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Setup & Installation / Re: How to reverse a failed driver installation
« on: May 12, 2021, 10:32:33 pm »
Yes, the VLB machine is part of a collection of old iron. The reason for using the Genoa card is because it is designed for a VESA system (has an extended slot on the motherboard) as is the DTC SCSI controller**. I brought it out because I needed to use the PC to format a disk for use in another machine. The OS install was performed in 2019 and the BIOS backup battery had gone flat from disuse. Once I got the geometry set and booted to the OS I found the display "wavy". It turned out to be a blown capacitor in the PSU; replaced PSU.
I have spent most of my working life using machines from the DR - CP/M and MS-DOS continuum. I am fairly conversant with that topic but was curious to see what OS/2 could do. I'm still making baby steps; I have found some resources, however, and I thank once again those who have responded.
May I ask, regarding fixpacks: Must they be applied in order or is the latest an accumulation of all the previous issues?
-CH-
** Drive A: is 1.4MB 3.5 floppy, drive B: is 1.2 Mb 5.25 floppy, drive C: is 120 Mb Viking SCSI, drive D: is CDR. Also on board, ISA cards: Everex ser/par I/O, Intel 8/16 LAN card, SoundBlaster, SIIG I/O card. VESA motherboards typically did not carry I/O ports or supporting hardware - you added your own. As I can not invoke the system information utility, except for the drives I have no idea whether these are recognized or configured by the OS. Of particular interest are the serial ports.
I have spent most of my working life using machines from the DR - CP/M and MS-DOS continuum. I am fairly conversant with that topic but was curious to see what OS/2 could do. I'm still making baby steps; I have found some resources, however, and I thank once again those who have responded.
May I ask, regarding fixpacks: Must they be applied in order or is the latest an accumulation of all the previous issues?
-CH-
** Drive A: is 1.4MB 3.5 floppy, drive B: is 1.2 Mb 5.25 floppy, drive C: is 120 Mb Viking SCSI, drive D: is CDR. Also on board, ISA cards: Everex ser/par I/O, Intel 8/16 LAN card, SoundBlaster, SIIG I/O card. VESA motherboards typically did not carry I/O ports or supporting hardware - you added your own. As I can not invoke the system information utility, except for the drives I have no idea whether these are recognized or configured by the OS. Of particular interest are the serial ports.