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Re: OS/2 CDROM setup,Soundblaster

#6896
From: Pat Byrne
Date: Thu, 12 May 1994 21:25
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In article <2qto78$6c9@multi.multiline.com.au>
           gcw@multi.multiline.com.au "Gavin White" writes:

> 
>         I know that all I need is to unpack the CDROMREQ package from one
> of the disks (I know this because I have tried out 2.1 on disk), but I can't
> access the CD to be able to copy the files (under OS/2)
> Is my only solution left to boot up DOS and copy the file (YUK!),
> if so then thumbs down to IBM. 
> -GCW-
> 

Copy the files "OS2CDROM.DMD" and "CDFS.IFS" from the install disk 1 and
put them into the \OS2 directory on your hard disk.

Then add the following to your config.sys, before the SBCD2.ADD driver.

IFS=C:\OS2\CDFS.IFS /Q
BASEDEV=OS2CDROM.DMD /Q

Should work after that.

-- 
Pat

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