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Date:	Sun, 25 Jan 2004 21:53:06 PST8
From:	waynec@linkline.com
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: Utility diskettes hanging

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Steven, I spoke too soon about the diskettes working... the disk drivers are
fine, but I can't get to the dvd or the cdrom. I hope you don't mind if I
send you the updated diskette config.sys and the hard drive config.sys for
another look.

Thanks,
Wayne

> In <20040120074020.61682.qmail@joan.linkline.com>, on 01/20/04
> at 07:40 AM, waynec@linkline.com said:
>
> OK. It's pretty obvious why the utility diskettes don't work. You are
> are not loading the drivers required by your hardware.
>
>>Diskette config.sys (which resides on DISK1,
>
> This is correct. That's where the kernel expects to find it.
>
>>while the hangup is on
>>DISK2):
>
> What else did you expect? The hang is occuring when the kernel is
> attempting to active the protected mode drivers. It needs to load them
> all first.
>
>>basedev=ibm1s506.add /v
>
> You are using danis506 on you standard setup. Fix this here.
>
>>libpath=.;\;\os2\dll;\os2\install;d:\os2;d:\os2\dll;e:\os2;e:\os2\dll;f:\os2
>> ;f:\os2\dll;g:\os2;g:\os2\dll;
>
> This is pretty screwy. I recommend you get rid of all the odd references
> to drives other than the boot diskette.
>
>>rem basedev=danis506.add /v
>
> You need to use the Dani driver since it is the driver that works.
>
>>basedev=ibm2flpy.add
>>basedev=ibm2adsk.add
>>basedev=ibm2scsi.add
>>basedev=ibmint13.i13
>
> You can rem these out. You don't need them.
>
>>basedev=os2dasd.dmd
>
> You need to use Dani's driver since it is the driver that works.
>
>>rem basedev=danidasd.dmd
>
>>rem basedev=jjscdrom.dmd
>
> You need to use JJ's driver since it is the driver that works.
>
>>basedev=aha164x.add
>
> I can't imagine why you left this enabled.
>
>>basedev=aic7870.add
>
> Do you really need this?
>
>>basedev=chincds1.flt
>
> I can't imagine why you left this enabled.
>
>>basedev=ibmidecd.flt
>
> You don't need this. You are using JJ's driver.
>
>>basedev=sony535.add
>
> You don't need this.
>
>>basedev=sbcd2.add
>
> You don't need this.
>
>>device=\os2cdrom.dmd
>
> You need to use JJs driver, just like your standard system.
>
>>Out of curiousity, what does the "\" (backslash) in front of some of the
>>drivers mean?
>
> It means the same thing is does in any pathname. It says look in the root
> directory. Since the path does not contain an explict drive letter, the
> current drive will be used.
>
> If recommend you update the diskette config.sys and suggested, keeping an
> eye out for any similar errors I might have missed. The the resulting
> config.sys still does not work, send me a copy of what you end up with.
>
> BTW for the future attach the files the the email rather than pasting in
> the text. It makes it easier to work with the files.
>
> Regards,
>
> Steven
>
>
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