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Setup & Installation / Partitioning HD with OS2 Warp 4
« on: 2008.08.30, 19:28:46 »
First off, new guy here. I have been working with computers in the Building Controls Industry since 1986. I graduated with a BSEET from DeVry Phoenix in 1985. Nice site you have here.
I have searched through this site and though I have found many issues regarding HD partitioning, I have not found my situation.
I am attempting to install OS2 Warp 4 on a Toshiba Satellite that's at least 7 years old. It has a 5.7 GB HD and I had upgraded it to Win XP. I want to have a PC with OS2 so that I can run some old BMS software. I read through the OS2 manual several times and planned out the installation: Boot Manager on Pri 1, DOS 6.1 w/ DeskView on Pri 2, OS2 w/ DOS 6.1 on Pri 3 and then a logical drive on the extended partition.
When I first ran the OS2 install disks and got as far as Fdisk, I could see the partition that Win XP was on but when I choose to deleate it, the only free space was 63 MB. After re-reading the bool again and re-running OS2 install with no change, I now have DOS 6.1 installed on a 2GB partition and 2 logical drives on the extended partition. Now when I run OS2 install and get to Fdisk, I see only the 2GB DOS Pri partition. My only action choice is Delete Partition and when I do, again only 63 MB free space. Do I need to download some sort of fix from somewhere?
I have searched through this site and though I have found many issues regarding HD partitioning, I have not found my situation.
I am attempting to install OS2 Warp 4 on a Toshiba Satellite that's at least 7 years old. It has a 5.7 GB HD and I had upgraded it to Win XP. I want to have a PC with OS2 so that I can run some old BMS software. I read through the OS2 manual several times and planned out the installation: Boot Manager on Pri 1, DOS 6.1 w/ DeskView on Pri 2, OS2 w/ DOS 6.1 on Pri 3 and then a logical drive on the extended partition.
When I first ran the OS2 install disks and got as far as Fdisk, I could see the partition that Win XP was on but when I choose to deleate it, the only free space was 63 MB. After re-reading the bool again and re-running OS2 install with no change, I now have DOS 6.1 installed on a 2GB partition and 2 logical drives on the extended partition. Now when I run OS2 install and get to Fdisk, I see only the 2GB DOS Pri partition. My only action choice is Delete Partition and when I do, again only 63 MB free space. Do I need to download some sort of fix from somewhere?