HP NetServer LP 2000r Installing IBM OS/2 on an HP Netserver - Page 11

Tip 23) \, Tip 24) IBM's Recommended Procedure Installing OS/2 with New AIC78XX.ADD, AIC78XX.ADD

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Tip 23) "Unable to Access the Hard Drive" error during the OS/2 installation. (Also, see Tip #24) This error usually occurs due to one of the following reasons. 1. The basedev stament for the target driver is not present in config.sys. 2. The target disk driver is not present on diskette one. For example there is a new Adaptec driver aic7870.add required for new systems that support Ultra Wide SCSI like in the NetServer E 60. In this case you must replace the original driver on the diskette #1 with the aic7870.add driver provided on the Navigator CD-ROM (See the section called "Creating the Driver's Diskette" listed above.). 3. Even after you apply the proper driver as listed on step 2, the installation can fail with the "Unable to access hard drive" error message after the first or second reboot. This happens because the installer copies the old driver from the OS/2 CD-ROM to the hard drive. To address this problem you must either boot from diskette or use the F3 or (Alt-F1) key to get to the command prompt. Next copy the new driver to the boot drive. Please note that this driver must be copied to the root and to the \os2\boot directory. For example: a:> copy a:\aic780.add c:\aic7870.add a:> copy a:\aic7870.add c:\os2\boot\aic7870.add Tip 24) IBM's Recommended Procedure Installing OS/2 with New AIC78XX.ADD Follow this Warp Connect and Warp V4 procedure for installing OS/2 whenever the Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set v2.1 for OS/2 driver is required for the boot drive. 1. Type cdinst from CDROM drive to create the boot diskettes. 2. Remove the following files from Disk 1 aha152x.add aha154x.add aha164x.add aha174x.add aic7770.add aic7870.add 3. Rename the new Adaptec driver to AICNEW.ADD and copy to Disk 1. 4. Note: Follow this step only if installing Warp V4 Remove the file called bundle from Disk 2 and copy aicnew.add to Disk 2. 5. Edit config.sys (In Disk 1) and remark out the basedev statements for all of the above deleted drivers. 11

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Tip 23) "Unable to Access the Hard Drive" error during the OS/2 installation.
(Also, see Tip #24)
This error usually occurs due to one of the following reasons.
1.
The basedev stament for the target driver is not present in config.sys.
2.
The target disk driver is not present on diskette one. For example there is a new Adaptec
driver aic7870.add required for new systems that support Ultra Wide SCSI like in the
NetServer E 60. In this case you must replace the original driver on the diskette #1 with the
aic7870.add driver provided on the Navigator CD-ROM (See the section called "Creating the
Driver’s Diskette" listed above.).
3.
Even after you apply the proper driver as listed on step 2, the installation can fail with the
"Unable to access hard drive" error message after the first or second reboot. This happens
because the installer copies the old driver from the OS/2 CD-ROM to the hard drive. To
address this problem you must either boot from diskette or use the F3 or (Alt-F1) key to get
to the command prompt. Next copy the new driver to the boot drive. Please note that this
driver must be copied to the root and to the \os2\boot directory. For example:
a:> copy a:\aic780.add c:\aic7870.add
a:> copy a:\aic7870.add c:\os2\boot\aic7870.add
Tip 24) IBM's Recommended Procedure Installing OS/2 with New
AIC78XX.ADD
Follow this Warp Connect and Warp V4 procedure for installing OS/2 whenever the
Adaptec
7800 Family Manager Set v2.1 for OS/2
driver is required for the boot drive.
1.
Type cdinst from CDROM drive to create the boot diskettes.
2.
Remove the following files from Disk 1
aha152x.add
aha154x.add
aha164x.add
aha174x.add
aic7770.add
aic7870.add
3.
Rename the new Adaptec driver to AICNEW.ADD and copy to Disk 1.
4.
Note:
Follow this step only if installing Warp V4
Remove the file called bundle from Disk 2 and copy aicnew.add to Disk 2.
5.
Edit config.sys (In Disk 1) and remark out the basedev statements for all of the above deleted
drivers.