I am trying to install OS/2 Warp 3.0 on Pentium 4, 2.4GHz system with 256 MB DDR Ram on a HDD of 40GB. I ran WINDOWS 98 bootable disk and ran the FDISK program to create a boot partition of 1GB (though i tried 500MB, 2GB and many other options). I have selected "NO" when it asks for Large Disk Support.

Now when I boot the system with the Installation Disk 0, the system shows the OS/2 text on the top left corner for around a minute and then resets and this goes on and on and on and on.

Can sombody help me? The OS/2 Warp 3 that I have is the RED version. I even tried creating new Disk 0 using the CD but the same situation remains.

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

Regards
Vinit

40 GB harddisk. A (big >8 GB ?) fat32 (1995) on it. Warp 3(1994). You are in big trouble when you want to install warp 3 (or DOS or Win16)on it. Obtaining eComstation 1.2 is a much better option to run OS/2 (see www.ecomstation.com). Unless you can afford to spent hours on the installation of Warp 3 and/or are prepared to delete windows. eCS deals with many problems (like the Windows abuse of the bootrecord called fat32x).

1st. You need to install the OS/2 bootmanager and the OS/2 bootpartition in the first 8 Gb of the harddisk (1024 cylinder BIOS limit).

2nd. You need updated IBM OS/2 IDEDASD drivers. The IDE drivers from the warp CD /diskettes do not recognise the >8 GB drives and need to be replaced. Just as the W2K and XP GA cannot handle > 128 (48 bit LBA) GB drives. But warp 3 with updated drivers can....

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;us;303013
http://www.warpupdates.mynetcologne.de/english/hard_removables.html
http://www.warpdoctor.org/walter/articles/2000/aa060700a.html

But the best thing to do: use ecomstation if you combine windows / linux with OS/2. It's fun. Really.

Sjoerd

Hi Vinit,
Even I faced same type of problem while installing warp 3.0 on Pentium 4.
Finally I succeeded in installing it on 1 GB primary partition.

Please follow the following instructions to install Warp 3 Server on Pentium 4 system.

System Configuration Used :-

Machine Specification : Netvista
Type/ Model : 8305-42A
Processor and Bus speed : Pentium-4, 2.4 GHz. 133 MHz
RAM & Harddisk : 256 MB ,40 GB

Problem Description: FDISK was not detecting partitions on the HD. So unable to create partitions.

Problem solution:

1. Download latest IDEDASD.EXE package from the site
http://www.warpupdates.mynetcologne.de/english/inst_diskettes.html

2.1 UPDATING THE INSTALLATION DISKETTES
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If you are attempting to install Warp on a hard drive greater than 4.3GB, or your are attempting to
install Warp Server for e-business on a hard drive greater than 30GB, then the Installation diskettes must
be updated.
a. Make a backup copy of your Diskette 1 (D1).
b. Copy the new versions of IBM1S506.ADD, and IBMIDECD.FLT
device driver files from IDEDASD.EXE onto your diskette-1.
c. If the installation diskettes are for Warp Server for e-business,
Warp Server for e-business Convenience Pak, or Warp 4 Convenience Pak,
copy the DASD32.DMD file to your diskette-1 and rename it to
OS2DASD.DMD. Otherwise copy the DASD16.DMD file to your
Diskette-1 and rename it to OS2DASD.DMD.
4. Add the statement SET COPYFROMFLOPPY=1 in the CONFIG.SYS on Diskette 1 &
REM out the following statements in the config.sys of diskette1.
TESTCFG.SYS,
AHA152X.ADD &
AHA164X.ADD.
5. Save the changes.
6. Start the installation with the Installation Diskette.
7. When you are prompted for Diskette 1, use the diskette-1 you modified.
Then install os/2 boot manager from FDISK and create new partitions.
8. Proceed with the installation.

Note:
1. There was not enough space in warp 3 diskette 1 to replace the 3 files IBM1S506.ADD, IBMIDECD.FLT and OS2DASD.DMD.
So I deleted the following two files (Non Adaptec 7800 family).
AHA152X.ADD & AHA164X.ADD & then copied the above 3 files from IDEDASD.EXE into diskette-1.
After that I was able to create new partitions successfully.
Then during first reboot (when the system asks to remove diskette & press Enter) ,
use the both installation diskettes & un REM TESTCFG.SYS statement in the config.sys .
Then exit& restart the system to continue with the installation.

After second reboot , it use to give the following error.
2. HFS0019- There is not enough memory for 386 HPFS cache & heap, correct the error & restart the system.
Solution : goto c:\ibm386fs. Edit hpfs386.ini. change cachesize to 1024 from its default value 241796.
Then restart the system.

Hope the above procedure will solve your problem.

Thanks & Regards
Iranna D Ankad
IBM Software Labs, India
Ground Floor,Golden Enclave
Airport Road, BANGALORE-17 INDIA

Direct : (91) 80-25094072
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Iranna D Ankad
IBM Software Labs, India
Ground Floor,Golden Enclave
Airport Road, BANGALORE-17 INDIA

Direct : 91 80-25094072
Board:25262355 Internal Ext:2072,