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Re: Installing OS/2 or eCS w/o 3.5" disks

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On 04/08/20 02:26 PM, djkano@gmail.com wrote:
> I have Warp CD installation disk, in the box there are floppys to boot from CD, and there are documentation to create boot floppy yourself. But I have a notebook with DVD player, no floppy. I tried to use an USB disk as the boot floppy (from another PC I formatted as DOS bootable, after that I tried to copy all files from the OS2 boot floppy.
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> But it doesn't work. Is there any way to use USB flash disck as floppy? (install CD should recognize that unit as their installation disquettes)
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> Or Is there any other way?
>

Update to ArcaOS, which does install from a USB stick or DVD.
Install in a Vbox environment where you can use virtual floppies then 
copy the install to a real hard drive.
There were some scripts floating around to make a bootable CD, might 
need an OS/2 install to do it and IIRC, it was tricky to do.
I doubt that even a USB floppy will work as the USB drivers likely don't 
load soon enough if your Warp CD even has USB drivers that work (doubtful)
Dave

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Re: Installing OS/2 or eCS w/o 3.5" disks djkano@gmail.com - 2020-04-08 14:26 -0700
  Re: Installing OS/2 or eCS w/o 3.5" disks Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2020-04-08 18:50 -0600
    Re: Installing OS/2 or eCS w/o 3.5" disks Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2020-04-11 21:15 -0700
  Re: Installing OS/2 or eCS w/o 3.5" disks Robert Wolfe <Robert.Wolfe@os2bbs.us> - 2020-04-10 03:30 +0000
  Re: Installing OS/2 or eCS w/o 3.5" disks Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2020-04-11 21:13 -0700

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