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FYI
(Note: The origin of this information may be internal or external
to Novell. Novell makes every effort within its means to verify
this information. However, the information provided in this
document is FOR YOUR INFORMATION only. Novell makes no explicit or
implied claims to the validity of this information.)
TITLE: Using the Iomega Bernoulli Drive with DR DOS 6.0
DOCUMENT ID#: FYI-M-1506
DATE: 12OCT92
PRODUCT: DR DOS
PRODUCT VERSION: 6.0
Section 1
General DR DOS 6 and Bernoulli drive information
Section 2
Installing a bootable 90 meg Bernoulli drive with DR DOS 6
2A. General Information
2B. Test Suite
Section 3
Creating a bootable 90 meg Bernoulli drive using RCD Utilities
3A. Preparing the Host Adapter for use with RCD Utilities ver
7.02
3B. Preparing the Bernoulli drive with RCD Utilities ver 7.02
3C. Manual installation of DR DOS to the Bernoulli drive with
RCD drivers
Section 4
Creating a bootable 90 meg Bernoulli drive using OAD Utilities
4A. Preparing the Host Adapter for use with the DOS OAD
Utilities ver 1.01
4B. Preparing the Bernoulli drive with DOS OAD Utilities ver
1.01
4C. Manual installation of DR DOS to the Bernoulli drive with
OAD drivers
Section 1
General DR DOS 6 and Bernoulli drive information
1. Super PCKwik is compatible with Bernoulli drives. Make sure
that VERIFY=OFF is in the AUTOEXEC.BAT. PCKWIK.SYS must load
into contiguous memory directly after the Bernoulli driver.
If the Bernoulli driver cannot load into upper memory,
PCKWIK.SYS must be loaded into conventional memory also.
2. SuperStor shipped with DR DOS 6 does not compress removable
drives. The retail version of SuperStor (Addstor Corp) will
compress the Bernoulli drive.
3. Do not use FDISK on the Bernoulli drive.
4. Security will not enable on the Bernoulli drive. Do not
attempt to use Security.
*** The following information is for bootable Bernoulli drives ***
5. IBMBIO.315 must replace IBMBIO.COM on bootable Bernoulli
drives. This file is not necessary when the Bernoulli drive
is an add-on drive to a system with an existing fixed drive.
6. RCS.EXE is necessary to support cartridge change on bootable
Bernoulli drives.
7. Setup will not run on the bootable Bernoulli with the
Bernoulli drivers loaded. Before running Setup, you must edit
the CONFIG.SYS and either use ? or REM at the beginning of the
device line which loads RCD.SYS or DOSOAD.SYS. Reboot without
loading the driver, and start SETUP.
8. When using the OAD drivers, some systems will halt if
HIDEVICE=C:\OADDOS\DOSOAD.SYS is used after the LIM frame is
enabled using DR DOS's memory manager. Do not use HIDEVICE=
if the LIM frame is enabled. Use DEVICE= instead.
9. OADUTIL.EXE ver 1.01 will fail to format the C drive if ROM
addressing is enabled. After format and install, a ROM
address must be set to make the drive bootable. Address C800
should be used if it presents no conflicts. (This is only a
problem if the Bernoulli drive is the C drive. If there is a
fixed drive, and the Bernoulli is loaded as a 2nd drive, the
OADUTIL has no problem accessing the Bernoulli with the ROM
address enabled.)
Section 2
Installing DR DOS 6.0 to the Iomega Bernoulli 90 meg Drive
2A. General information
The following procedure describes how to make a bootable Bernoulli
drive and install DR DOS to the drive. Before going through the
procedure, you need to obtain two DR DOS files that were developed
to ensure compatibility with the bootable Bernoulli drive. The
files PATCH315.ZIP and RCS.ZIP can be downloaded from the Novell
Host BBS, DRDOS library.
Installation instructions for RCD 7.02 and OAD 1.01 drivers are
included here. Either driver may be used to access the Bernoulli
drive. If you are using an earlier version of RCD, some of the
instruction may have to be adapted.
2B. Test Suite
Hardware: Bernoulli Transportable Drive + 90 meg cartridges
Iomega PC2B/50 Host Adapter
386/33 DX, standard VGA, 1.2 and 1.44 floppy drives
Software: DR DOS ver 6.0, APRIL '92 Release
Iomega RCD Utilities ver 7.02
Iomega DOS OAD Utilities ver 1.01
IBMBIO.315
RCS.EXE
Section 3
Creating a bootable 90 meg Bernoulli drive using RCD
Utilities
3A. Preparing the Host Adapter for use with RCD Utilities ver 7.02
1. The PC2B/50 Host Adapter board has a default port address
340h. Determine if this address needs to be changed to avoid
conflict with any other hardware, such as a network card. Make
any changes according to the Iomega instruction manual.
2. Default ROM address is set at CC00. Determine if alternate
address C800 does not conflict with other hardware, such as a
high resolution graphics card. If there is no conflict, follow
the instructions to move the ROM address to C800. This address
will yield more contiguous upper memory blocks which can be
addressed by the DR DOS memory manager.
3. Follow the Iomega instruction manual to install the PC2B/50
board into the computer, cable to the Bernoulli drive, turn on
the Bernoulli drive, and insert cartridge.
3B. Preparing the Bernoulli drive with RCD Utilities ver 7.02
1. Start the computer with the DR DOS Startup disk in drive A.
2. From the Install menu choose F10 - exit to DOS.
3. Format a bootable floppy diskette in the A drive. Using a
diskette of the correct density for the drive, type
FORMAT A: /S
DR DOS will prompt you to swap diskettes when necessary. If
using a diskette of another density, refer to DR DOS 6 User
Guide for specific settings.
4. Execute the Iomega utility program INSTALL.EXE from drive B to
install the RCD device drivers to the new diskette in drive A.
The program will create a CONFIG.SYS file which loads the RCD
driver.
5. Reboot with the new diskette to load the RCD.SYS driver and
access the Bernoulli cartridge.
6. DR DOS cannot format or sys the Bernoulli drive. Execute the
RCD Utility to format the Bernoulli cartridge and copy the
operating system.
** Be certain to select "Copy system to formatted disk."**
7. Continue the RCD utility to install the drivers to the
Bernoulli drive.
3C. Manual installation of DR DOS to the Bernoulli drive with RCD
drivers
1. Reboot from drive C (the Bernoulli drive).
2. Create a DRDOS directory using the following command:
MD C:\DRDOS
3. Insert the original DR DOS Startup diskette into A drive.
4. Copy all DR DOS files into the C:\DRDOS directory. For each
diskette except Viewmax, use the following command:
COPY A:\*.* C:\DRDOS
5. The Viewmax diskette has subdirectories. To copy
subdirectories use the following command:
C:\DRDOS\XCOPY A:\*.* C:\DRDOS /S
6. Rename the Install program using the following command:
REN C:\DRDOS\INSTALL.EXE C:\DRDOS\SETUP.EXE
7. Create DR DOS configuration files by running Setup. Setup will
create CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT with your customized
selections. To run Setup, type SETUP at the prompt.
8. After running Setup, install the two DR DOS files for
Bernoulli. Assuming that you have obtained PATCH315.ZIP and
RCS.ZIP from the DR DOS Host System and used PKUNZIP to
extract the files, put the diskette with the extracted files
in the A drive and use the following commands:
C:\DRDOS\XCOPY A:\IBMBIO.315 C:\IBMBIO.COM /RH
COPY A:\RCS.EXE C:\
9. Edit the CONFIG.SYS to configure RCD.SYS. Type the following
command to start Editor:
C:\DRDOS\EDITOR C:\CONFIG.SYS
If you are not familiar with Editor, consult the DR DOS User
Guide for keyboard commands. You will want to move the line
"DEVICE=RCD.SYS" so that it is loaded after any memory
drivers. If you are running a 80386 system, place the
following lines immediately after the DR DOS memory manager
(EMM386.SYS) device line:
HIDEVICE = C:\RCD.SYS
HIDEVICE = C:\DRDOS\PCKWIK.SYS
Save the new CONFIG.SYS by typing <CTRL>KX.
10. Edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT to load RCS.EXE. Start Editor and insert
either of the following commands:
C:\RCS or HILOAD C:\RCS.EXE
Any HILOAD command must be executed before MEMMAX -U. If you
do not use the memory manager or if the command is executed
after MEMMAX -U, RCS.EXE will automatically load into
conventional memory. See the DR DOS User Guide for a complete
description of MEMMAX and HILOAD. Save the new AUTOEXEC.BAT by
typing <CTRL>KX.
11. Bernoulli drive preparation is complete. Reboot to load DR DOS
configured with RCD.SYS.
Section 4
Creating a bootable 90 meg Bernoulli drive using OAD Utilities
4A. Preparing the Host Adapter for use with the DOS OAD Utilities
ver 1.01
1. The PC2B/50 Host Adapter board has a default port address
340h. Determine if this address needs to be changed to avoid
conflict with any other hardware, such as a network card. Make
any changes according to the Iomega instruction manual.
2. Default ROM address is set at CC00. Set ROM address to NONE.
*******
OADUTIL ver 1.01 will not format a bootable Bernoulli drive if ROM
addressing is enabled and there is no fixed drive on the system.
Workaround is to disable ROM addressing or boot from a fixed drive
before running OADUTIL.
*******
3. Follow the Iomega instruction manual to install the PC2B/50
board into the computer, cable to the Bernoulli drive, turn on
the Bernoulli drive, and insert cartridge.
4B. Preparing the Bernoulli drive with DOS OAD Utilities ver 1.01
1. Start the computer with the DR DOS Startup disk in drive A.
2. From the Install menu choose F10 - exit to DOS.
3. Format a bootable floppy diskette in the A drive. Using a
diskette of the correct density for the drive, type
FORMAT A: /S
DR DOS will prompt you to swap diskettes when necessary. If
using a diskette of another density, refer to DR DOS 6 User
Guide for specific settings.
4. Execute the Iomega utility program INSTALL.EXE from drive B to
install the device drivers to the diskette in drive A. The
program will create a CONFIG.SYS file which loads the OAD
drivers.
5. Reboot with the new diskette to load the OAD drivers and
access the Bernoulli cartridge.
6. DR DOS cannot format or sys the Bernoulli drive. Execute
OADUTIL.EXE to format the Bernoulli cartridge and copy the
operating system.
** Be certain to select "Copy system to formatted disk."**
7. Continue OADUTIL.EXE to install the DOSOAD drivers to the
Bernoulli drive.
8. Turn off the system and configure the host adaptor for a ROM
address. Determine if alternate address C800 does not
conflict with other hardware, such as a high resolution
graphics card. If there is no conflict, follow the
instructions to move the ROM address to C800. This address
will yield more contiguous upper memory blocks which can be
addressed by the DR DOS memory manager.
4C. Manual installation of DR DOS to the Bernoulli drive with OAD
drivers
1. Reboot from drive C (the Bernoulli drive).
2. Create a DRDOS directory using the following command:
MD C:\DRDOS
3. Insert the original DR DOS Startup diskette into A drive.
4. Copy all DR DOS files into the C:\DRDOS directory. For each
diskette except Viewmax, use the following command:
COPY A:\*.* C:\DRDOS
5. The Viewmax diskette has subdirectories. To copy
subdirectories use the following command:
C:\DRDOS\XCOPY A:\*.* C:\DRDOS /S
6. Rename the Install program using the following command:
REN C:\DRDOS\INSTALL.EXE C:\DRDOS\SETUP.EXE
7. Create DR DOS configuration files by running Setup. Setup will
create CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT with your customized
selections. To run Setup, type SETUP at the prompt.
8. After running Setup, install the two DR DOS files for
Bernoulli. Assuming that you have obtained PATCH315.ZIP and
RCS.ZIP from the DR DOS Host System and used PKUNZIP to
extract the files, put the diskette with the extracted files
in the A drive and use the following commands:
C:\DRDOS\XCOPY A:\IBMBIO.315 C:\IBMBIO.COM /RH
COPY A:\RCS.EXE C:\
9. Edit the CONFIG.SYS to configure DOSOAD drivers. Type the
following command to start Editor:
C:\DRDOS\EDITOR C:\CONFIG.SYS
If you are not familiar with Editor, consult the DR DOS User
Guide for keyboard commands. You will want to move the OAD
driver lines so that the drivers are loaded after any memory
drivers. If you are running a 80386 system, place the
following lines immediately after the DR DOS memory manager
(EMM386.SYS) device line:
a) If EMM386.SYS does not load a LIM frame (/F=NONE)
DEVICE = C:\OADDOS\DOSCFG.EXE /L=001 /M1 /V
HIDEVICE = C:\OADDOS\DOSOAD.SYS /S
HIDEVICE = C:\DRDOS\PCKWIK.SYS
b) If EMM386.SYS loads a LIM frame (/F=AUTO)
DEVICE = C:\OADDOS\DOSCFG.EXE /L=001 /M1 /V
DEVICE = C:\OADDOS\DOSOAD.SYS /S
DEVICE = C:\DRDOS\PCKWIK.SYS
********
Some systems will halt if HIDEVICE=C:\OADDOS\DOSOAD.SYS is used
after the LIM frame is enabled. We recommend that you DO NOT use
HIDEVICE in this configuration.
********
Adjust the OAD driver switches as recommended by Iomega.
10. Save the new CONFIG.SYS by typing <CTRL>KX.