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- From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
- Subject: Re: HELP: Cannot install OS/2 - I get stumped after the HD Prep!
- Message-ID: <1992Jul21.144708.4004@midway.uchicago.edu>
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- Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
- References: <1992Jul21.035620.10107@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>
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- Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 14:47:08 GMT
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- First off, don't crosspost (ever) unless you have a darn good reason
- to. The newsgroup comp.os.os2 no longer exists and
- comp.os.os2.advocacy is not for resolving problems with the operating
- system itself.
-
- In article <1992Jul21.035620.10107@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> sundaram@cps.msu.edu (Divya Sundaram) writes:
- >I am a new OS/2 2.0 user and have serious problems w/ the OS. It seems to be
- >powerful but honestly IBM has done an extremely shoddy job on the installation
- >procedure and on the documents which are confusing to say the very least. What a
- >shoddy piece of work! I had high hopes for OS/2 2.0 -heard greta things about
- >it. But with the installation intructions and procedure so crappy, I am not
- >surprised that OS/2 has not won over too many people from Windoze. At least
- >windoze is easy to install and configure etc.Sheesh!
-
- When you run into a problem it suddenly becomes a "shoddy product."
- This varies with both products -- Windows has its share of troubles,
- and so does OS/2.
-
- >My problem is that I have the 5.25" version of the OS installation. Once I get
- >done with the Hard Disk prep and finish with disk #5 in the set, the install
- >program tells me it is time for the system configuration part of the install.
- >OK, it says take out the disk from the a: drive and press enter. I do this
- >as requested -and the machine simply sits there! I cannot go any further. I
- >doubt the problem is with my motherboard - since others with a similar setup
- >have been able to install the OS on their system - with difficulty - but they
- >at least got there. Is there a (or any patches I should know about?
-
- If that isn't a typo (Disk #5), then you have your CMOS setup
- parameters set incorrectly. In the 5.25 inch set it should go up to
- Disk #6 in the initial install phase. If it only goes up to Disk #5
- it thinks your floppies are 3.5 inch instead of 5.25 inch. Check your
- CMOS setup parameters and make sure your floppy disk drives are
- identified correctly.
-
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