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- 1 -Step One: Installation
OS/2 Warp, Applications, Drivers
by Jim Gillig
Before you can use it, you have to install it -- whether it's an
application, an operating system, or a device driver. If OS/2
comes pre-loaded on a new computer, it has already been
installed and tested for that system configuration by the
computer manufacturer or distributor and is ready to run. If
you are purchasing a new computer, ask your dealer for
pre-installed OS/2 computer systems. Otherwise, ask for the OS/2
Warp product at your software dealer and install it yourself.
This article explains how.
Easy Installation
The simplest way to install OS/2 is through the Easy
Installation option. This option, along with the Advanced
Installation option, appears on the OS/2 Welcome screen that is
displayed after inserting the OS/2 Warp Install diskette into
the A: drive and restarting your computer. Easy Installation
will install all of OS/2 onto C:, or the hard disk you specify,
with a single pushbutton. The installation process prompts you
for the installation diskettes or for the single CD-ROM disk, if
your computer has a CD-ROM drive, as it proceeds.
Installation is easy for the user because the OS/2 Warp
installation program automatically detects most installed
hardware devices. It then displays the System Configuration
allowing you to confirm or change the setup. The setup options
include:
Country and keyboard choices for your locale (like United States
or France)
Type of mouse and type of video display
Devices attached to your system (e.g. Printers, CD-ROM,
Multimedia, modems, etc.)
To confirm the setup, select the OK pushbutton. Then you will
be prompted to insert and switch the remaining installation
diskettes, or just the single CD-ROM disk, until the
installation process completes. In just a few steps your OS/2
operating system is installed. The system then contains the
complete OS/2 operating system including the required system
device drivers and WIN-OS/2 for running Windows applications if
you installed the fullpack version of OS/2 Warp.
When you restart your computer, OS/2 comes up running the
Workplace Shell as the Desktop. The Desktop provides drag and
drop control, making it easy to run applications, create and
print documents, communicate with other users and online
services. To acquaint yourself with the system, one of the
first OS/2 applications you can run is the tutorial. This is a
words-and-pictures illustration of most system features that
lets you learn by doing. Also right after installation is a good
time to send in your OS/2 registration for user information and
IBM support.
Advanced Installation
Some users may want to use the Advanced Installation option.
For example, a user can create multiple partitions so he can run
multiple operating systems or versions. Another user may want to
set up different logical drives for organizing and protecting
his applications and files. The advanced installation process
takes you through the steps to choose these and other options.
Advanced Installation displays the OS/2 Setup And Installation
panel. This panel allows you to select additional features for
your system. These advanced features (see below) require
additional memory and that's why they are options. The memory
required for each feature is displayed on the OS/2 Setup and
Installation panel. It also shows the total memory required for
the selected features and your total available memory.
Documentation (OS/2 tutorial, commands and information)
Fonts (additional system video fonts)
Optional System Utilities (disk, file, and program utilities)
Tools and Games (includes enhanced editor, chess, etc.)
OS/2 DOS Support (runs DOS applications)
WIN-OS/2 Support (runs Windows applications)
Multimedia Software Support (includes motion video & system
sounds)
High Performance File System (for improved program and file
access)
Serviceability & Diagnostic Aids (information collection for
servicing)
Optional Bit Maps (additional desktop background pictures)
Anything you don't install at this time can be installed later
and anything you do install can later be uninstalled. (See the
Up and Running Section.)
Up And Running
After the OS/2 system is up and running, you can make
configuration changes by choosing the Selective Install object.
This action brings up the same System Configuration screen you
saw at the beginning of installation. You can then see and
change the current configuration information. It also brings up
the same OS/2 Setup And Installation screen you saw in Advanced
Installation. You can then select and install any of the
optional features you saw in Advanced Installation.
If later you decide you don't need some of the optional features
you installed, you can uninstall them. To display the OS/2 Setup
And Installation screen again for deselecting and uninstalling
features, choose the Selective Uninstall object. With Selective
Install and Uninstall, OS/2 is flexible to accommodate system
changes and growth.
To find the Selective Install and Selective Uninstall objects on
the Desktop, move the mouse pointer to the OS/2 System object
and open it. Once inside the System Setup object go to the
System Setup folder and open it. There you will see these
objects (icons):
Selective Install object
Device Driver Install object
Add Programs object
Selective Uninstall object
This shows how easy it is to use OS/2's Workplace Shell to
perform installation and configuration tasks in OS/2 Warp.
Device Driver Install and Add Programs will be covered in
following sections.
BonusPak Installation
The BonusPak is a collection of innovative and useful OS/2
applications that come with OS/2 Warp. Installation of the
BonusPak is optional and is done after you are up and running
with OS/2. The BonusPak is installed from its own set of
diskettes or from its single CD-ROM disk. The BonusPak
Installation Utility is used to install any combination of the
following BonusPak applications:
IBM Works (productivity applications like a word processor,
spreadsheet, database, time mangement system and more)
IBM Internet Connection for OS/2 (for access to the Internet)
IBM Multimedia Viewer (organize and manage image, audio, video
data)
IBM Person to Person for OS/2 (for desktop conferencing)
System Information Tool (for system configuration information)
CompuServe Information Manager for OS/2 (for access to
CompuServe)
FaxWorks for OS/2 (create, send, receive, print faxes)
HyperACCESS Lite for OS/2 (for managing a modem and file
transfer)
Video IN for OS/2 (record digital video for OS/2 multimedia
playback)
The BonusPak applications also demonstrate the wide variety of
technology that the OS/2 operating system supports such as
multimedia, fax, Internet access and conferencing.
Application Installation
OS/2 Warp makes installing and running new applications easy. To
install an OS/2 application on your computer, just follow these
steps:
1. Insert its install diskette into drive A:
2. Find the Desktop object for drive A: and point to it with the
mouse
3. Double mouse-click drive A: object to open it and show
diskette contents
4. From its contents, select and double click on the
application's install object.
This starts installing the OS/2 application and copying its
files to the computer's hard disk. It should result in creation
of a program object (icon) you can easily use to start the
application from the Desktop. Just point at the icon and double
click it with the mouse.
To install a DOS application open a DOS Command Prompt and
follow the application's install instructions. To install a
Windows application open a WIN-OS/2 Command Prompt and follow
the application's install instructions.
Some applications may not place a program object in a folder or
on the Desktop during their installation. Without the program
object, you cannot use the easy point and click characteristics
of the Workplace Shell to start the program. To correct this
situation just do the following steps. From the System Setup
folder within the OS/2 System folder:
1. Select and open the Add Programs (or the Migrate
Applications) object
2. Select Add new programs
3. Select OK to complete creation of program objects.
OS/2 Warp two convenient ways to start applications. If you
want an application to automatically start every time you start
your computer, you can drag and drop its application program
object onto the Startup folder on the Desktop. To quickly start
applications from the Desktop with a single mouse click, you
can drag and drop application program objects (icons) onto the
Desktop's LaunchPad where it will always be visible.
For Developers
As a separate product, IBM offers the Software Installer that
can be used by a developer to create an application's
installation program for both OS/2 and Windows applications. It
saves development time by providing a consistent set of
installation tools.
The Software Installer is available from IBM on The Developer
Connection for OS/2 Volume 7 CD-ROM disk. For information, see
The Developer Connection for OS/2 Common Questions and Answers
on CompuServe. Type GO OS2DF2 and see file dpromo.txt in library
17, IBM files. (See the Warped, Etc. section of this newsletter
to see how to subscribe to The Developer Connection for OS/2.)
Application Migration
OS/2, DOS, and Windows applications that were already installed
on the computer disk for use with another operating system or
earlier version of OS/2 will automatically be migrated for
running with OS/2 Warp after it is installed and started for the
first time. OS/2 Warp accomplishes this with its migration
database (DATABASE.DAT file) that contains the DOS and Windows
settings and OS/2 parameters for hundreds of applications and
games that have been tested for running well with OS/2 Warp. See
the Add Programs object and its on-line help information.
Device Driver Installation
OS/2 Warp comes with hundreds of tested device and printer
drivers. OS/2 determines and installs what's needed for your
computer configuration. If OS/2 does not include a device driver
that you need, you can easily install it yourself.
Many devices that attach to a computer such as a CD-ROM, fax, or
mouse come with a device driver diskette. The device driver
diskette contains the program needed by OS/2 to operate the
device. To install a device driver follow these steps:
1. Select and open the Device Driver Install object from OS/2
System Setup object
2. Insert the device driver install diskette into A:
3. Select the Install pushbutton
4. Select the OK pushbutton to complete installation of the
device driver.
Printer device drivers are installed just as easily. To install
a printer driver for an existing printer object follow these
steps:
1. Select and open the printer object from the Desktop
2. Select the Settings of the printer object
3. Select the Printer Driver tab (New Printer Driver window
appears)
4. Select Other OS/2 printer driver for a driver diskette that
didn't come with OS/2
5. Insert the printer driver diskette
6. Select Refresh pushbutton to display the printer drivers that
are on the diskette
7. Select the printer driver you need
8. Select OK pushbutton to complete printer driver installation.
Printer objects exist to simplify and tie together the
functional relationships among a printer device, a printer
driver, and its printer properties. A printer object can
represent a local desktop printer or a remote network printer.
OS/2 Warp also makes it easy to create additional printer
objects for multiple printers, to change the OS/2 printer driver
used by a printer object, and install a printer driver for
Windows applications in a WIN-OS/2 session. For information on
how to do these tasks, see the chapter on Setting Up Printers in
the OS/2 Warp User's Guide.
Troubleshooting
Following the Easy or Advanced Installation process for OS/2
should result in a smooth install. If not, see the User's Guide
to OS/2 Warp for the chapter on Solving Installation Problems.
It explains actions to take for error messages if any occur
during installation, provides solutions to some common hardware
problems like video or CD-ROM, and explains how to get Service
and Support from IBM. (See the Getting Started article in the
Warped, Etc. section of the newsletter.)
OS/2 comes with many tested CD-ROM device drivers. However, new
CD-ROM drives become available all the time. If you cannot
access your CD-ROM when trying to install from the OS/2 compact
disk, the User's Guide provides directions for adding a new
CD-ROM manufacturer supplied device driver to OS/2 diskette 1.
(Two starter diskettes accompany the OS/2 CD-ROM disk.) There
are also instructions for creating a complete set of OS/2
installation diskettes from the OS/2 compact disk if you can
access the CD-ROM drive using DOS.
Any device with a device driver not currently included with OS/2
can be installed by following the instructions in the OS/2
User's Guide. The device driver code may be obtained from the
manufacturer or from a bulletin board service. Ask IBM (See the
list of IBM phone numbers for your country in the Warped, Etc.
Section of this newsletter), your computer manufacturer, device
manufacturer, or dealer for more information about OS/2 device
drivers.
Hardware Configuration
OS/2 is continually being tested across the broad spectrum of
computer and peripheral device manufacturers. Yet the most
frequently reported problem when installing OS/2 is with
hardware configurations and devices. What's the reason for this?
Your system hardware configuration includes the processor and
memory, diskette, hard disk , and CD-ROM drives, video,
printers, other peripheral devices and adapter cards. All these
components and their subparts may come from many manufacturers
around the world. Hardware specifications may vary and new
hardware is continually and rapidly being introduced.
Manufacturers, distributors, and end users combine hardware in a
multitude of configurations. As a consequence of all this
dynamic activity, a new device may not be correctly detected, a
device driver may not be readily available, or a particular
hardware configuration may have escaped testing with software.
When buying new equipment, ask for OS/2-supported hardware. Also
call or write your computer manufacturer, device manufacturer
and distributor to request pre-installed and OS/2-tested
computer systems and devices. IBM continually tests and updates
OS/2 for computers and devices through new releases of OS/2 and
through IBM Service and Support for OS/2.
Getting Started
You now know all about installing OS/2 Warp, applications and
device drivers. After installing OS/2 Warp, use its on-line
help, documentation, and tutorial to learn more about OS/2. To
discover the full power of OS/2 Warp, navigate the OS/2
Workplace Shell desktop, explore the different folders and the
options within folders. The OS/2 operating system is rich with
function and the intuitive user interface makes discovering its
capabilities easy and rewarding. The more familiar you get with
it, the more productive you will become.
Trademarks
Trademarks of IBM Corp. in the United States or other countries
used in this paper are: IBM, IBM Works, IBM Person to Person
for OS/2, Multimedia Viewer, OS/2, OS/2 Warp, Software
Installer, The Developer Connection for OS/2, VideoIN for OS/2,
WIN-OS/2, Workplace Shell.
Trademarks of other companies and owners are: CompuServe by
CompuServe Inc., FaxWorks by SofNet Inc., HyperACCESS Lite by
Hilgraeve Inc., Intel by Intel Inc., PCMCIA by Personal
Computer Memory Card International, Windows by Microsoft Corp.