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- OSINDSC - INVALID ARGUMENT COUNT IN .DSC
- 10/19/94
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- INVALID ARGUMENT COUNT ON IN A CONFIGURATION FILES .DSC
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- Please Read Entire Document for Full Explanation of Procedures
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-
- SYMPTOMS:
-
- On a system that has OS/2 2.x running, you can get the
- following message panel:
-
- Display Driver Install detected an invalid argument count in
- a .DSC files. Check configuration files.
-
- 1. Error message while doing a DSPINSTL.
-
- 2. Error message while doing a Selective Install for video.
-
- 3. Error message while doing an upgrade of OS/2 2.x to new
- release or CSD.
-
-
- Select OK and you see the "Initialization Fails" message, then
- the message panel appears again.
-
- NOTE: This problem occurs on a system that previously had
- wrong chipset selected at one point.
-
- For example, you had ET4000 but you selected CirrusL
- chipset for a video card during Display Install. This
- caused one of the .dsc files to be corrupted. So, the
- above error occurs during upgrade or Display
-
-
- PROCEDURE:
-
- 1. Press F3 to go to command prompt.
-
- 2. Go to the drive where OS/2 resides.
-
- X: and press Enter
- X: = drive where OS/2 resides.
-
- 3. Change directory to \OS2\INSTALL, type:
-
- CD \OS2\INSTALL and press Enter
-
- 4. Delete the *.DSC files, type:
-
- DEL *.DSC and press Enter
-
- 5. In Drive A: Insert
- -Diskette 2, for salmon label diskettes
- -Diskette 1, for green label diskettes
- -Diskette 1, 3, and 4 for blue label diskettes
-
- NOTE: For blue labels the next step is required on
- all three diskettes.
-
- 6. To Unpack the *.DSC files from the diskettes, type:
-
- UNPACK A:BUNDLE and press Enter
-
- 7. SETVGA: Setting system back to VGA video mode.
-
- NOTE: The next step is to set your system back to VGA mode.
- Please read the ENTIRE contents below.
-
-
-
- The following describes 2 ways to bring your system back
- to VGA mode, or to bring your system to the desktop if it is
- hung with no activity.
-
- When you are installing OS/2 and system hangs near the end,
- usually after diskette 17 (BLUE diskettes) or diskette 13
- (SALMON, GREEN diskettes), or after being prompted to
- restart, it freezes on the logos or on the message "Loading,
- Please Wait!"
-
- Method 2, RSPDSPI, MUST be used if you have ONE of the
- following:
- PS Valuepoint
- ATI video card
- S-3 chipset
- NOTE: S-3 drivers require LDF.COM, that can be downloaded
- from BBS. Please check with vendor for latest driver
- and any utility necessary for installation.
-
-
- IF YOU HAVE INSTALLED SERVICEPAK:
- XR06200 OR XR06300
-
- After completing Install, you receive a Blank Screen,
- return to VGA Mode. When prompted for diskette, use
- the ServicePak Diskettes.
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- METHOD 1: SETVGA
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-
- NOTE: If you installed your system from a CD-ROM, review
- step 5 before beginning.
-
- 1. Place Installation Diskette in the drive A: and restart
- system. If keyboard is locked up, turn the system off, wait
- 30 seconds and turn it on again.
- 2. When prompted insert diskette 1, and press Enter.
- 3. When Welcome Screen appears, press Esc to cancel installation.
- 4. At the A:\> prompt:
- A. Change to drive on which OS/2 resides.
- B. Change Directory to \OS2 directory on your hard disk.
- EXAMPLE: CD \OS2 and press Enter
- C. Type: DIR *.* > SVGADATA.PMI and press Enter
- D. Type: SETVGA X: and press Enter
- Where X: is the drive on which OS/2 resides.
- 5. Once SETVGA.CMD starts, it asks for Display Driver Diskette 1.
- If you installed from CD-ROM, it is recommended you create
- this diskette. Type:
- <cd>:\DISKIMGS\LOADDSKF and press Enter
- <cd>:\DISKIMGS\OS2\<size>\DISP1.DSK A: and press Enter.
-
- Where <cd> is the letter of your CD-ROM drive
- <size> is size of the diskette
- (35 for 3.5" disks, 525 for 5.25" disks).
- 6. When the process is done, restart the system.
- 7. Go to an OS/2 Window and type: DSPINSTL and press Enter
- To install video adapter and correct resolution for video.
- 8. SHUTDOWN the system and restart. Do a Selective Install for
- your printer and WIN-OS2 support.
-
- NOTE: If above is unsuccessful, check your hard disk for
- the following files. If these files are not on your hard
- drive, unpack them from Display Driver Diskette 1.
-
- A. IBMVGA32.DLL 42378 4-22-93
- B. IBMDEV32.DLL 85326 4-22-93
- C. BVHVGA.DLL 40892 4-25-93
- D. DISPLAY.DLL 77120 4-29-93
-
- Place the diskette in A: drive and type:
-
- X:\> and press Enter
- \OS2\UNPACK A:\VGA and press Enter
- X: is where OS/2 resides
-
- 9. Use correct diskette for installation method you are using:
- 3.5 diskettes: BLUE label = diskette 2
- SALMON label = diskette 3
- GREEN label = diskette 3
- 5.25 diskettes: = diskette 4
- CD-ROM: Files are in a directory
- When you have the correct diskette, type the following:
- X:\OS2\UNPACK A:\BUNDLE/N:DISPLAY.DLL and press Enter
-
- This places files on your hard disk in \OS2\DLL subdirectory.
- 10.Use a text editor to check the CONFIG.SYS file on your hard
- disk for the following statements:
-
- DEVINFO=SCR,VGA,X:\OS2\VIOTBL.DCP
- SET VIDEO_DEVICES=VIO_VGA
- SET VIO_VGA=DEVICE(BVHVGA)
- DEVICE=X:\OS2\MDOS\VVGA.SYS
-
-
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- METHOD 2: RSPDSPI
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-
- Use this procedure instead of the SETVGA command, if you need to
- return to VGA mode. Follow procedure after starting OS/2 from
- the Installation Diskette and pressing Esc to go to the command
- prompt.
-
- X: is where OS/2 2.1 resides
-
- CASE 1: You installed OS/2 from diskettes
-
- A: If RSPDSPI.EXE is in the \OS\INSTALL\ directory type and
- press Enter after each one:
-
- X:
- CD X:\OS2\INSTALL
- RSPDSPI /PK:VGA /SK:NONE /S:A:\
- /T:X:
- where: A: is diskette drive you used to install OS/2
-
- B: If RSPDSPI.EXE is NOT in the \OS2\INSTALL\ directory:
-
- 1.Insert Installation diskette 8 and unpack
- RSPDSPI.EXE with following command and press Enter:
-
- X:\OS2\UNPACK A:\INSTAIDX:/N:RSPDSPI.EXE
- where: A: is drive containing diskette 8
-
- 2. Type following commands and press Enter after each one:
-
- X:
- CD X:\OS2\INSTALL
- RSPDSPI /PK:VGA /SK:NONE /S:A:\
- /T:X:
- where: A: is diskette drive you used to install OS/2
-
- Case 2: You installed OS/2 from CD-ROM or a LAN
-
- A: If RSPDSPI.EXE is in the \OS\INSTALL\ directory type and
- press Enter after each one:
-
- X:
- CD X:\OS2\INSTALL
- RSPDSPI /PK:VGA
- /SK:NONE/S:E:\OS2SE21\/T:
- X: where: E: is CD-ROM or LAN drive
-
- B: If RSPDSPI.EXE is NOT in \OS2\INSTALL\ directory.
-
- 1.Unpack RSPDSPI.EXE with the following command
- and press Enter:
-
- X:\OS2\UNPACKE:\DISK_8\INSTAID
- X:/N:RSPDSPI.EXE
- where E: is the CD-ROM or LAN drive
-
- 2. Type the following command and press Enter after each one:
-
- X:
- CD X:\OS2\INSTALL
- RSPDSPI /PK:VGA /SK:NONE /S:E:\OS2SE21\
- /T:X:
- where: E: is CD-ROM or LAN drive
-
- You may try to configure for SVGA. You must contact the vendor
- of video card to ensure you have the correct, latest drivers, and
- resolution you are installing is supported in OS/2. If you have
- a utility or a set-up program for your video you need to follow
- instructions for that program first.
-
- The instructions for changing your video to SVGA are in "Using
- the Operating System ".
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