Hi,
I've worked 4 days on the installation of OS/2 Warp 4.56 on a laptop without any success.
I can't find any solution on the way to solve this problem.
"OS/2 can't operate your hard drive"

Do you have any idea ??

Thanks for any help..

Herve

TOSHIBA TECRA S5
ATA/ATAPI IDE Controller:
Intel 82801 HEM/BHM SATA AHCI Controller
Intel ICH8M Ultra ATA Storage Controllers
Hard Drive – FUJITSU MHW2120BH 144Gb

I decided to use the latest Daniela Engert’s drivers : Danis506r181 (in replacement of IBM1S506) and Danidasd144 (in replacement of OS2DASD) on the diskette 1.

With the verbose mode, here's the problem:

Daniela’s Bus Master IDE Driver for OS/2 Version 1.8.1
Controller :0 Port :01F0 IRQ :0E Status :OK
Intel PIIX PATA Hosy (8086 :2850 rev :03) on PCI 0 :31.1#0
Unit :0 Status :OK ATAPI PI04
Model :TEAC DV-W28ECT 7.5A
Controller :1 Port :9F28 IRQ :0B Status :OK
Intel ICH8 SATA Host(8086:2829 rev :03) on PCI 0 :31.2#0
Unit :0 Status :OK SMS :16 LBA NL :126 1.5Gbit :s BPB
Model : FUJITSU MHW2120BH

OS/2 can’t operate your hard disk or diskette drive. Correct the preceding error and restart the system.

I spent 4 days testing different procedures found on the web.

Here’s my CONFIG.SYS

set copyfromfloppy=1
set saveconnect=1
buffers=32
pauseonerror=yes
iopl=yes
memman=swap,delayswap
protshell=sysinst1.exe
set os2_shell=cmd.exe
diskcache=D2,LW
protectonly=yes
libpath=.;\;\os2\dll;\os2\install;
ifs=jfs.ifs
ifs=hpfs.ifs /c:64
pauseonerror=no
codepage=850
country=033,country.sys
devinfo=kbd,fr189,keyboard.dcp
devinfo=scr,ega,vtbl850.dcp
device=\dos.sys
device=\mouse.sys
set path=\;\os2;\os2\system;\os2\install
set dpath=\;\os2;\os2\system;\os2\install
set keys=on
basedev=ibmkbd.sys
basedev=ibm1flpy.add
basedev=danis506.add /V /FORCEGBM /!BM /!BIOS
rem basedev=ibm1s506.add /V
rem basedev=ibm2flpy.add
rem basedev=ibm2scsi.add
rem basedev=ipsraid.add
basedev=os2dasd.dmd /BOOTABLE
rem basedev=os2lvm.dmd
device=\testcfg.sys
rem basedev=aic7770.add
rem basedev=aic7870.add
rem basedev=aic78u2.add
rem basedev=ibmint13.i13
rem basedev=aicu160.add
basedev=dpt20xx.add
rem basedev=ql10os2.add
rem basedev=ibmidecd.flt
basedev=ibmatapi.flt
rem basedev=sym8xx.add
rem basedev=sym_hi.add
EARLYMEMINIT=TRUE
basedev=xdfloppy.flt
set os2_shell=cdinst.exe
set saveconnect=1
set cdrominst=1
ifs=cdfs.ifs /q
device=\os2cdrom.dmd
device=\refpart.sys
set os2_shell=cdboot.exe
set oemprogram=\ibminst\npconfig.exe
set exitwhendone=1

Did you use the updated floppy diskette set ??

http://www.warpdoctor.org/downloads...

If no go, you may have to install eComstation:

http://www.ecomstation.com/

Perhaps you should do a Google search on the error-message (it is a well known and documented 'feature' of installing OS/2 on newer drives and PC's). It will also point i.e. to:

http://www.os2voice.org/VNL/past_is...

http://service5.boulder.ibm.com/psp...

regards from Leeuwarden
Peter van Dobben de Bruijn

Are you using usb floppy drive to install ?

I encounter that error message while installing on a ibm i series laptop using usb floppy drive (since no built-in floppy drive), and that was
3-4 years ago.

You can try the following :
1. Take out the laptop hdd, connect it to the primary master of the desktop using the 2.5"-3.5" connector, and then install os2 as per normal with the desktop floppy drive. after installation plug back the hdd into the laptop and it should boot up properly. If can not boot up properly then you can replace with the DANI ide drivers in the config.sys, by booting up with win98 floppy diskette and dos-edit (your os2 c drive must be FAT formatted).

2. if you don;t have the 2.5"-3.5" connector, you can install the os2 on a desktop first, image the installed os2 onto a cdr, and then image back to the laptop hdd. I prefer to use symantec ghost, but other imaging softwares may also do the job.