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- OS/2 DEVICE DRIVERS DOWNLOADING AND UNPACKAGING INSTRUCTIONS
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- OVERVIEW
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- The first entry in the OS/2 Device Drivers directory is
- SETUP.EXE. All of the OS/2 device drivers (identified by the
- .PAK extension) listed in this directory are in a compressed
- format and require the SETUP.EXE utility to prepare them for
- installation. SETUP.EXE decompresses (expands) the .PAK file
- into the individual code and documentation files for the device
- driver.
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- Each device driver .PAK file should be downloaded onto a diskette
- for ease of installation as well as providing an automatic
- backup. Please ensure you download the device driver file with
- the .PAK extension as listed because SETUP.EXE searches for the
- .PAK extension to perform the decompression.
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- IMPORTANT NOTE:
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- Use ONLY the following protocols when downloading the OS/2 Device
- Drivers. Use of other protocols may NOT allow the decompression
- of the device drivers.
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- 1. Xmodem-CRC (Protocol Type C on this Bulletin Board)
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- 2. Xmodem-Checksum (Protocol Type X on this Bulletin Board)
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- If you are downloading more than one device driver, each device
- driver .PAK file should be downloaded onto a separate diskette.
- This allows adequate diskette space for SETUP.EXE to decompress
- the .PAK file and eliminates the possibility of intermixing
- either code or documentation files from different device driver
- .PAK files.
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- SETUP.EXE need only be downloaded once -- you can then copy
- it to as many driver diskettes as required.
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- RUNNING SETUP
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- NOTE: SETUP.EXE is an OS/2-mode program and must be run in an
- OS/2 session. SETUP.EXE will NOT execute in the DOS
- environment.
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- 1. Insert your device driver diskette (containing SETUP.EXE
- and the .PAK file) into a diskette drive.
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- EXAMPLE: Insert diskette into Drive A:
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- 2. Make that diskette drive the current drive.
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- EXAMPLE: Type A: and press Enter
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- 3. Type SETUP and press Enter.
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- 4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
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- 5. SETUP will notify you of its successful completion and
- will direct you to the correct installation procedure for
- your device driver.
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- DOCUMENTATION
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- When SETUP has completed its decompression, you will have, at a
- minimum, a file with the extension .DOC (for Documentation).
- The .DOC file is the abstract for your device driver, containing
- hardware/software requirements and a brief description.
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- Also, you may have a file with the extension .TXT (for Text).
- The .TXT contains additional installation and usage information.
- The .TXT file is only present when the space limitations of the
- .DOC file are exceeded.
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- Please retain the documentation file(s) for your records, as
- the file(s) contain valuable information.
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