Ray,

OK, I really have 2 problems.  Perhaps I am confusing people between the two.  

The first is that after trying to get the Warp partition "copied"
from the W2K machine (which is a PII desktop) to the Laptop, I can't boot
using Vista Bootloader (Get the SYS01475).  I have actually tried several
methods to transfer  the Warp partition.  DFSee clone didn't work using an
external USB drive as transfer.  DFSee imagefile didn't work again using
the USB device to transfer.  Finally I just tried my trusty old tape drive
(hooked up with Adaptec USB2Xchange which changes SCSI to USB), but, alas I
backed it up with the NTBackup program on the W2K macine and when I tried
to restore it to the Laptop (using the NTBackup (only restore available),
it said the tape had inconsistencies. :(  
I thought I might have stumbled on to a better way tonight because I got an
8 GB memory stick recognized under OS/2, but again, couldn't write to it
(using Chris's USB stuff).

The second problem (which the subject of this thread pertains to) is using
the UPDCD CD and trying to boot the Laptop from it.   After I see
OS2DASD.DMD (really DANIDASD.DMD) load message (using ALT-F2), then a
cleared screen, hen "Loading, please wait...", followed by a
cleared screen and then DANIS506.ADD message then "unable to
operate" message and beep - system stops.

Funny thing is that I think this Laptop has a SATA drive, but DANIS506 reports PATA.

As to the question "What effect does the HDD have on how the CD
boots?",  I thought that when the HDD driver loads the drive letter of
the OS/2 partition has to be consistent?  So, if the partition was
originally installed in D:, the drive letter assignment by OS/2 better be
D: or the "unable to operate" will occur.

Also, in this whole process, the Laptop and the W2K machine were never
connected together directty.

Jordan Krim

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Ray Davison 
> jkrim{at}comcast.net wrote:
> > Ray,
> > 
> > Yes, that is a 40 GB NTFS partition (Vista) in front of W4, but I 
> > have another computer where I have a 12 GB Win2K FAT32 partition and 
> > behind it a W4 on FAT16 and it works perfectly.  The working one is
> >> 1024 cylinders (8 GB).
> 
> > Recall that I am booting off the UPDCD CD when the "unable to 
> > operate" occurs
> 
> No, that is not what I recall.  I am working off your post below which
> is the LT.
> 
> "I used  DFSee to clone the W2K wWarp 4.0 partition to the laptop.  It
> didn't work (OS/2 !! SYS01475).
> As I understand it, BootManager won't work with vista, so I am stuck
> with the Windows Bootloader which appears to work as OS/2 tries to boot,
> but never gets off the ground apparently due to the system files missing
> (according to the error message).  I agree with the drive letter
> assessment, but as I said, I have a chicken and egg problem in that I
> haven't got a clue if OS/2 calls the Vista partition C: and the Warp 4.0
> D: or assigns C: to the Warp 4.0 partition which of course would cause
> the "unable to operate"."
> 
> > and even putting a C: (partition) in front of W4 did not change 
> > anything.  Again, I think the question of what are the assigned drive
> > letters comes up.  DFSDOS reports D: for W4.
> 
> What effect does the HDD have on how the CD boots?
> 
> > BTW, I can boot off the same UPDCD CD on the working machine (12 GB
> > W2K/W4 behind it) and everything is OK  i.e. it gets to the W4
> > install screen.
> 
> So you DO seem to have a functioning UpDtCD?
> 
> What process in DFSee did you use to copy the existing W4 partition to 
> the LT?
> 
> What hardware was the W4 partition on?
> 
> How was that hardware connected to the LT?
> 
> Ray
> 




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