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Date:	Sat, 23 Jul 2005 18:08:12 PDT7
From:	J.Pfisterer <pfisterer@gtcinternet.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: OS/2 boot diskette

I'm trying to build an OS/2 bootable diskette, using the instructions
from the 1995 New Riders Publishing: OS/2 Certification Handbook.
It's based on Warp 3; but I used files from the v4.52 convenience
package and my current OS/2 installation.

Attempting to boot from the resulting diskette produces errors:
OS/2 !! SYS2025: A disk-read error occurred.
OS/2 !! SYS2027: Insert a system diskette and restart the system.

Not very enlightening (as usual). At least it recognizes that it's
trying to boot OS/2. CHKDSK reveals no problems with the diskette.

Here's what is on the diskette now:

Created by running SYSINSTX.COM (from the convenience package):
7-22-05 4:39p 1,245 0 ashr OS2BOOT

Copied from the convenience package CD:
10-29-01 9:00p 849,407 0 a--- OS2KRNLI
(Also tried with OS2KRNLI renamed to OS2KRNL)
10-29-01 9:56p 44,544 0 a--- OS2LDR
10-29-01 8:38p 8,878 0 a--- OS2LDR.MSG
10-03-01 6:35a 25,507 0 a--- KEYBOARD.DCP
10-26-01 10:09a 4,240 0 a--- SYSINST1.EXE
10-27-01 10:51p 32,336 0 a--- SIPANEL1.DLL

Copied from current OS/2 installation (C:\OS2\...):
8-12-96 3:00a 512 0 a--- ANSICALL.DLL
8-12-96 3:00a 512 0 a--- BKSCALLS.DLL
8-12-96 3:02a 512 0 a--- BMSCALLS.DLL
8-12-96 2:08a 10,540 0 a--- BVHINIT.DLL
7-21-99 12:13p 512 0 a--- BVSCALLS.DLL
7-27-99 11:50a 125,384 0 a--- DOSCALL1.DLL
8-12-96 3:02a 1,024 0 a--- KBDCALLS.DLL
8-12-96 3:02a 1,024 0 a--- MOUCALLS.DLL
8-12-96 2:56a 512 0 a--- MSG.DLL
8-12-96 3:02a 1,024 0 a--- NAMPIPES.DLL
8-12-96 2:55a 512 0 a--- NLS.DLL
8-12-96 3:21a 21,812 0 a--- NPXEMLTR.DLL
8-12-96 2:58a 512 0 a--- OS2CHAR.DLL
7-21-99 12:12p 1,024 0 a--- QUECALLS.DLL
7-21-99 12:10p 1,536 0 a--- SESMGR.DLL
8-13-96 11:05a 9,415 0 a--- HARDERR.EXE
3-15-99 6:23p 50,947 0 a--- COUNTRY.SYS
9-13-04 3:38p 1,452 0 a--- SYSLEVEL.OS2
7-27-99 11:53a 74,300 0 a--- CMD.EXE
12-04-95 11:22p 1,142 0 a--- DOS.SYS
8-07-98 12:19p 40,894 0 a--- OS2DASD.DMD
7-24-99 3:26p 2,048 0 a--- VIOCALLS.DLL
7-12-99 4:40p 4,460 0 a--- CLOCK01.SYS
8-12-96 2:04a 29,013 0 a--- KBDBASE.SYS
(In lieu of the KBD01.SYS specified by the book.
Also tried with it renamed to KBD01.SYS)
8-12-96 2:19a 12,510 0 a--- PRINT01.SYS
8-12-96 1:25a 10,962 0 a--- SCREEN01.SYS
8-12-96 1:23a 35,310 0 a--- IBM1FLPY.ADD

Added per instructions in book:
7-23-05 12:00p 300 0 a--- CONFIG.SYS

Total: 35 file(s), 1,405,862 bytes used, 47,104 bytes free

CONFIG.SYS contents:
BUFFERS=32 CODEPAGE=850
IOPL=YES DEVINFO=KBD,US,KEYBOARD.DCP
MEMMAN=NOSWAP DEVICE=\DOS.SYS
PROTSHELL=SYSINST1.EXE SETPATH=.;\;
SET OS2_SHELL=CMD.EXE SET KEYS=ON
DISKCACHE=64,LW BASEDEV=PRINT01.SYS
PROTECTONLY=YES BASEDEV=IBM1FLPY.ADD
LIBPATH=.;\; BASEDEV=OS2DASD.DMD
PAUSEONERROR=NO

Also tried it with files from the convenience pack substituted for
all of the "Copied from current OS/2 installation" files except
PRINT01.SYS, which is not present in the convenience pack.

Can anyone suggest what the problem is and how to deal with it? WAGs
are welcome.

Jack P.

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