Subj : checking for bad sectors under OS/2
To   : Michael Balcos
From : Peter Knapper
Date : Sat Apr 16 2005 11:24 am

Hi Michael,

 JZ> You need to create new startup diskettes and replace 
 JZ> the IBM1S506.ADD and OS2DASD.DMD on the second disk 
 JZ> with a more recent one. If you don't have recent IBM 
 JZ> IDE drivers, use this: 
 JZ> http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/system/drivers/filesys/ib
 JZ> ide.zip

When you create the new Boot Floppies with the updated driver, one thing Johan 
forgot to mention is that you MUST update CONFIG.SYS on the Floppy to include 
the line -
  SET COPYFROMFLOPPY=1
so that the install process uses the UPDATED driver on the floppy and not the 
old one from the CD. If you dont do this, the old driver from CD will be the 
one installed to your HD and the first boot from the new partition will get the 
old driver, returing the drive capacity problem.

Warp 3 can be made Y2K ready with something like FP39, however there are still 
several components in there what will fight you if you try and do much with 
Warp 3. Warp 4 is a much better option, in that it has more recent updates that 
cover just about everything.

Cheers..............pk.


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