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- APAR PJ08730 -
-
- PROBLEM: OS/2 2.1 hangs or traps after LOGO on DISK 1
- when installing from a 3.5"/1.44MB floppy drive.
-
- WORKAROUND: Place the files in a different sequence on DISK 1
- by making a replacement copy of the disk and using
- the replacement to install OS/2.
-
-
- MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING DISKETTES:
-
- One 3.5" (1.44) Replacement Disk 1
-
- One 3.5" (1.44) Temporary Disk 1
-
-
- FOR COMPUTERS WITH ONE 3.5" 1.44MB DRIVE:
- --- --------- ---- --- ---- ------ -----
-
-
- COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING STEPS
-
-
-
- 1) Boot with 3.5" DOS diskette
-
- o Insert DOS Bootable diskette in Drive A:
-
- o Boot system (Ctrl-Alt-Del or Power On Computer)
-
- o Remove DOS diskette from Drive A:
-
-
-
- 2) MAKING A REPLACEMENT DISK 1
-
- (Insert 3.5" disk in Drive A:)
-
-
- - At the DOS A> prompt, type:
-
- FORMAT A: /V
-
- - Press ENTER key
-
- - Insert replacement diskette in Drive A:
-
- - Press ENTER key
-
- - When prompted for volume label, type:
-
- DISK 1 (Must have blank space between
- DISK and 1)
-
- - Press ENTER key
-
- - When asked if you want to format another, type:
-
- N
-
- - Press ENTER key
-
- - Remove diskette from Drive A:
-
- - Label this diskette REPLACEMENT DISK 1 FOR OS/2 2.1
-
- - Insert DOS diskette in Drive A:
-
-
-
- 3) MAKE TEMPORARY COPY OF DISK 1
-
- - Make DISKCOPY of ORIGINAL OS/2 2.1 Disk 1 to the
- TEMPORARY DISK 1
-
-
- - At DOS A> prompt, type:
-
- DISKCOPY A: A:
-
- - Press ENTER key
-
- - When prompted to insert SOURCE diskette,
-
- insert the Original OS/2 2.1 Disk 1
-
- - Press ENTER key
-
- - When prompted to insert TARGET diskette,
-
- insert the Temporary Disk 1
-
- - Press ENTER key
-
- - Inserting of SOURCE(ORIGINAL) & TARGET(TEMPORARY)
- diskettes may be repeated several times.
-
- - When asked to copy another diskette, type
-
- N
-
-
-
- 4) Insert TEMPORARY disk in Drive A:
-
- In this step, files on the TEMPORARY DISK 1 (SOURCE) will be
- copied to the REPLACEMENT DISK 1 (TARGET)
-
-
- - Erase Bundle from TEMPORARY DISK 1
-
- - At DOS A> prompt, type:
-
- ERASE BUNDLE
-
- - Press ENTER key
-
- - When prompted to insert disk with
- COMMAND.COM in drive A:
-
- Insert DOS diskette in Drive A:
-
- - Press ENTER key
-
- - At the DOS A> prompt, type:
-
- XCOPY A:*.* B: (Note B-drive is a
- pseudo drive)
- - Press Enter key
-
- - This process will take a lot of time due to the copying
- of the diskettes. Many insertions will take place.
-
- - When this above operation has completed,
- insert original DISK 1 from OS/2 package:
-
- OS/2 Disk 1 in Drive A:
-
- - At the DOS A> prompt, type:
-
- COPY A:bundle B:
-
- - This time the ORIGINAL OS/2 2.1 DISK 1 is the SOURCE disk
- and the REPLACEMENT DISK 1 is the TARGET disk.
-
-
- 5) The REPLACEMENT DISK 1, just created should be used to
- install OS/2 2.1. Please KEEP the original DISK 1 that came
- with OS/2 2.1 diskettes in a safe place. However, remember
- to write an note to use the REPLACEMENT DISK 1 to install
- OS/2 2.1. After complete installation, there will not be a need
- to keep the TEMPORARY diskette.
-
-
-
- FOR COMPUTERS WITH TWO 3.5" 1.44MB DRIVE:
- --- --------- ---- --- ---- ------ -----
-
-
- 1) Boot with 3.5" DOS diskette
-
- o Insert DOS Bootable diskette in Drive A:
-
- o Boot system (Cntl-Alt-Del or Power on Computer)
-
- o Remove DOS diskette from Drive A:
-
-
-
- 2) MAKE TEMPORARY COPY OF DISK 1
-
- - Make DISKCOPY of Disk 1
-
- - Insert Original OS/2 2.1 Disk 1 in Drive A:
-
- - Insert TEMPORARY COPY of DISK 1 in Drive B:
-
- - At the DOS A> prompt, type:
-
- DISKCOPY A: B:
-
- - Press ENTER key
-
- - Press Enter Key for any prompt messages for
-
- SOURCE & TARGET diskettes.
-
- - When asked to copy another diskette, type:
-
- N
-
- - Press ENTER key
-
- - Remove TEMPORARY DISK 1 from Drive B:
- Label it TEMPORARY COPY of OS/2 2.1 DISK 1
-
- - When prompted to insert disk with
- COMMAND.COM in drive A:
-
- Insert DOS diskette in Drive A:
-
- - Press ENTER key
-
-
- 3) MAKE REPLACEMENT DISK 1
-
- - Insert REPLACEMENT DISK 1 into Drive B:
-
- - At DOS A> prompt, type:
-
- FORMAT B: /V
-
- - Press ENTER key
-
- - When prompted for volume label, type:
-
- DISK 1 (Must have blank space between
- DISK and 1)
-
- - Press ENTER key
-
- - When asked if you want to format another, type:
-
- N
-
- - Press ENTER key
-
- - Label formatted diskette REPLACEMENT DISK 1 for OS/2 2.1
-
- - Leave REPLACEMENT DISK 1 diskette in Drive B:
-
- - When prompted to insert disk with COMMAND.COM in drive A:
-
- Insert DOS diskette in Drive A:
-
- - Press ENTER key
-
- 4). Creating your REPLACEMENT DISK 1
-
- - Insert TEMPORARY OS/2 2.1 DISK 1 diskette in Drive A:
-
- - At the DOS A> prompt, type:
-
- Erase BUNDLE
-
- - Press ENTER key
-
- - At the DOS A> prompt, type:
-
- Copy A:*.* B:
-
- - Press ENTER key
-
- - Insert Original OS/2 DISK 1 in Drive A:
-
- - At the DOS A> prompt, type:
-
- Copy A:bundle B:
-
- - Press ENTER key
-
- - Remove Diskettes from Drive A: & B:
-
-
- 5) The REPLACEMENT DISK 1, just created should be used to
- install OS/2 2.1. Please KEEP the original DISK 1 that came
- with OS/2 diskettes in a safe place. However, suggested
- you write a note to use the REPLACEMENT DISK 1 to install
- OS/2 2.1. After installation is completed, there will not be a
- need to keep the 3.5" TEMPORARY DISK 1.