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- Subject: Re: Reformat needed to install 2.1 over 2.1 beta?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan5.054214.22544@actrix.gen.nz>
- From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 05:42:14 GMT
- Sender: Steve.Withers@actrix.gen.nz (Steve Withers)
- References: <1993Jan2.221103.8199@wam.umd.edu> <1ia6thINN4i@hpscit.sc.hp.com> <1993Jan5.024123.25620@midway.uchicago.edu>
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- In article <1993Jan5.024123.25620@midway.uchicago.edu> pynq@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
- >
- > Well, I just got the 2.1 beta CD and started reading the notes that came
- > with it. There seem to be references to a sort of "chicken-and-egg"
- > problem, that makes it sound like you *do* need your current version of
- > OS/2 in order to install the beta from the CD. That is, there are
- > references to needing the CD to be set up and supported (I.e., OS/2
- > drivers installed and working) in order for the install of the beta from
- > CD to work. Have I got this right? (I hope this is *not* the case, and
- > that I am misreading things...)
-
- I think that it might be wise to extract the disk images from the CD and get
- them all on to floppies before you tried to install......this means you only
- have to be able to access your CD-ROM from a DOS session in order to get what
- you need.
-
- If you have a CD accessible from OS/2, then you probably can install it direct
- from the CD.....though recovery in the event of a failed install would be a
- pain in the butt.
-
- Steve
-
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