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STACKER NOTE                                                   STACKER NOTE 
Title: Bootable, Self Mounting Stacker Removable Disks.
STAC FAX Index #2505 - 10/8/92                          
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Background.

   This note outlines a procedure for creating bootable, self mounting 
   Stacker removables, such as floppy disks, Bernoulli cartridges, and 
   Syquest drives.  This allows the Stacked data to be read by any system 
   that boots from them.  Due to the overhead associated with the boot files, 
   it is recommended that a floppy disk be at least 720K.  Stacker must be 
   installed on the system used to create this disk.  
 
Procedure.       

   NOTE: (a: denotes the drive you wish to make bootable)
  
   1. If the disk has been formatted and is empty, use the DOS SYS command 
      to transfer system files to the disk.  For example type: 
       
      SYS A:  If the media has not been formatted, use:   
       
      Format A: /S      to format and copy system files.
      (For more on these commands, consult your DOS manual)

   2. Copy STACKER.COM from your Stacker directory to a:\
       
      NOTE: Any driver files required by a removable would need to be copied
            also at this time.
    
   3. Create a Config.sys on a: with this line:  Device=a:stacker.com a:
      For example,  type:    copy con a:\Config.sys          <Enter>
                             Device=a:stacker.com @a:\.DSK   <Enter>
             
       Press Ctrl-Z  and  <Enter>  to save the file.
       
       NOTE: For removables, add the necessary device driver line(s) before 
       the Stacker line.
    
   4. Delete A:\command.com  (This is to make more room. It is actually 
      run from the Stacker drive, so we will add it later.)
    
   5. To create the Stacker drive type: 
              Screate A:       

   6. In order to mount this new drive, it is necessary to add a replaceable
      '@' to the Stacker device driver in C:\Config.sys.  You can use 
       ant text editor to modify the file.  The line should look something  
       like this:       Device=C:\STACKER\STACKER.COM C:\STACVOL.DSK  @

   7: After modifying Config.sys, remove the disk, and restart the system.  
      Once booted, insert the freshly Stacked diskette and mount it by 
      typing:  Stacker A:

   8: Copy Command.com to Stacker drive A:

   9: This disk is now self mounting and bootable.  You may wish to reboot
      from the disk to test it.
   
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