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[SOLVED] Windows 3.1 inside OS/2 won't start
jamie marchant:
That's my guess as well, I'll see if I can figure out how to fix it. As far as I know, I have the newest driver for both systems.
jamie marchant:
I think the dailog said I was supposed install Windows 3.1 and then the software to make it work with OS/2 correct? Should I reinstall it in OS/2 Dos mode?(I did a fresh install from MS-DOS)
Dave Yeo:
You're running the red box version? I think you have to install Windows under DOS and then use selective install or such to update the Windows install. For me, when I first installed OS/2 Warp red box, it just worked when it came to Win 3.1, so during install it must have modified Windows.
Eventually I picked up a Blue Box version of Warp V3 (cd instead of floppies) and switched to that. The advantage of the blue box edition was it came with Winos2.
jamie marchant:
Interesting. Well, I installed it correctly and it is the red box.
Is they a way to make it produce a boot log?
Dave Yeo:
--- Quote from: jamie marchant on August 01, 2020, 08:32:05 pm ---Is they a way to make it produce a boot log?
--- End quote ---
Not really, besides installing the debug kernel and monitoring the serial port.
Since you got a reaction from running winos2.exe, it must have partially installed.
You can review your config.sys for lines like,
--- Code: ---DEVICE=W:\OS2\MDOS\VXMS.SYS /UMB
DEVICE=W:\OS2\MDOS\VDPMI.SYS
DEVICE=W:\OS2\MDOS\VDPX.SYS
DEVICE=W:\OS2\MDOS\VWIN.SYS
DEVICE=W:\OS2\MDOS\VW32S.SYS
DEVICE=W:\OS2\MDOS\VMOUSE.SYS
DEVICE=W:\OS2\BOOT\POINTDD.SYS
DEVICE=W:\OS2\MDOS\VMANWIN.SYS
--- End code ---
Though I can't remember which are needed by Winos2. Some of the device drivers might be in your Dos 6.22 directory I guess.
Also review your win.ini and especially system.ini. Unluckily it has been so long since I used Warp V3 Redbox, I'm not sure what should be in there and also how it works when you run it from OS/2.
My boot section in system.ini (Warp v4.52 bluebox but not much changed when it came to Winos2)
--- Code: ---[boot]
useos2shield=1
os2shield=winsheld.exe
shell=progman.exe
mouse.drv=mouse.drv
network.drv=
language.dll=langeng.dll
comm.drv=comm.drv
keyboard.drv=keyboard.drv
system.drv=atmsys.drv
;386grabber=vga.3gr
;286grabber=vgacolor.2gr
drivers=mmsystem.dll
WAVDMAPPS=
atm.system.drv=system.drv
display.drv=ifgdi2vm.drv
sdisplay.drv=isgdi2vm.drv
fonts.fon=vgasys.fon
fixedfon.fon=vgafix.fon
oemfonts.fon=vgaoem.fon
os2user=user.exe
os2gdi.exe=GDI.EXE
os2user.exe=user.exe
--- End code ---
It's possible that running winos2 uses a different system.ini too.
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