Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!mips!atha!aunro!ersys!bking From: bking@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Barry King) Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc Subject: Re: OS/2 1.3 install blues Message-ID: Date: 18 Jun 91 12:54:45 GMT References: Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems, Edmonton, AB, Canada Lines: 35 yee@aix01.aix.rpi.edu (Crimson Avenger) writes: > > Someone asked a question about installing OS/2 and can't get the DOS > back on the boot parition... > > I had the same problem you did... Okay, I managed to install OS/2 but it > won't run, and ruined the hard disk boot of DOS. The ONLY way to do it > is to remove all the files (I put it on drive F) and FORMAT the hard disk > again. This will install the DOS FAT back into the system. > > The problem is that OS/2 builds the the boot and overwrite the FAT. DOS > doesn't recognize that OS/2 stuff, so it doesn't think it sees FAT. You > MUST reformat the parition for fixing the FAT. Well, YOU could backup > the paritions with NORTON (create recover disk in 5.0), but it seems > too late with that. > > I am successfully able to boot OS/2 and DOS... > > > p.s. NO need to REFORMAT the whole disk, just the boot parition (drive C). > I hope you have drive D, E, and whatever.. copy the files (xcopy c:*.* /s) > to one of the other drive and "format c: /s/v". > > -- > -- Robert aka Crimson Avenger (yee@rpi.edu or crimson_avenger@mts.rpi.ed > Once a hacker, always a hacker. (usere3jp@rpitsmts.bitnet) Actually, you over reacted somewhat. Since you have access to tools like Norton, your answer was to simply patch the boot sector back into existence. Simple as that... Barry King bking@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca Edmonton Remote Systems: Serving Northern Alberta since 1982