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- From: jdowdal@wam.umd.edu (John Dowdal)
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- Subject: Re: 2.1 beta: is it possible to install directly from the cd-rom?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan12.162607.23760@wam.umd.edu>
- Date: 12 Jan 93 16:26:07 GMT
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- In article <APOULSEN.93Jan12004758@alfredo.mit.edu> apoulsen@athena.mit.edu (Andy Poulsen) writes:
- >hi,
- >
- >from the postings i've seen on the 2.1 beta (since i arrived back from
- >vacation) it appears to me that it is not possible to install the 2.1
- >beta directly from the cd-rom i.e. you have to create floppies from the
- >cd-rom and then install. is this in fact the case? or am i mistaken
- >(hopefully) and it's possible to install directly?
- >
-
- >andy poulsen * apoulsen@athena.mit.edu, andy@huey.jpl.nasa.gov
- >MIT mechanical engineering * ***********************************************
- >jpl technical staff * "we engineers have a saying:
- >(617) 227-7655 * we may be dumb, but we're slow..."
-
- Yes, if you have a SCSI CD-ROM drive that is supported. Here is the
- table that is in the little photocopied install packet for the beta:
-
- Manufacturer CD-ROM model
- Hitachi CDR-1650S, CDR-1750S, CDR-3650, CDR-3750
- IBM CD-ROM I, CD-ROM II
- NEC CDR-36, CDR-37, CDR-72, CDR-73, CDR-74, CDR-82, CDR-83, CDR-84
- Panasonic CR-501, LK-MC501S
- Sony CDU-541, CDU-561, CDU-6111, CDU-6211, CDU-7211
- Texel DM-3021, DM-3024, DM-5021, DM-5024
- Toshiba XM-3201, XM-3301
-
- Manufacturer SCSI Adapter or Interface
- Adaptec AIC 6260; AHA 1510/1512/1520/1522; AHA 1540/1542/1544;
- AHA 1640/1642/1644; AHA 1740/1742/1744 (standard mode
- operation) (enhanced mode operation)
- Distributed Processing Technology (DPT)
- PM2011/2012
- Future Domain TMC-850/860/875/885; TMC-1660/1670/1680; MCS-600/700;
- TMC-7000EX, TMC-8501IBM
- IBM PS/2 SCSI Adapter; PS/2 SCSI Adapter with cache
-
- "CD-ROM Drives and SCSI Adapters with Special Requirements:
-
- CD-ROM Model SCSI Adapter
- Hitachi CDR-1750S Adaptec AHA-1740/1742/1744: Both parity and synchronous
- negotiation must be disabled through EISA system setup for
- the attached CD-ROM drive.
-
- NEC CDR-36, CDR-37 * IBM SCSI adapter: not supported
- * IBM SCSI adapter with cache: not supported
- * Future Domain TMC-7000EX: not supported
- * Adaptec (All adapters except AHA-174X): Parity must
- be disabled on card jumper
- * Adaptec AHA-1740/1742/1744: Both parity and
- synchronous negotiation must be disabled through
- EISA system setup for the attached CD-ROM drive.
-
- NEC CDR-72, CDR-73, Adaptec AHA-1740/1742/1744: Both parity and
- CDR-74, CDR-82, synchronous negotiation must be disabled through
- CDR-83, CDR-84 EISA system setup for the attached CD-ROM drive.
-
- Panasonic (all * IBM SCSI adapter: not supported
- models) * IBM SCSI adapter with cache: The Panasonic drive
- will identify itself as 8 separate drives during PS/2
- system setup. You must disable presence-error
- reporting of all 8 CD-ROM drives by selecting Set
- and View SCSI device configuration on the PS/2
- Reference diskette.
-
- Pioneer DRM-600 * This drive is supported for data access only; audio
- support is not provided.
- * If this drive is attached to an Adaptec, Future Domain,
- or DPT SCSI adapter, the /ET parameter switch must
- be added to the BASEDEV=statement for the adapter
- device driver (.ADD file). For example,
- BASEDEV=FD8XX.ADD /ET.
-
- Sony CDU-541, Future Domain TMC-7000EX: not supported
- CDU-6211, CDU-7211
-
- Texel DM-3021, * IBM SCSI adapter: not supported
- DM-5021 * IBM SCSI adapter with cache: not supported
- * Future Domain TMC-7000EX: not supported
-
- Texel DM-3024, * IBM SCSI adapter: not supported
- DM-5024 * IBM SCSI adapter with cache: not supported
- * Future Domain TMC-1650, TMC-1660, TMC-1670,
- TMC-1680: not supported
-
-
-
- ---------------------
- Disclaimer:
- This is directly quoted from the "Important! Read Before You Install OS/2
- 2.1 Beta Operating System" without permission.
- I am not responsible for any errors or omissions.
- The license on the CD-ROM does mention printed documentation, so distribution
- of this file appears to be legal.
- This file (C) Copyright 1993 John Dowdal
-