From: bill.dehaan@rose.uucp (bill dehaan)
Subject: Trashed OS2.INI files
Organization: Rose Media Inc, Toronto, Ontario.
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 07:47:43 GMT
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Date Entered: 04-06-92 13:03
In article <1992Apr02.012708.1564@rose.uucp> I wrote:

BD>Yes. What I do is back up  the system files during the actual OS/2  boot
BD>procedure. Makes it impossible to forget. Create a directory \BACKUP  on
BD>your  OS/2  disk  (or  any  other  disk,  for that matter) and place the
BD>following files at the BOTTOM of your config.sys file:
BD>
BD>    CALL=C:\OS2\XCOPY.EXE C:\BACKUP\004.ZIP  C:\BACKUP\005.ZIP
BD>    CALL=C:\OS2\XCOPY.EXE C:\BACKUP\003.ZIP  C:\BACKUP\004.ZIP
BD>    CALL=C:\OS2\XCOPY.EXE C:\BACKUP\002.ZIP  C:\BACKUP\003.ZIP
BD>    CALL=C:\OS2\XCOPY.EXE C:\BACKUP\001.ZIP  C:\BACKUP\002.ZIP
BD>    CALL=C:\OS2\XCOPY.EXE C:\BACKUP\000.ZIP  C:\BACKUP\001.ZIP
BD>    CALL=C:\OS2\INSTALL\PKZIP2.EXE -A C:\BACKUP\000.ZIP C:\*.SYS
BD>    CALL=C:\OS2\INSTALL\PKZIP2.EXE -A C:\BACKUP\000.ZIP C:\*.BAT
BD>    CALL=C:\OS2\INSTALL\PKZIP2.EXE -A C:\BACKUP\000.ZIP C:\*.INI
BD>    CALL=C:\OS2\INSTALL\PKZIP2.EXE -A C:\BACKUP\000.ZIP C:\OS2\*.INI

Now, in message <1992Apr3.012009.18423@ampex.com>, Colin Jensen writes:

CJ>The two commands:
CJ>    CALL=C:\...\zoo.exe unP+q ini.zoo C:\*.SYS C:\*.BAT C:\*.INI C:\OS2\*.INI
CJ>    CALL=C:\...\zoo.exe glAq=8 ini.zoo
CJ>Although more cryptic, will probably be a lot faster.

Probably. I am unfamiliar with the OS/2 version of zoo. To be honest,  I
expect the best way  would be to have  the CONFIG.SYS lines just  do the
XCOPY, with  the zoo  or pkzip  function being  done in  a command  file
detached from STARTUP.CMD.

CJ>Also, these commands only store the 8 most recent *versions* of each file.
CJ>They will simply pass over any files that haven't been changed - saving that
CJ>much more time on every boot.  [Yes - 30 seconds matters to me :-)]

It would to me, except that with Comm Manager, Lan requestor, a 16Mb ram
memory test, and 300meg  ESDI startup, and all  of our custom stuff,  an
average boot is about 6 minutes. I  power up, then go to grab a  coffee,
to the washroom, the  printer room, etc. When  I get back, it's  booted.
Thirty seconds would be a hit to my DOS boot, because I sit through  it.
Since I don't sit through my OS/2 boot, I don't mind adding a few things
to it.

CJ>Another point: pkzip is not free.

True, but it was  included in the betas.  I think IBM has  (or had) some
deal with Phil Katz  regarding this. I know  that they have a  specially
licensed version of PKZIP,  I imagine that could  be included in a  beta
program distribution, but not the commercial GA version.

In any case, I wasn't saying that  the way I proposed was the only  way,
or the best way. If I had  zoo, I'd probably do it the way  you suggest.
The point  I wanted  to make  was simply  that you  could copy the files
during the boot sequence before the  PM engine starts up, so the  system
could be backed up properly.

Well, at least this proves that  my mail's finally getting out onto  the
net. :-)

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