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OS/2 - Technical => Hardware => Topic started by: klipp on 2008.01.25, 20:10:48

Title: Install a Device driver after eCS has booted?
Post by: klipp on 2008.01.25, 20:10:48
Is it possible to install an additional device driver after eCS has completed booting? In my case I need to install the old Soundblaster Driver (SB16D2.SYS)because of a unresolvable IRQ conflict stemming from the installation of a SCSI BASEDEV Driver (SYM416.ADD using the OVERRIDE option), which prevents it (SB16D2.SYS)from installing during the normal boot process.
Thanks for any ideas.

klipp
Title: Re: Install a Device driver after eCS has booted?
Post by: Saijin_Naib on 2008.01.25, 20:21:48
I think you just have to install it using the os/2 multimedia installer. Type minstall from command prompt once its booted and set the path to install the driver (your going to need the control.scr file) and it should work fine.
Title: Re: Install a Device driver after eCS has booted?
Post by: Andi on 2008.01.28, 14:33:43
I think this is not possible. Heard that should be a feature of Warp5...

But, if the sound driver couldn't be loaded during boot cause of IRQ conflicts, why do you think it should work afterwards?

By the way, are these cards ISA based? If yes, IRQ sharing is not possible by hardware restrictions anyway.
Title: Re: Install a Device driver after eCS has booted?
Post by: Radek on 2008.01.28, 14:52:07
(a) The jumpers on the sound card can resolve the IRQ conflict.
(b) Minstall is perfectly possible. It was always available in Warp. You must have MM installed and have the full driver package (not only the driver itself but also the mentioned .scr and perhaps some other files referenced by the script).