Document 1106
MANUAL INSTALLATION
TJ/JD
2/6/92

Description:

                        INTRODUCTION

It is possible that users may need to perform a manual
installation of DR DOS if the normal DR DOS installation fails or
if a custom installation is required. If the installation fails
while executing SYS.COM the customer should manually "SYS" the
drive (see steps 1-3) and continue with steps 4-13. If the
installation fails when copying files to the disk (due to possible
media error) but the target disk has been "SYSed" with DR DOS 6 the
users can proceed with just steps 4-13.

                        INSTRUCTIONS

Note: for this example of a manual installation we have assumed
that the bootable partition is lettered C:.  If your bootable
partition is labeled other than C:, please replace "C:" below
with the drive letter representing your bootable partition.


The instructions for a manual install are as follows:


1.  Boot the DR DOS Startup diskette to the first installation
    screen. (If this is a 360K set of disks strike CTRL-C, then Y
    when the screen asks you to insert the Utilities #1 disk.
    Proceed with step 3.)

2.  Break out of the installation by pressing <F10> and choosing
    "Exit to DR DOS".

3.  From the A: prompt type "SYS C:"  This will transfer the proper
    boot files from the installation diskette in drive A: to your C:
    bootable partition.  Now drive C: is a bootable DR DOS 6.0
    drive.

4.  Move to the C: root directory.  This would be accomplished by
    typing "C:" and then "CD\"

5.  Type "MD DRDOS."  This will create a DR DOS directory on your C:
    drive.

6.  Type "A:"  This will move you back to the A: root directory.

7.  Type "COPY *.* C:\DRDOS."  This will transfer all of the files
    from the installation diskette to the C:\DRDOS subdirectory.

8.  Repeat step #7 (above) with the remaining DR DOS 6.0 diskettes.

9.  Move to the DR DOS subdirectory on the C: drive.  This would be
    accomplished by typing "C:" and then "CD\DRDOS"

10. Type "MOVE SSTORDRV.SYS C:\"  This moves the SSTORDRV.SYS device
    driver to its proper position in the C: root directory.

11. Type "MOVE DEVSWAP.COM C:\"  This moves the DEVSWAP.COM device
    driver to its proper position in the C: root directory.

12. Type "REN INSTALL.EXE SETUP.EXE."  This renames the INSTALL.EXE
    to SETUP.EXE which is the setup program for DR DOS 6.0.

13. type "SETUP."  This executes the setup program and will allow
    the customer to manually configure and install all of the
    individual portions of DR DOS 6.0.

  

                        NOTES

Files on the DR DOS 6.0 diskette may fail to transfer to the DR
DOS subdirectory if the initial automated installation failed
due to a media (diskette) error.  If this is the case, focus on
copying as much of the operating system into the DR DOS
subdirectory as possible and manually installing using SETUP.  

Example: if the Viewmax portion of the installation results in a
diskette error, skip this installation portion and continue to
install as much of the remaining portions of DR DOS.

Please contact the Digital Research Technical Support if you
were unable to successfully install any portion of DR DOS.