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Date:	Tue, 1 Apr 2003 13:39:35 PST8
From:	sshapiro@ucsd.edu (Sandy Shapiro)
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Boot from CD

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I've been experimenting with making an OS/2 boot CD to replace booting
from floppies.

I've tried two different methods and each runs into a different problem.

One method is to create a virtual 2.88 floppy disk and use Bootos2 to
create a bootable floppy on the virtual floppy. I then add the file,
CD_BOOT.FLT to the virtual floppy and edit config.sys to include a basedev
statement for that file. I then use RSJ to burn the virtual floppy to a CD
as an image.

When I boot from this CD, I get the error message:
Unable to find Resource.sys in default path or path specified . . .

The other method was to put the files from the first two installation
floppies (there are three altogether) into the virtual 2.88 disk and
create the boot image file from that. In this case I get the first big
screen asking me to Insert Disk #1 and press Enter. From there nothing
happens.

I'm not sure how to get around these issues, and wonder if anyone has any
suggestions.

Thanks,
Sandy

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