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Article #37Re: Problem installing Warp 3 on second hard disk
From: James Cannon
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 00:00
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 00:00
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\In <9mv43.937$O3.4746@ozemail.com.au>, jstok@bluedog.apana.org.au (Jason Stokes) writes:
\>Hi, I'm having troubles installing Warp 3 on my reasonably new computer. I
\>have two hard drives, a 4.3 GB hard drive with debian Linux on logical
\>partition and Windows 98 on the first primary. This drive is the master
\>drive on the primary IDE interface. I have a second, small (400 MB) hard
\>drive as master on the secondary IDE interface, currently with Red Hat Linux
\>on it. I want to install warp on the second hard drive, along with Windows
\>3.1 with Win-OS2. I'm using Warp 3 red pack.
\>
\>Problems: the Warp install disk (which is, it must be acknowledged, more
\>than five years old) can't understand the partition layout of the primary
\>drive. Warp's FDISK utility reports spurious figures instead of the real
\>layout. If I try to install it on the secondary drive, it formats OK, but
\>I'm unable to install Windows 3.1 or Warp on it. The install works OK until
\>I get into the stage where I need to reboot. Then Lilo, which was installed
\>on the boot sector of the 400 MB drive, takes over instead of the boot
\>manager. No matter what I do, I can't seem to blast Lilo off that disk and
\>use boot manager instead.
\>
\>Also, can someone tell me where to get the GRADD driver with Riva TNT
\>support? I've looked all over and I can't find it anywhere.
\>
\>--
\>Jason Stokes: jstok@bluedog.apana.org.au
You need to go to the IBM OS/2 Device Driver Repository and update your
install disks. At the same location, you can find GRADD video support. You will
need the GENGRADD. http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp look for a link for
"download", follow it to the OS/2 Device Driver Repository.
Cheers,
James Cannon
cannon@mozart.inet.co.th
Bangkok OS/2 User Group
http://www.inet.co.th/cyberclub/cannon
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