OSDICSDB - CREATING AN OS/2 2.11 STARTABLE DISKETTE FROM SERVICE
           PAK 1 (XR6200)
01/04/96

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        Creating an OS/2 2.11 Startable Diskette from Service
                          Pak 1 (XR6200)
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Please Read Entire Document for Full Explanation of Procedure
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DESCRIPTION

Before installing Service Pak 1 (SP1), you should create startable 
diskettes for your system. With startable diskettes, you can run 
CHKDSK, ATTRIB, and other commands, if necessary.

RESOLUTION

Use one of the following methods to create startable diskettes.

Method I
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Use this method if you have not installed SP1, or if you have installed 
SP1 and can start the system from the hard disk.

1. Start OS/2 or DOS and access the ATTRIB and DISKCOPY commands. If
   your system is already running, start from the hard disk and go to
   the command prompt.

2. Do a DISKCOPY of SP1 Diskette 1 and Diskette 2 by typing the
   following for each diskette:

      DISKCOPY a: a:

3. Insert the copy of Diskette 2; then type the following and press
   Enter to remove the Read-Only attribute from the CONFIG.SYS file:

      ATTRIB A:\CONFIG.SYS -R

4. Edit the CONFIG.SYS file:

   Change: SET OS/2_SHELL=FSERVICE.EXE
   To:     SET OS2_SHELL=CMD.EXE

   This lets you start at the command prompt using SP1 Diskette 1 and
   the modified copy of SP1 Diskette 2.

Go to the OS/2 A: prompt after starting from these diskettes.

Method II
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Use this method if you have installed SP1 on your system and cannot 
start the system from the hard disk.

1. Start the system from SP1 Diskette 1.

2. When prompted to insert Diskette 2, insert the OS/2 2.1 Diskette 1
   instead.

3. At the Welcome screen, press Esc to get to the command prompt. The
   prompt specifies "OS/2 2.1," but you can use OS/2 2.11 system
   commands such as ATTRIB and DISKCOPY.

   Note:  At this point, you are using a mixed level of code (OS/2 2.1
          and OS/2 2.11). This is only a work-around for using the
          ATTRIB and DISKCOPY commands. Other commands, such as CHKDSK,
          should not be run.

4. Follow steps 2 through 4 in Method I to create the correct
   diskettes.

Creating a CHKDSK Diskette
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Although not a requirement, it is recommended that you create a 
diskette to use to run CHKDSK when the system is started from a 
diskette drive. After installing SP1:

1. Insert a formatted diskette in drive A.

2. At the command prompt, type the following and press Enter to copy
   the OS/2 2.11 file, CHKDSK.COM, to the diskette (x is the drive
   where OS/2 is installed):

      COPY x:\OS2\CHKDSK.COM A:

3. Type the following and press Enter to copy the OS/2 2.11 file,
   UHPFS.DLL, to the diskette:

      COPY x:\OS2\DLL\UHPFS.DLL A:

You can insert this diskette in drive A and run CHKDSK after starting 
the system with the OS/2 2.11 startable diskettes.

Troubleshooting
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HPFS Drive Access
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When you cannot access an HPFS partition on the hard disk and are 
prompted to run CHKDSK, follow Method I and use the optional CHKDSK 
diskette.

Error: The name specified is not recognized as an internal or external 
command.

This message appears when the command file is not present in the 
current directory or any of the path-defined directories. For example, 
if you received this message after typing ATTRIB CONFIG.SYS -R at the 
A: prompt, the system cannot find the ATTRIB command or the CONFIG.SYS 
file.

To correct the error, you need to include a path where the command can 
be found, or make sure the file to which the command is referring is on 
the correct drive.

Error: SYS1210: You are using an incorrect version of the operating 
system.

This message indicates that the command file and the version of the 
operating system that is running do not match. Make sure you are using 
the command file from the version of the operating system you are 
running on the system.

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