installing fixpaks under os/2 v4!
installing fixpaks can be a major pain, especially if you don't know where
to find the necessary files... this document will tell you where to get 'em
and how to install them.
first, grab the latest fixpak images from: service.boulder.ibm.com.
get all the files in the latest fixpak directory (the latest is xr_m013), save them to c:\temp, next, grab the
"corrective service facility" (the weird ibm name for the fixpak installer) from:
here
and then, get the "dsk" extracter from hobbes
after you've downloaded everything, double-check to make sure you have all the files!
make a directory called c:\fp, run cs_142 c:\fp to unpack the installer,
unzip dskxtr12.zip somewhere in your path and then run dskxtrct /s:c:\temp\xr* /t:c:\fp.
this might take a while, because it has to unpack all the files from the fixpak dsk image files.
in c:\fp, edit response.wp4 and change the SOURCE from A:\ to C:\FP
execute fpinst WARP4, then wait for the installer to complete.
if you get an error saying something about not being able to open the log
file or archive directory, go into c:\os2\install, execute attrib -r log*.os2
then del log*.os2 and try again. if you still get errors, read the readme files
that come with the fixpak, they explain all the errors and how to fix them.
if your system won't boot after you've applied the fixpak, heres a tip to fix
the problem. reboot the system, right when the "OS/2 Warp" thing appears in
the left corner, hold down alt-f2. note which driver is displayed at the bottom
of the screen when it hangs, then, boot from the os/2 boot floppies, go to a cmd prompt
and enter the c:\archive directory, run unpack blah.sy_ (blah.sys would be an example
of the driver that hung while booting, change the last character to a _). from
c:\, do a dir /s blah.sys to find out where it belongs, do a copy c:\archive\blah.sys c:\where_the_buggy_driver_is
reboot, and everything should be fine.
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