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- From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: .BOOks & BOOTs ...
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.194014.10852@midway.uchicago.edu>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 19:40:14 GMT
- References: <19NOV199214424243@utarlg.uta.edu> <1992Nov21.023411.22945@midway.uchicago.edu> <23NOV199209055777@utarlg.uta.edu>
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- Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
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- In article <23NOV199209055777@utarlg.uta.edu> c145gmk@utarlg.uta.edu (Gordon M. Keegan) writes:
- > Sort of. I understand that I can boot, see, the hard disk, and
- > fix it with CHKDSK using the installation disks. The eventual
- > goal is to boot with a pair of floppies that load Novell drivers
- > and a CMD script that will rebuild parts of the drive as needed.
- > Given past experience, we are expecting a high enough number of
- > these cases that we'd like to make the process as automatic as
- > possible. This is the only real dead end we seem to have run
- > into. Any pointers as to what is different on the installation
- > disks would be greatly appreciated.
-
- Ah, OK. That, too, is in the FAQ List, believe it or not.
-
- I think what you want is the "Remote Installation and Maintenance"
- manual. That's a separate item, but the cost is quite reasonable. We
- just got a copy in, and I haven't had the time to read it yet.
-
- What does it describe? Well, it lets you install OS/2 2.0 on a
- machine using disk images stored on the server -- all you need is a
- pair of bootstrap diskettes. It also lets you apply CSDs over the
- network. And you can write response files so you don't have to sit
- and answer questions at each station. The manual comes with a
- diskette to help you along, in fact.
-
- If that's what you're after, then I think you want that manual. The
- document number is given in the FAQ List (along with directions for
- ordering).
-
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