From: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca
Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 07:54:18 -0500 (EST)
Reply-To: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca
To: David Poehlman <poehlman AT clark DOT net>
cc: Weiqi Gao <weiqigao AT crl DOT com>, opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net
Subject: Re: [opendos] Can't load DOS from harddrive after installing Open DOS!
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.95.970201133836.12439B-100000@explorer2.clark.net>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.95.970202075312.5878F-100000@capslock.com>
Organization: Total disorganization.
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Sender: owner-opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net
Precedence: bulk

On Sat, 1 Feb 1997, David Poehlman wrote:

> Well, here I am back again.  I'm not sure what the whole problem is now,
> but when I got a c: prompt, I ran uninstall and then rebooted.  the first
> thing that happens is that the system looks for a floppy no matter what I
> do.  I can't read the messages on the screen, so I'm not sure what message
> I geg.  the other thing that happens, is that if I press ctrl+alt+del, my
> system just sits there after rebooting from the floppy.
> any ideas would be appreciated.  it won't accept any commands and I won't
> know till later this after noon what the screen says.
> Thanks!

Sounds like uninstall didn't put MSDOS.SYS and IO.SYS back.  Just
reboot off of a DOS 6.22 floppy and see if you can switch to C:.  If
so, go type "A:SYS C:".



Mike A. Harris        |             http://blackwidow.saultc.on.ca/~mharris
Computer Consultant   |    My webpage has moved and my address has changed.
My dynamic address: http://blackwidow.saultc.on.ca/~mharris/ip-address.html
mailto:mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca

DJGPP: Free 32 bit DOS C compiler.