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- From: mstaben@comtch.spk.wa.us (Matthew Staben)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: Help !! I'm having problems installing OS/2
- Message-ID: <DXymoB1w165w@comtch.spk.wa.us>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 19:06:24 GMT
- References: <2A7546CE.4DC6@tct.com>
- Sender: bbs@comtch.spk.wa.us (Waffle bbs)
- Organization: Waffle BBS at CompuTech Spokane, Washington
- Lines: 47
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- paul@tct.com (Paul Levin) writes:
-
- > Can someone tell me what's wrong -- I was installing OS/2, in dual boot mode
- > (existing FAT file system with DOS 5.0). My system is as follows --
- > 386 DX 33MHz, 8 Mbyte, AMI Bios,
- > 4096 Seagate (80 MBytes MFM), WD clone HFD-CC
- > Trident SVGA 1024x768 1 Mbyte
- > Fast Trap track ball on serial port 1
- > (uses DOS device driver to be Microsoft mouse compadable)
- >
- > Setup DOS 5.0 as per OS/2 installation manual.
- > Load OS/2 diskettes 1-6 & Installation Diskette --- took over 45 minutes.
- > System does a re-boot.
- > Gets to "Loading system -- please wait" -- several minutes of disk activity
- > then a black screen and no disk activity for many minutes.
- > I hit the reset button.
- > Then got
- > 4 minutes of "Loading system -- please wait" again
- > 2 min. black screen with cursor in upper left corner
- > 2 min. white screen
- > 2 min. white screen with little black clock
- > a second clock replaced with arrow
- > 7 min. black clock again
- > gave up -- turned machine off !!
- >
- > I have 2 questions --
- > 1) WHAT'S GOING ON ???
- > 2) How can I get my track ball to work with OS/2, since under DOS,
- > it requires that I load a device driver to make it Microsoft
- > compadible ?
- >
- > Please respond to Paul Levin -- paul@count.tct.com
- > or 813-969-3367
- >
-
-
- I know the symptoms! You need to get the disk fix from the IBM NSC
- BBS. Look for MFM/RLL fix. Follow the instructions exactly and your
- problems will be solved. The first five disks install quite quickly
- and you should be able to install the entire system in 30 minutes at
- the most.
-
- Matt
-
-
- mstaben@comtch.spk.wa.us _or_ mstaben@visual.spk.wa.us
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