🚀 go-pugleaf

ryanpf@ssmd.mrl.dsto.gov.au writes:
> Hi
> 
> I have been having lots of trouble getting past the second disk in the OS/2 2.1
> installation set (which is actually called 'install 1' I think).
> 
> Talking to IBM Australia, they have said:
> 
> turn off all caches.... how exactly does one do this?
> 
> turn off shadow RAM .... what exactly is this?
> 
> make the PC as 'clean' as possible... ???
> 
> Do they want people to use OS/2 or what?
> 
> Any ideas would be appreciated. What I want to know are things that I can try to
> get this thing going. I have read all the propaganda, and I could die for
> real multi-tasking, but maybe one will have to go for Windows NT...
> 
> system: 'UNI-486WB' motherboard with Intel 486dx33 CPU
>          Diamond Speedstar Pro VESA video card
> 	 a:	1.2 MB HD floppy
> 	 b:	Insite 21 mb floptical drive (with SCSI controller card)
> 	 c:	200 MB 'C' drive (in two partitions - 115 MB and 80 MB)
> 	 d:	100 MB 'D' drive (stacked)
> 	 e:	2nd partition on 1st physical HD, 80 MB
> 	 f:	un-stacked part of 2nd physical hard disk
> 
> Dr Phil Ryan
> DSTO MRL Melbourne, Australia
> 
> *** my views are NOT those of my employers ***



Well it would be helpful to have more information regarding what happens
when you get to disk number 2. 

I had a similar problem and IBM Aust were basically useless, in finding
the problem. They are like Microsoft tech support, they have a database of
problems and if it's not in the database then the problem does not exist.

I found that the trap error I was experiencing was caused by my Tseng SVGA
card. To solve the problem I changed the jumper on the card to insert a
waitstate. But like I said, the nature of your error would be useful in
determining the source of the error.

Regards 

Brev

===========================================================================
Brev AKA Neil Davies
Hyde Park, South Australia
Internet: brev@cleese.apana.org.au
===========================================================================