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Installing OS/2 partition problems

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Name: Tony
Date: October 9, 2000 at 00:33:47 Pacific
Subject: Installing OS/2 partition problems

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I am trying to install OS/2 warp 4, os/2 fdisk won't let them create or even format
a partition. All the options are blued out
and unselectable, OS/2 says their is only about 100mb on my disk drive, but there is 6 gig easy. If I try and do it manually I get stuck because I can not format the partition because it's not compatible with my DOS version. Help more info the better!!!

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Response Number 1

Name: R A
Date: October 10, 2000 at 04:02:44 Pacific

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Did you get a message: Partition table on disk? maybe corrupted.

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Response Number 2

Name: wardy
Date: October 10, 2000 at 07:16:07 Pacific

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You need to update your install disks.
Original install disks only contain drivers that support up to 4.3 Gig. You can obtain the fix from the IBM device driver site (sorry, I don't have the link handy at the moment, but a search on the 'net should dig it up..it's still an up to date maintained site) There are instructions in the 'Readme' files in the download. From memory, I think it is a single file..self extracting .exe
Good luck
wardy

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Response Number 3

Name: Forrest
Date: October 10, 2000 at 13:41:07 Pacific

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As Wardy mentioned, you need to update your install disks with fixed IDE drivers. Look for a file called IDEDASD.EXE

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Response Number 4

Name: Tony
Date: October 11, 2000 at 21:29:55 Pacific

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It said nothing about tapes, I'm going down to IBM personally to get my files.

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Response Number 5

Name: hon-tsai
Date: November 2, 2000 at 10:50:09 Pacific

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FROM THE IBM SITE :
Instructions for accessing the >8.4 GB IDE Hardfile Support update:
From the web browser of your choice
- Link to http://service.software.ibm.com/os2ddpak/index.htm (below)
- Click on "Yes, I agree. Show the Device Category List..."
- Click on "OS/2 Component Updates"
- Click on "Installation Diskette Updates"
- Click on ">8.4GB IDE Hardfile Support"
- Download the IDEDASD.EXE file and run it. Then follow the instructions
in the README.TXT to install.
Link to http://service.software.ibm.com/os2ddpak/index.htm now

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Response Number 6

Name: Calispell
Date: November 9, 2000 at 20:11:05 Pacific

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It STILL won't work for me. I have OS/2 Warp 4 SERVER. Anyone want a copy?

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Response Number 7

Name: Maarten Poortman
Date: November 25, 2000 at 04:55:36 Pacific

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Just look here:
http://www.leo.org/information/computer/software/software_en.html.
There you will find idedasd.exe

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