OSDICNTY - COUNTRY.SYS ERROR ON STARTUP OF OS/2 2.1
01/15/96

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               COUNTRY.SYS Error on Startup of OS/2 2.1
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DESCRIPTION

After OS/2 2.1 is installed and running for some time a "COUNTRY.SYS 
not found" error appears when you start the system. The main reasons 
for this error are:

* The OS/2 CONFIG.SYS file was damaged or deleted.
* OS/2 cannot load a driver for the startup drive.
* The OS/2 drive letter has been remapped.

RESOLUTION

Note: Make sure you have a backup of any file you intend to change.

Damaged or Deleted CONFIG.SYS File
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Note: In the procedure, C is the drive where OS/2 is installed.

1. Insert the OS/2 Installation Diskette in drive A and restart the
   system.

2. When prompted, insert Diskette 1 and press Enter.

3. At the Welcome screen, press Esc to go to the A prompt.

4. Type the following and press Enter to rename the CONFIG.SYS file:

      REN C:\CONFIG.SYS CONFIG.OLD

   Note: If CONFIG.SYS has been deleted, an error message appears.

5. Type the following and press Enter to copy the CONFIG.SYS file from
   the \INSTALL directory to the root directory:

      COPY C:\OS2\INSTALL\CONFIG.SYS C:\

6. Restart the system.

OS/2 Cannot Load a Driver for the Startup Drive
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For example, if you have an IDE hard disk and the OS/2 CONFIG.SYS file 
does not contain BASEDEV=IBM1S506.ADD, when OS/2 is started, the 
COUNTRY.SYS error might appear. You must edit the OS/2 CONFIG.SYS file 
and add the BASEDEV statement.

If you have DOS on the system and OS/2 is not in an HPFS partition, you 
can use a DOS editor to edit the OS/2 CONFIG.SYS file. If OS/2 is in an 
HPFS partition, you might have to copy the OS/2 CONFIG.SYS file to a 
diskette first and then edit the file.

The OS/2 Drive Letter Has Been Remapped
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If another hard disk is added to a system, the logical partitions on 
the first hard disk are remapped if the new drive contains a primary 
partition. For example, assume you have a hard disk with a "C" primary 
DOS partition and a "D" logical OS/2 partition. If a second hard disk 
is added and given a primary partition, the primary partition on the 
second hard disk will take the "D" drive letter and force the OS/2 
partition to take the "E" drive letter. Because paths to all OS/2 
drivers in the CONFIG.SYS file are still pointing to the D drive, when 
OS/2 is started, the COUNTRY.SYS error occurs. There are two options in 
this case:

OPTION 1

Delete the primary partition on the second drive and re-create it as a 
logical partition:

1. Start the system from OS/2 diskettes and press Esc at the Welcome
   screen to go to the A: prompt.

2. With Diskette 1 still in drive A, type FDISK at the A: prompt.

3. Delete the primary partition on the second hard disk.

   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
   *  Warning: If this partition contains data, make sure you      *
   *           back up the data on the drive before deleting it.   *
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

4. Create a logical partition in its place.

5. Save the changes and exit FDISK.

6. Restart the system.

OPTION 2

Change all references in the CONFIG.SYS file from the former OS/2 drive 
letter to its new drive letter. In the example above, all references to 
"D" would be changed to "E"; that is,

   DEVICE=D:\OS2\SYSTEM\COUNTRY.SYS

becomes

   DEVICE=E:\OS2\SYSTEM\COUNTRY.SYS

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