I have always had sucess by using an install 
partition of no more than 5 gb (formatted  HPFS).  Try this out & let me 
know what happens!
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Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 5:03 PM
Subject: [OS2HW] Cant install eCS


> Hi all. This is going to three lists to see if I can get any advice. To 
> Testteam to let Roderick know that there is probably nothing wrong with 
> ibmlvm.dmd.
> This started when I tried to install beta 3. After making sekections on 
> the preliminary pages,I thn press Alt-F2 as I uusually do. I get a whole 
> list of the files that are installed. But it stops with the line
> "installed ibmlvm.dmd"
> The system is not frozen;cad will reboot it. No mouse,at that time of 
> course.
> This has occured with this computer here,my second one in the basemenf( 
> woyh three differant motherboards and two differnt cpu's
> I thiought, as at this point,things are being copied to the Z driive(ram 
> disk);am I right in this assumption?,I might have a ram problem. So,I went 
> and bought a gig of new ram. Same result.
> This occurs with the beta CDs,CD1 of eCS 1.2 and 1.1.These are the disks 
> from Mensys,not disks burned by myself.
> I replacd the master drive here with a Seagate 80 gb drive. I moved the 
> replaced drive,a Segate 40gb downstairs.as the one there was a 6 year old 
> 9gb Maxtor. Same result.
> I though possably it may be connected to the dvd/cd reader that I 
> installed about three months ago. But,the cdreader I took out is now 
> insttalled downstairs.
> X-Mailer: MR/2 Internet Cruiser Edition for OS/2 v2.60b/60
>
> Machine no 1 upstaird:
> DFI mobo,Athlon XP 3000 cpu,two Seagate 80gb drives on primary 
> controller;Plestot 712A cd/dvd burn and read almost everthing,and a Asus 
> 16x dvd/cd reader on secondary controller.Segate 80 gb SATA drive on SATA 
> cintroller. And a floppy drive.
>
> Number two(in the basement)
> Drives are now: Segate 40 gb,LG cdreader
> Motherboards:
> Eoox 8RGA with Athlon XP2500.
> Ram is 1 gb(two 512 gb dimms)
> Foppy dive
>
> Mobo 2;
> Abit IC7 with P42800E
> same dri\ves and ram
>
> I have also tried a second cd reader,a Samsung all witth the same results.
>
>
> I hope someone can come up with some suggestions,as I am stunped.
> I shoud mention that I was able to install Warp 4 to the 9 gb Maxtor 
> before I switched the drives.
> TIA for any and all advise/ideas/suggestions.
>
> Chimo!
> Vic Green
> CALGARY,ALBERTA
> eComStation 1.2,Java 1.4.2,Mozilla 1.73,MR2ICE 2.60b,.......Doing what I 
> want to do, and not what Pieface Billy wants me to do.
> Microsoft is to quality software as MacDonalds is to gourmet food.
> "Windows for Dummies" is not only a book title,it is
Microsoft company 
> philosophy.
>
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