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In article <31ADF44F.789F@hud.ac.uk>,
Craig Wentworth  <c.r.wentworth@hud.ac.uk> wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I'm trying to make up a (pair of?) OS/2 v3.0 Warp boot disk(s) with the 
>bare minimum of Novell Network Requester (for Novell 3.12) files on 
>it/them to obtain a network connection under Warp.

I don't want to sound like a wet blanket, but I don't think this can be
done - there just isn't enough room, even if you used both drives.

A few versions of the Netware requestor back, I had managed to hack something
together that worked, by putting the requestor files on a (FAT)
partition on the hard disk (referencing that from the boot floppy).  It
required about 3 megs on the hard disk.  Unfortunately, since then, the
requestor has gotten big, fat, and ugly (like all software eventually
does) and I haven't been able to get it working since.

Note: You may actually be able to do it - by endlessly testing which
files you need and so on, but I doubt you'd find the experience
rewarding.  Also, the "Can't find file" message is OS/2's way of saying
it can't find a DLL.  Either the file is missing or the dir that it is
in isn't on your LIBPATH.

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This is possible but not with the requester that comes with
warp connect. You must go back to the older version. The one that
comes with warp requires pm dll's. These cost lots of disk space. 
You must get novell req 2.01 and then create your floppies.
I just take a remote install floppy setup and then hack it. 
Here oare the files on my disk.
acsnetb.dll   hpfs.ifs      lt8.msg       nwcalls.dll   pcmniccs.os2
ansicall.dll  ibm1flpy.add  map.exe       nwconfig.dll  pro.msg
bkscalls.dll  ibm1s506.add  moucalls.dll  nwdaemon.exe  protman.os2
bmscalls.dll  ibm2tos1.sys  mouse.sys     nwifs.ifs     protocol.ini
bvhinit.dll   ibmkbd.sys    mptn          nwlink.sys    quecalls.dll
bvscalls.dll  ipx.sys       msg.dll       nwreq.sys     resource.sys
clock01.sys   ipxcalls.dll  nampipes.dll  nwreqos2.msg  screen01.sys
cmd.exe       kbdbase.sys   net.cfg       nwstart.exe   sesmgr.dll
config.sys    kbdcalls.dll  net.msg       odi2ndi.os2   testcfg.sys
country.sys   keyboard.dcp  netapi.dll    os2char.dll   viocalls.dll
ddaemon.exe   lanpdd.os2    netbind.exe   os2dasd.dmd   vtbl850.dcp
dos.sys       lantran.log   neth.msg      os2logo
doscall1.dll  lanvdd.os2    nls.dll       oscinst.msg
harderr.exe   lt0.msg       npxemltr.dll  pcmcia.sys

and my config.sys
buffers=32
iopl=yes
memman=swap,delayswap
protshell=cmd.exe
set os2_shell=cmd.exe
diskcache=D2,LW
protectonly=yes
libpath=.;a:\;a:\os2\install;p:\os2;
ifs=hpfs.ifs /c:64
pauseonerror=no
codepage=850
devinfo=kbd,us,keyboard.dcp
devinfo=scr,ega,vtbl850.dcp
device=\dos.sys
set path=a:\;a:\os2;a:\os2\system;a:\os2\install;p:\os2;
set dpath=a:\;a:\os2;a:\os2\system;a:\os2\install;p:\os2;
set keys=on
basedev=ibmkbd.sys
basedev=ibm1flpy.add
basedev=ibm1s506.add
basedev=os2dasd.dmd
device=\testcfg.sys
BASEDEV=PCMCIA.SYS
BASEDEV=IBM2TOS1.SYS /s0=2 /c0=15
DEVICE= LANPDD.OS2
DEVICE= LANVDD.OS2
device = protman.os2 /i:a:\
device = PCMNICCS.OS2
call = netbind.exe
DEVICE = NWLINK.SYS
RUN= DDAEMON.EXE
DEVICE= ODI2NDI.OS2
DEVICE = IPX.SYS
DEVICE = NWREQ.SYS
IFS = NWIFS.IFS
run = NWDAEMON.EXE
pauseonerror=no
call=\nwstart.exe
call=l:\os2\login.exe /script nul 
REM call=\map.exe z:=ctcadnw2/vol:connect
REM call=\map.exe w:=ctcadnw2/vol:GRPWARE\CLIENTS\LADCLT
device=\mouse.sys

hope this helps.
jcl.

    J CCC L	|		John Landers
    J C   L	|		Software/Network Engineer
  JJJ CCC LLL	|		jcl@altair.csustan.edu

On Thu, 30 May 1996, Craig Wentworth wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to make up a (pair of?) OS/2 v3.0 Warp boot disk(s) with the 
> bare minimum of Novell Network Requester (for Novell 3.12) files on 
> it/them to obtain a network connection under Warp.
> 
> For a basic _DOS_ network boot disk I'd include the minimum system files 
> (command.com, autoexec.bat, config.sys, io.sys, etc) and the network 
> requester files for a netx connection (lsl.com, smc8000.com - in my case, 
> ipxodi.com & netx.exe) with the appropriate startup batch file etc.
> 
> But... I'd like to do this for OS/2 Warp.  I've created the OS/2 Utility 
> / Boot disks & added some requester files (the .sys equivalents of the 
> .coms listed above, amongst others) and put in some 'device=' lines in 
> the config.sys of the second disk to mirror what I have in the config.sys 
> of a working networked client machine but I still have problems.  It 
> claims not to be able to find _file_ nls.  I've copied the c:\netware\nls 
> directory off a working client & added the path to libpath & dpath in the 
> config.sys but to no avail.
> 
> Has anyone successfully done such a thing?  Apologies if I'm being 
> thick... any ideas gratefully accepted.  Thanks in advance,
> 
> 	Craig Wentworth
> 	Library Computing Officer
> 	Huddersfield University Library, UK
> 	<c.r.wentworth@hud.ac.uk>
> 
> 

In <Ds81oB.756@midway.uchicago.edu>, pynq@ellis.uchicago.edu (Jeremy Mathers) writes:
>In article <31ADF44F.789F@hud.ac.uk>,
>Craig Wentworth  <c.r.wentworth@hud.ac.uk> wrote:
>>Hello,
>>
>>I'm trying to make up a (pair of?) OS/2 v3.0 Warp boot disk(s) with the
>>bare minimum of Novell Network Requester (for Novell 3.12) files on
>>it/them to obtain a network connection under Warp.
>
>I don't want to sound like a wet blanket, but I don't think this can be
>done - there just isn't enough room, even if you used both drives.

 THIS CAN BE DONE! 
We are doing it quite often. We have OS/2 Warp (not Connect!). We use this for
workstation cloning.  The workstations have ethernet network and 
3Com EtherLink III network cards. Here are file listings on our diskettes:

Disk# 1/3:
The volume label in drive A is DISK 0.
The Volume Serial Number is 65B9:7414.
Directory of A:\

OS2BOOT          1105  96-02-20  13:00 
OS2LDR          30208  95-09-20  20:11 
OS2VER             89  93-12-07  13:02 
OS2KRNLI       569398  95-09-21  11:52 
EA DATA   SF     1536  96-02-20  13:00 
OS2LDR   MSG     8430  95-09-20  20:12 
        6 file(s)     610766 bytes used
                      845312 bytes free

Disk# 2/3:
The volume label in drive A is DISK 1.
The Volume Serial Number is E268:C014.
Directory of A:\

BACKUP   EXE    32704  94-09-23   4:09 
CHKDSK   COM    68656  95-09-21   1:40 
NLS      DLL      512  94-09-23   3:16 
EA DATA   SF     7680  96-02-20  13:08 
SHPIINST DLL    47189  94-10-07  14:08 
VIOCALLS DLL     2048  94-09-23   3:28 
FDISK    COM   110245  95-09-21   0:11 
FORMAT   COM    68880  95-09-21   2:10 
ODPANS   DLL    21920  94-10-08  22:19 
ODPRTDRV EXE    11953  94-10-08   1:52 
OSDELETE EXE    67386  94-10-10  19:23 
LXLITE   CFG      783  96-02-23   1:01 
SYSINSTX COM    39472  95-09-20  20:13 
UHPFS    DLL   187088  95-09-21   5:21 
RESTORE  EXE    36080  95-09-08  14:45 
OSO001   MSG   174390  95-09-20  18:41 
TEDIT    EXE     9390  95-09-21   2:47 
TEDIT    HLP    14596  94-09-01  18:52 
WP ROOT   SF        0  96-02-20  13:17 
ZIP      EXE    93232  93-09-19  13:04 
UNZIP    EXE    95795  94-08-29  11:40 
FST      DOC    35124  96-02-07  13:22 
UCLONE   CMD       34  96-04-11   8:37 
FST      EXE    99328  96-02-07  13:23 
CLONE    CMD      134  96-04-11   8:35 
LXLITE   EXE    29542  96-02-23   1:01 
STUB_MIN BIN      112  96-02-23   1:01 
STUB_VDM BIN      208  96-02-23   1:01 
       28 file(s)    1254481 bytes used
                      196096 bytes free

Disk# 3/3:
The volume label in drive A is DISK 2.
The Volume Serial Number is 65D7:2414.
Directory of A:\

BACKUP   EXE    32704  94-09-23   4:09 
CHKDSK   COM    68656  95-09-21   1:40 
NLS      DLL      512  94-09-23   3:16 
EA DATA   SF     7680  96-02-20  13:08 
SHPIINST DLL    47189  94-10-07  14:08 
VIOCALLS DLL     2048  94-09-23   3:28 
FDISK    COM   110245  95-09-21   0:11 
FORMAT   COM    68880  95-09-21   2:10 
ODPANS   DLL    21920  94-10-08  22:19 
ODPRTDRV EXE    11953  94-10-08   1:52 
OSDELETE EXE    67386  94-10-10  19:23 
LXLITE   CFG      783  96-02-23   1:01 
SYSINSTX COM    39472  95-09-20  20:13 
UHPFS    DLL   187088  95-09-21   5:21 
RESTORE  EXE    36080  95-09-08  14:45 
OSO001   MSG   174390  95-09-20  18:41 
TEDIT    EXE     9390  95-09-21   2:47 
TEDIT    HLP    14596  94-09-01  18:52 
WP ROOT   SF        0  96-02-20  13:17 
ZIP      EXE    93232  93-09-19  13:04 
UNZIP    EXE    95795  94-08-29  11:40 
FST      DOC    35124  96-02-07  13:22 
UCLONE   CMD       34  96-04-11   8:37 
FST      EXE    99328  96-02-07  13:23 
CLONE    CMD      134  96-04-11   8:35 
LXLITE   EXE    29542  96-02-23   1:01 
STUB_MIN BIN      112  96-02-23   1:01 
STUB_VDM BIN      208  96-02-23   1:01 
       28 file(s)    1254481 bytes used
                      196096 bytes free

Contents of CONFIG.SYS:

buffers=64
iopl=yes
memman=noswap
pauseonerror=yes
protshell=sysinst1.exe
set os2_shell=cmd.exe
diskcache=128,LW
protectonly=yes
rem ifs=hpfs.ifs /c:64
codepage=437
country=044,country.sys
devinfo=kbd,us,keyboard.dcp
devinfo=scr,ega,vtbl850.dcp
set path=\;A:\;
set dpath=\;A:\;
libpath=\;A:\;
set keys=on
basedev=ibmkbd.sys
basedev=ibm1flpy.add
basedev=ibm1s506.add
basedev=os2dasd.dmd

rem ---------- Novell --------------
rem set NWLANGUAGE=ENGLISH
device=a:\lsl.sys
device=a:\3c5x9.sys
device=a:\ipx.sys
device=a:\nwreq.sys
ifs=a:\nwifs.ifs
run=a:\nwdaemon.exe
call=a:\nwstart.exe
call=a:\map.exe root f:=bib/dataplx:os2inst

Contents of NET.INI:

Link Support
  Buffers 20 1514
  MemPool 4096

link driver 3C5X9
  int 5
  port 300
  frame Ethernet_802.3
  protocol IPX 0 Ethernet_802.3

netware requester
  default login drive f
  preferred server biblun
  packet burst off
  directory services off
  signature level 0
  Display Hard Errors on

One can slim down the size of some .exe and .dll files using LXLITE application.

  Regards,
          Wojciech Sachwanowicz
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