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Date:	Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:40:37 -0700
From:	Colin Campbell <cmcampb@roadrunner.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: eCS 2.0 Installed Successfully

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Steven,
This is an interesting exercise. Do I really need to have the copy of
eCS 1.2 in shape so that it actually will start from JFS? Maybe what
you're telling me is that eCS 2.0 won't add the JFS support if it is
migrating something that already resides on a JFS volume?

Anyway, I'll give it a try, and (almost certainly) be back with
questions / problems.
=====
On another subject:
I'm sure glad to hear that it isn't you who is generating these hundreds
of e-mails that we're all getting! Who did you want us to complain to
(and will our complaints result in more bouncing e-mails)?
Colin

Steven Levine wrote:
> In <47E97C61.9080605@roadrunner.com>, on 03/25/08
> at 03:26 PM, Colin Campbell said:
>
> Hi,
>
>
>> I do notice that as eCS 1.2 boots, the text is almost half a character
>> off the screen to the left. It's still readable, but not quite
>> correctly aligned. I think this is something to do with SNAP, and
>> changing my screen resolution. (In fact, looking at things on eCS 1.2,
>> where I have the screen set to 1280 x 1024, I think I chose 1280 x 960
>> by mistake on eCS 2.0.)
>>
>
> That's probably it. Depending on your monitor, these things can be
> adjusted. SNAP includes utilities for this too.
>
>
>> However, the resulting system knows nothing about what I've set up over
>> the past several years. There's no NTFS, no SeaMonkey, no OpenOffice
>> 2.4, etc., etc. So I was thinking, maybe I should copy the eCS 1.2
>> system to the new bootable volume, and try a migration-type install.
>>
>
> It's worth a try. See below.
>
>
>> If
>> I made the new volume JFS, can I do that?
>>
>
> Yes, but it will require a bit of manuel editing.
>
>
>> And can I make eCS 1.2 copy
>> itself in its entirety to this new drive G:?
>>
>
> Yes. See below.
>
>
>> Or do I maybe need to
>> install yet another eCS 2.0 to let me manipulate my C: and G: drives
>> data?
>>
>
> This is a good idea regardless. This can be your maintenance volume.
>
> If you are feeling lucky, try this. If all goes well, the result will be
> eCS 1.2 booted from a JFS volume and you can try the migrate.
>
> - Save a copy of the config.sys from G:.
> - Save copies of UJFS.DLL and JFS.IFS from G:.
> - Save a copy of OS2BOOT from G:.
> - Delete all the files on G:. Do not reformat.
> - Xcopy all the files from C: to G:.
> - Copy the saved UJFS.DLL and JFS.IFS back to G:.
> - Copy the saved OS2BOOT back to G:.
>
> At this point you have all the files you need in place. The eCS 1.2
> config.sys that is now on G: may not be quite right for booting from JFS
> so you may need to edit it. Use the saved G:\config.sys as a reference.
> Make sure that JFS.IFS and HPFS.IFS load in the same order as the working
> 2.0 install.
>
> This will be something like:
>
> DEVICE=C:\OS2\BOOT\UNICODE.SYS
> IFS=C:\OS2\JFS.IFS /LW:5,20,4 /AUTOCHECK:*
> IFS=C:\OS2\HPFS.IFS /CACHE:2048 /CRECL:4 /AUTOCHECK:*
>
> It's OK if LOG.SYS loads before the IFSs.
>
> Now you need to adjust the drive letters
>
> - Hide volume C:.
> - Rename volume G: to volume C:.
> - Reboot.
>
> If all goes well your eCS 1.2 copy will boot from the JFS volume and you
> can try the migration install. If not, we can figure out what I forgot to
> mention.
>
> I recommend backing up the volume before trying the migrate. It will be
> easier to restore and try again if the migrate fails.
>
> BTW, your production eCS 1.2 is safely hidden away so if all else fails,
> use make it volume C: again and it will be ready to go.
>
> Steven
>
>

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