OS/2 Professional/OS2PRO194.ISO/os2/info/faq/os2_20/os2help/cdrom.fax

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TITLE: 930628 AFTER INSTALLING OS/2 2.1 FROM A NON-SCSI CD-ROM THE
              SYSTEM IS UNABLE TO ACCESS THE CD-ROM DRIVE

DESCRIPTION OF SYMPTOMS:
    System install completes properly, but after rebooting, the CD-ROM
    drive cannot be accessed since system install fails to copy the
    following files to the users fixed disk:
        OS2CDROM.DMD
        CDFS.IFS
        UCDFS.MSG
        UCDFS.DLL
    The user cannot use Selective Install to install the above files,
    since Selective Install requires access to the CD-ROM disc to
    copy the files.
    This only affects users who's CD-ROM drives are not
    directly supported by device drivers which ship in the OS/2 2.1
    shrinkwrap. (Users acquire the non-SCSI CD-ROM drivers from the
    manufacturer and are told to copy the device driver to diskette 1
    of the CD-ROM install package prior to installing from the CD).

    Customers with the following CD-ROM drives will be affected by
    this problem:
        Creative Labs SoundBlaster Pro CD-ROM drive (Panasonic 521)
        Hitachi 1503S, 1700S, 1900S, 3500, 3600, 3700, 6700
        Mitsumi LU002, LU005
        Sony 31A, 7305

SUMMARY OF RESOLUTION:
    During system install if the user clicked on the CD-ROM check box
    in the system configuration screen to bring up the CD-ROM
    selection list, install would put the entry 'None' in the CD-ROM
    text box, and the CD-ROM files would fail to be copied over.
    Since drives which are not directly supported by the OS/2
    shrinkwrap MUST select the choice OTHER in the selection list
    to enable CD-ROM support, there is no way to copy the files over.

    Unfortunately, the fix to this problem is in file INSTALL.EXE
    which is on the CD-ROM disc.  The install team, however, is
    investigating a temporary fix to file SYSINST2.EXE which is on
    Diskette 1.  Till the fix is available, the workaround to the
    problem involves the steps below:

DETAILS OF RESOLUTION:
    1.  For Sony, Mitsumi and Hitachi users:
        Note:  Examples use "C:" as the OS/2 boot partition.
               Substitute the correct drive letter if not C:
        After installation from CD-ROM is complete, reboot and do the
        following:
        a.  Copy the following files from Diskette 1 (the 2nd install
            diskette) to the fixed disk:
            COPY A:\OS2CDROM.DMD   C:\OS2
            COPY A:\CDFS.IFS C:\OS2
        b.  Edit config.sys on the fixed disk and add the following
            statements to the end of the config.sys file:
            DEVICE=C:\OS2\OS2CDROM.DMD /Q
            IFS=C:\OS2\CDFS.IFS /Q
        c.  Reboot to OS/2.
        d.  Start the Selective Install program in the System Setup
            Folder.
            1)  Click the CD-ROM Device Support check box on the
                System Configuration screen.
            2)  Click OK to display the CD-ROM selection list.  Scroll
                to the bottom of the list, select the choice OTHER and
                click OK.
        e.  Continue the selective install process till complete.
        f.  Execute a proper Shutdown and Reboot
    2.  For SoundBlaster users which use the device driver SBPCD2.SYS:
        Note:  Examples use "C:" as the OS/2 boot partition.
               If not C:, substitute the correct drive letter).
        After installation is complete, reboot and do the following:
        a.  Copy the following files from Diskette 1 (the 2nd install
            diskette) to the fixed disk:
            COPY A:\CDFS.IFS        C:\OS2
        b.  Edit config.sys on the fixed disk and add the following
            statements to the end of the config.sys file:
            IFS=C:\OS2\CDFS.IFS /Q
        c.  Reboot to OS/2.
        d.  Start the Selective Install program in the System Setup
            Folder.
            1)  Click the CD-ROM Device Support check box on the
                System Configuration screen.
            2)  Click OK to display the CD-ROM
                selection list.  Scroll to the bottom of the list,
                select the choice OTHER and click OK.
        e.  Continue the selective install process till complete.
        f.  Edit config.sys and comment out the following line:
            REM  DEVICE=C:\OS2\OS2CDROM.DMD /Q
        g.  Execute a proper Shutdown and Reboot

    3.  For SoundBlaster users which use the device driver SBCD2.ADD:
       Note:  Examples use "C:" as the OS/2 boot partition.
              Substitute the correct drive letter if not C:
       After installation from CD-ROM is complete, reboot and do the
       following:
       a.  Copy the following files from Diskette 1 (the 2nd install
           diskette) to the fixed disk:
           COPY A:\SBCD2.ADD C:\OS2
           COPY A:\OS2CDROM.DMD   C:\OS2
           COPY A:\CDFS.IFS C:\OS2
       b.  Edit config.sys on the fixed disk and add the following
           statements to the end of the config.sys file:
           BASEDEV=SBCD2.ADD /P:220  (where P:220 is the base address)
           DEVICE=C:\OS2\OS2CDROM.DMD /Q
           IFS=C:\OS2\CDFS.IFS /Q
       c.  Reboot to OS/2.
       d.  Start the Selective Install program in the System Setup
           Folder.
           1)  Click the CD-ROM Device Support check box on the
               System Configuration screen.
           2)  Click OK to display the CD-ROM selection list.  Scroll
               to the bottom of the list, select the choice OTHER and
               click OK.
       e.  Continue the selective install process till complete.
       f.  Execute a proper Shutdown and Reboot