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Date:	Wed, 9 Sep 1998 20:49:06 PDT
From:	randytonn@ibm.net
Reply-To:	scoug-general@scoug.com
To:	scoug-general@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-General: IBM E-76 & Warp 4

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Peter Skye wrote:
>
> randytonn@ibm.net wrote:
> >
> > When I tried to install Warp 4 on my IBM E-76, the system said the
> > Mouse was not responding and aborted the installation.
> > The IBM computer system has an 8Gig HD with one FAT32 partition,
> > which I had modified with Partition Magic (PowerQuest)and formatted a
> > partition for Warp in FAT.
> > Will '95 prevent Warp 4 from being installed?
> > Since OS/2 cannot read FAT32 partitions, is there a way that I can
> > install Warp 4 and then '95.
> > These are probably rather simple and naive questions, but any help
> > will be appreciated.
> > Rev. Randell E. Tonn
> > RandyTonn@IBM.NET
>
> Hi Randy,
>
> I don't know what an E-76 is. The following is generic for most
> machines:
>
> 1. To read FAT32 partitions on Warp, see:
>
> http://www.os2ss.com/information/kelder/index.html#FAT32
>
> I've not used the driver, but someone told me it works on his machine.
>
> 2. I've got Win95 installed on one machine here along with Warp 4. On
> that machine I installed DOS 6.22 first, Win95 second, and Warp 4 last.
> (I used Win95 to check HTML on Microsoft's browser.) I'm told that the
> Win95 installation rewrites the boot records on every partition on your
> first drive, so if you install Warp 4 first you'll have to FDISK /NEWMBR
> to restore its boot record after Win95 zaps it (it's just one sector, no
> big deal).
>
> 3. I'm assuming your 8 GB drive is IDE, not SCSI. Because you've got a
> big drive, you'll need the IDEDASD.EXE package from IBM. Download it
> and read the README; it contains some replacement drivers to handle big
> drives like your 8 GB.
>
> ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/os2/os2ddpak/idedasd.exe
>
> 4. What kind of mouse are you using, and how is it connected? (Bus
> mouse, COM2 port, USB, ...?)
>
> 5. I don't know what kind or how much data you'll have on your hard
> drive, but why not partition it so Win95 and Warp 4 are each in a
> separate primary partition and the data is in a third partition? That
> way, each operating system is "hidden" from the other since only one
> primary partition at a time is given a drive letter (the other one just
> sits there dormant until you reboot and select it). As for FAT32, you
> might also see if Win95 can support HPFS (I don't know if it can or
> not). If Win95 can support HPFS, you might want to use that instead of
> FAT32.
>
> 6. Are you near Santa Ana? Can you bring the machine to the SCOUG
> Installation Workshop in two weeks? (If you can, download the above
> software before you show up.)
>
> Hope some of this helps,
>
> - Peter Skye
>
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PETER SKYE
Thanks for the help.
Unfortunately, I am NOT near Santa Ana. I live near Minneapolis, MN.
After I read, mark, learn and inwardly digest what you have written, I
will probably have more questions.
Again, thanks.
RandyTonn@IBM.NET

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