NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #30/NN_1992_30.iso/spool/comp/os/os2/misc/39531

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From: [e-mail] (Anibal Jodorcovsky)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Dual Boot not working!!!
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Date: 16 Dec 92 01:41:51 GMT
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Hi all!!!

A couple of months ago I installed OS2 with the Boot Manager.
And I started having problems with my internal modem, it just
wouldn't connect, or sometimes it worked and others didn't.
After trying all out, I reformatted the whole drive but this
time without the boot manager, and lo and behold everything
came back to normal.
So I forgot about OS2, but now, I have more time and after reading
the installation guide found out about the Dual Boot feature.
I reformatted my whole drive again, and installed DOS 5.0 and
after that installed OS2, both in the same startable drive, ie C:
BUT, in the installation guide says that I have to have command.com
for the command interpreter, but I am using 4dos, but I guessed
it wouldn't make any difference, the thing is that when I tried
to install os2 a screen showed up telling me to change my config.sys
to have the shell=command.com, I went on, and installed os2.
I tried to reboot, and it doesn't work! I got the os2 loading screen,
but after that a black screen salutes and there it dies!
So I rebooted with floppies, and went to my root directory, changing
my config.sys and autoexec.bat from DOS back again, now I have
access to the machine, but the question is:

Can I use the Dual Boot feature when I am using 4dos or I ought to
have command.com as the command interpreter?????

Any comments will be greatly appreciated!!!

-Anibal Jodorcovsky
 [e-mail]