OS/2, eCS & ArcaOS - Technical > Setup & Installation
OS/2 Multi-Boot on T42p
Remy:
--- Quote from: _AP on October 17, 2024, 06:12:43 am ---I'm running into some issues with Windows XP and OS/2. They aren't playing nice. Neither one seems to want to install to anything other than C:
How can I install OS/2 Warp 4.52 to D: I can set D: to startable, but not installable I'm LVM.
I have
16GB Windows XP
8GB OS/2
40GB BeOS
Logical
32GB Haiku
20GB Slackware
If I install OS/2 first, on C:, Windows XP will only install to C:, and I can't change the drive letter during installation. So I would like to install OS/2 to D:, if I can't install XP to D:.
--- End quote ---
Hum!
What was your latest boot partition via your boot manager ?
If it was C:, try to change it one time to D: and only after try to install OS/2 from the DVD.
I had something like you using airboot with already defined partitions and resolved it changing selected partition under airboot first.
_AP:
Hmm. I didn't think to change the drive letter in XP first. I think it's not simple as registry issues can happen. I'll go that route and let you know how it goes.
The BeOS boot manager just boots based on partition number. I'm
Not sure what the OS/2 boot manager does. When the windows boot manager is active just booting XP, it's just the default setup with the first partition being C:, until OS/2 interferes. I think if I can successfully get XP booting with D:, I should be all set.
Alex Taylor:
What's the problem with installing both OS/2 and XP to C:? They both use their own drive letter logic and neither one should know (or care) what drive letter the other thinks it has.
_AP:
I seem to be unable to do so. I also can not have XP as a non C: drive it seems. What's the exact process I should follow? I can't find it anywhere online.
Edit: I just found out you can manually create a volume/lvm in LVM. If I select the CD or any other volume, I can "Create Volume" and set it to be able to be made bootable. Then I could select the partition for OS2. After that I can change the drive letters the way I want, with the XP partition hidden. I'm not sure why I was missing this and why it only had this issue when I got Windows XP involved.
Edit 2: I remember now. I had formatted with BeOS the OS2 partition type as OS2 boot manager, or as some other non windows partition. I did this because my first failure had Windows XP install boot files into C, and Windows system files into "D" which was my planned OS2 partition. I did this to prevent Windows from seeing it during install.
OS2 not seeing the partition as something it could use, didn't create the LVM compatibility volume for it. I didn't know until now how to manually create.
I'll let you all know how it went.
_AP:
OK maybe I need more help. After the install of OS/2, Windows XP now sees that drive as C:, and sees its own drive as D:, and is unable to boot. How can I change letter for Windows XP
Edit: I would just test, but the OS/2 boot situation is messed up. I don't want to reinstall. Can I fix the MBR for os2 without reinstall?
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