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- From: joiner@myria.cs.umn.edu (Jay K. Joiner)
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- Subject: Re: CD Beta Installation
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- Date: 5 Nov 92 18:36:25 GMT
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- In <5NOV199209232343@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov> smbrush@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (Andy Brush @Sverdrup) writes:
-
- >I tried to install the OS/2 2.X beta from CD-ROM last night, with no luck.
- >On the second disk, "Disk One", after a lengthy wait looking at the
- >"Loading, Please Wait" message, the system got stuck in what seemed to be a
- >loop: The Diskette would be accessed, the CD activity light would blink
- >for a second or two, the message "CD-ROM not found, installation aborted"
- >would flash on my screen, and the process would repeat. I let this
- >continue for 20 or 30 cycles before resetting the system.
-
- I have the same behavior with my system. What works for me is to Ctrl-Alt-Del
- at this point and start over with the Installation disk followed by disk 1.
- For me, it always works after the second try. I also have to do this after
- each cold start. The boot will stop saying "No SCSI devices found...", but
- will find the CD after Ctrl-Alt-Del.
-
- >I have a Gateway 386/25, Micronics, Phoenix BIOS, IDE drives, 8 Mb RAM on
- >motherboard... a plain vanilla system with no wierd adapters or features.
- >The CD-ROM is the IBM discount package from CD Technology, which is a
- >Toshiba drive and a FD-850-MEX SCSI adapter. CD access works perfectly
- >under the GA OS, which is presently installed.
-
- I also have the CD Technology drive and card.
-
- >I used the installation program to set up the CONFIG.SYS in the boot
- >diskette with FD8XX.ADD, and tried both the CDROM.SYS driver and the
- >CDROM_G.SYS driver, with the same results. I tried using SCSI address 0
- >and 2 with each combination of drivers.
-
- I'm using the FD850IBM.ADD driver with mine and CDROM.SYS. I'm using
- SCSI address 3.
-
- >If anyone has installed the beta from CD-ROM, particularly using equipment
- >similar to mine, I'd appreciate a note describing how you did it. Thanks
- >in advance.
-
- I'm confident this technique will work for you. Note, during the install
- process, you'll have to follow the tips about multiple BASEDEV statements
- in CONFIG.SYS in the instructions. If you're using HPFS, then I recommend
- making the single boot disk as soon as possible to simplify these
- modifications. Don't hesitate to email me. I've re-installed from the
- DAP CD at least 10 times now trying things out, and I think I understand
- all the nuances by now.
-