Subj : 2.88 MB Floppy Operations? (BootOS2)
To : Mike Luther
From : Andy Roberts
Date : Fri Mar 16 2001 11:26 pm
Mike Luther,
16-Mar-01 22:45:50, Mike Luther wrote to Kris Steenhaut
Subject: 2.88 MB Floppy Operations?
KS>> 2. xdf formatted floppies are *read only*.
XDF is just an FDFormat size. It is not Read Only. In fact with the
1.72MB XDF format I do not even need FDREAD nor XDFLOPPY.FLT.
KS>> Even at a minimal boot the os has to write some minimal temp files
KS>> to disk (even when the tempfile is zero in size).
KS>> So, save some of your own precious time and forget about it.
Having read that last night, this morning I have a solution.
KS>> Bottom line: the xdf format wasn't one of Big Blue's brightest
KS>> ideas.
ML> EOF .. ;)
Sneaky (manual) BootOS2:
1.) UnZip FDForm18.zip into dir FDForm18.
2.) Load Novel DOS7
3.) Blank diskette in drive A: then from inside dir FDForm18 run:
FDREAD
FDFORMAT A: F172
4.) Repeat for 2nd blank diskette: FDFORMAT A: F172
result: 1,745,408 bytes free on each (1.44MB) diskette.
5.) Load OS/2
6.) Put F172 diskette in drive A:
7.) sysinstx A:
result: Bootable diskette with os2boot 1105 3-17-01 5:15a *HSRA
8.) Copy everything from previous BootOS2 A to that same diskette.
9.) Copy everything from previous BootOS2 B to the other diskette.
result based on my FP9:
--- Disk#1 ---
The volume label in drive A is BOOTOS2_1.
The Volume Serial Number is 41D7:DE88.
Directory of A:\
