From: KENKAHN@PKSMRVM.VNET.IBM.COM ("Kenneth A. Kahn")
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: How to make bootable disk for HPFS?
Date: 26 Aug 92 09:46:10 GMT

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In <stanton.461.0@haas.berkeley.edu> Richard Stanton writes:
>I know I've seen discussion about this before, but it wasn't relevant
>then... I've just changed from FAT to HPFS, and would like to make a boot
>diskette. HOwever, using the makeboot program doesn't seem to quite work, as
>it tells me it's run out of space. I've tried using a disk formatted using
>FDFORMAT to 1.7 Mb or thereabouts, but my machine (PS/2 model 90) doesn't
>like this, so I'm going to have to stay at 1.44.
>
>If anyone's worked out how to get at least the basics onto a single disk,
>I'd be very grateful if he or she could let me know what I need to do.
>

As part of IBM's EWS (Employee Written Software) Program, a package should
now be available called BOOT20.  Below is part of the Abstract from BOOT20:

The SE20BOOT program is a utility that allows you to build a BOOTable OS/2 V2
system using an existing OS/2 V2 system.  The BOOT system can be installed on
any valid medium including, but not limited to, Floppies and Hard Disk Drives.
There are three types of BOOT systems you can install:

  Minimal : This is a basic OS/2 V2 system that supports a single OS/2 Full
            Screen screen session.  All 16 and 32-bit OS/2 Full Screen
            applications are supported.  While multitasking is supported, the
            ability to switch between different processes is not.  This BOOT
            system requires about 1.36M of disk space.

       PM : This is an OS/2 V2 system that supports any 16 or 32-bit OS/2 Full
            Screen or PM application.  Multitasking is supported, as is the
            ability to switch betwen different processes.  The WPS is present
            as a single OS/2 Window.  This BOOT system requires about 5.6M of
            disk space.

      WPS : This is an OS/2 V2 system that supports any 16 or 32-bit OS/2 Full
            Screen or PM application.  Multitasking is supported, as is the
            ability to switch betwen different processes.  The OS/2 WPS is
            fully active and starts up with a number of default Folders and
            system objects.  This BOOT system requires about 6M of disk space.

    Syntax:  SE20BOOT  <SOURCE=drive:\path\>  <TARGET=drive>  <TYPE=PM|WPS>

You must run SE20BOOT from an existing OS/2 V2 system.  The SE20BOOT program
will analyze your system and create a BOOT system that is specific for it.  For
example it will determine if your system supports features such as HPFS or SCSI
and add the appropriate support for it.  Because of this, a BOOT disk created
for a specific workstation will not necessarily work correctly on a different
workstation.

The file BOOT20.ZIP should be available on the OS/2 Section of CompuServ, the
IBM NSCC BBS in Atlanta, the IBM Anonymous FTP, and some other IBM BBS around
the world.

There are many more valuable programs being made available absolutely *free*
as part of the Os2EWS program.  These are all programs that are written by
IBM employees on their own time and have been in use internally.