDROM.IMG
- XMS_MEMORY_LIMIT to: Default is 2048
- (Minimum requirement - increase as needed)
-
- 3. Select SAVE.
-
- 4. Select GENERAL and change the TITLE field to CDROM or
- whatever name you wish to call your Desktop Icon.
-
- 5. Click twice in upper left hand corner to close the Window.
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- 6. Double click on your new DOS CD-ROM VMB Desktop Icon.
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- 7. To EXIT the CD-ROM VMB, PRESS Ctrl+Esc, for the Window
- List. Double click on the CD-ROM VMB session, click the
- right mouse button, and Select Close.
-
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- NOTE: If you have problems with above steps, check all your
- files and directory names, especially the ones in DOS
- SETTINGS. If you need assistance, open the Master Help
- Index and choose Search Topics. Type: Starting
- from an image file, in the entry field, scroll down
- to DOS section and double click on the Starting
- from an image file to read the information.
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