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roberto

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Re: Booting OS/2 from USB pen drive
« Reply #15 on: May 11, 2016, 08:51:22 am »
I would love to use JFS but I can't format with any filesystem.
In os2 command com run
C:\OS2\LVM.EXE /RediscoverPRM

Or in drives select Refresh Removeable Media
If this fail, use another usb port.

In dfsee after change any type of filesystem, you have to extract the usbkey and insert again.
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Re: Booting OS/2 from USB pen drive
« Reply #16 on: May 11, 2016, 12:04:15 pm »
Hi John

I am not sure if this contains the same os2 image file but it does look like it may be of interest

   http://en.ecomstation.ru/projects/usbboot/?action=download


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Pete

Thanks Pete.

I downloaded this image and installed it on a USB stick using Win32 Disk Imager (couldn't find an OS/2 equivalent) but was unable to boot from the USB stick. I did try to install a FreeBSD boot image to make sure there was nothing wrong with the USB stick and that booted OK.

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Re: Booting OS/2 from USB pen drive
« Reply #17 on: May 11, 2016, 04:48:48 pm »
Have you tried using DFSee to put it on a USB stick?  It is a DFSee disk image so I'm not sure just how a windows based program would work with it.

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Re: Booting OS/2 from USB pen drive
« Reply #18 on: May 12, 2016, 09:06:55 am »
Hi John

I am not sure if this contains the same os2 image file but it does look like it may be of interest

   http://en.ecomstation.ru/projects/usbboot/?action=download


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Pete

Hi Pete,

Indeed the file was very much of interest. Once I finally manged to get it installed on a USB stick it did actually boot up OS/2!

The only problem was it uses a MEMDISK image and a Greek keyboard is defined, so I guess I need to find out how to build a MEMDISK image and define the keyboard and locale settings for my use.

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Re: Booting OS/2 from USB pen drive
« Reply #19 on: May 13, 2016, 11:57:51 am »
Can anyone explain why it isn't possible to boot (or install) OS/2 from a USB pen drive?

In answer to my own question.....

It IS possible to boot OS/2 from a USB pen drive. In fact I just tried using a 1GB SDHC card in a USB card adapter using this image:

http://en.ecomstation.ru/projects/usbboot/?action=download

There are a few things to iron out yet, but it does boot up to an OS/2 prompt, so I guess I should be able to include all the files on an OS/2 CD and install from USB.

All I need to do is get MEMDISK configured properly.