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Error message in the OS/2 2.1installtion
Name: Richard Date: July 19, 2002 at 18:47:55 Pacific
Comment:
Something wrong with my OS/2 2.1 installtion I try to install in the FAT 16 disk,But fail.
the install.log below: INSTALL.LOG Installing Operating System/2 Model=FC Submodel=01 DisketteSoure is: TRUE Non-ABIOS machine Bus Architecture:|0| Disk Type:|0| SourcePath is: A:\ SourcePath is: A:\ SourcePath is: A:\ FDISK unsuccessful.
Name: Hmmm Date: July 19, 2002 at 19:04:50 Pacific
Reply:
Could you please supply some info about the system you are installing it on.
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Response Number 2
Name: Richard Date: July 20, 2002 at 00:00:51 Pacific
Reply:
ok my computer: IBM THINKPAD 535 P133MHZ 40M 1M VEDIO RAM 6G HARDISK
the drivers of sound card and vedio card was on the IBM website.So I think this machine can be installed os/2.
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Response Number 3
Name: Hmmm Date: July 20, 2002 at 02:44:07 Pacific
Reply:
You may need to partition the hdd. Say a 2 gig then 4 gig and install os2 on the first 1024 cylinders. Also disable any L1 and L2 caching in the bios before the install then reenable it afterwards.
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Response Number 4
Name: Richard Date: July 20, 2002 at 03:22:22 Pacific
Reply:
I have format my harddisk for 2G and 4G. I also try to format C: to HPFS and FAT,both display the same error message:FDISK unsuccessful!!
The installtion is much difficult than BeOS.
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Response Number 5
Name: Hmmm Date: July 20, 2002 at 20:24:53 Pacific
Reply:
Yeah Beos must have the easiest OS to install ever. I'm surprised there's been no other advise. Its got me beat.
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