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Article #86Re: OS/2 ver 3 won't re-install
From: robin
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:21
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:21
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"Bob Eager" <rde42@spamcop.net> wrote in message news:176uZD2KcidF-pn2-cQSiOeNXeVVF@rikki.tavi.co.uk... > On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 13:44:58 UTC, "robin" <robin_v@bigpond.com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > Just re-installing OS/2 ver 3 from floppies. > > The configuration of the computer is exactly > > the same as before, except that the C: drive (540Mb) > > that died has been replaced by an 840Mb unit. > > Get as far as disc 1, when it says that there's not enough > > space on C: (there's 340Mb), and says to do a custom install. > > Which I did. > > Both attempts at a custom install failed at Disc 1 > > with failure on FDISK command. > > Any suggestions? > > You need a later disk driver. Download the IDEDASD package (numerous > sources) and update the install floppies. Thanks for that note. However, the original install went OK, using the same DOS.
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