Re: Blessing OS/2 boot file.
1994-05-20 14:28:27
In <1994May19.184233.15678 AT draper DOT com>, SPGJAF AT cmsa.berkeley DOT edu
(Joseph A.
Faracchio) writes:
>Barry:
> Great! Now, IF I put together a 1 or 2 disk (2.88) OS/2 system that can
>run ADSM and have network access it means I can restore a bootable OS/2
>partition, be it extended-logical or even primary???
>
>If that's so then WHY does the .OPT file suggest NOT backing up OS2LDR
>and Kernel???? %#(
>thanks ... cheers .. joe.f.
>
>On Thu, 19 May 1994 08:57:04 MST Barry Fruchtman said:
>>Ref: Your note of Wed, 18 May 1994 22:41:10 PDT
>>
>> You "bless" OS/2 by running sysinstx.
>>
>>Barry Fruchtman
>>ADSM Server Development
The only thing I exclude is swapper.dat. I have built an OS/2
standalone restore for tcpip on 4 diskettes and it works. To start,
follow the procedures in chapters 4 and 6 of the redbook GG24-3780-01
(or higher) to make the boot disks for an OS/2 remote install using
NFS. Then retailor this so that you don't actually go into the
install but instead get an A: prompt. Make a 3rd disk containing
miscallaneous stuff for fixing up disks -
The volume label in drive A is ADSM_SA3.
The Volume Serial Number is 25ED:5415
Directory of A:\
MOUNT EXE 23415 6-22-93 11:04a
ROUTE EXE 13487 12-10-92 8:33p
NFSCTL EXE 92611 8-05-93 10:23a
CHKDSK COM 68656 4-29-93 9:36p
CMD EXE 90624 4-29-93 9:41p
NFSBIOD EXE 41961 7-12-93 11:47a
TCPINST2 EXE 106207 8-12-93 4:12p
UNZIP DLL 92080 8-02-93 10:44a
DISKNUM 2 13 4-12-93 10:51a
RPCDLL DLL 46903 12-10-92 8:39p
TCPIPDLL DLL 40995 12-17-92 6:00a
ETC <DIR> 11-05-93 1:31p
FDISK COM 105399 4-29-93 9:20p
FORMAT COM 66832 4-29-93 9:49p
LABEL COM 33805 4-29-93 9:52p
OSO001 MSG 171340 3-30-92 12:00p
UHPFS DLL 179872 4-29-93 9:01p
T2 EXE 9755 8-05-92 9:12a
THELP HLP 14597 8-05-92 9:12a
19 file(s) 1198552 bytes used
237056 bytes free
Make a 4th disk with DSMC.EXE on it and the other stuff it needs -
The volume label in drive A is ADSM_SA4.
The Volume Serial Number is 25E4:3415
Directory of A:\
DSCAMENG TXT 150528 8-25-93 10:56a
DSM OPT 74 11-05-93 3:12p
DSMC EXE 411987 6-22-93 8:30a
DSMERROR LOG 1020 10-19-93 11:25a
DSMO HLP 44663 6-22-93 8:30a
DSMSYS HLP 8399 6-22-93 8:30a
T2 EXE 9755 8-05-92 9:12a
TCPIPDLL DLL 40995 12-17-92 6:00a
ETC <DIR> 11-05-93 2:40p
THELP HLP 14597 8-05-92 9:12a
10 file(s) 682018 bytes used
Directory of A:\ETC
<DIR> 11-05-93 2:40p
. <DIR> 11-05-93 2:40p
HOSTS 24 7-13-92 5:01p
PROTOCOL 871 3-14-91 1:54p
RESOLV 74 10-27-93 3:40p
RPC 1141 3-09-92 4:52p
SERVICES 5089 4-27-93 9:44a
7 file(s) 7199 bytes used
Total files listed:
17 file(s) 689217 bytes used
757248 bytes free
Note that some files are duplicated between disks 3 and 4. You need
to have the some of the tcpip stuff on the disk when it is needed.
I have used this many times with good success. In particular, I
have dropped partitions, resized them, and restored. The restored
OS/2 booted without any further action. I was using the bootmanager
and booting a logical partition.
The tcpip for os/2 2.0 install guide has a procedure similar to
the one in the redbook for making the first 2 diskettes.
T2.exe is the Tiny editor available from EWS at
Software.watson.ibm.com.
Bill Colwell
C. S. Draper Lab
Email: BColwell AT draper DOT com
Voice: 617-258-1550
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