Category : HD Utilities
Archive   : STACTECH.ZIP
Filename : 2504.TXT

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STACKER NOTE STACKER NOTE
Title: Bootable Stacker Recovery Disk.
STAC FAX Index #2504 - 02/10/93
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Background.

Stacker drives are 'mounted' at boot time by a device driver in the
Config.sys file. If you were to boot from a "plain vanilla" system
disk, which had no Config.sys file or Stacker device driver statement(s),
your Stacker drives would appear to be no more than large hidden files
on the hard disk. Creating a boot disk that enables access to the
Stacker drives involves making a DOS startup disk, then creating a
Config.sys file on that disk which contains the Stacker device drivers.
This note outlines the required steps to create such a disk.

Procedure.

1. Making the startup disk:

A. Create a DOS startup disk by inserting a formatted diskette in
drive A: and typing:

SYS C: A:

Note: If you are running DOS 3.x, you will need to copy Command.com
to drive A: after 'sys'ing the disk.

B. Next, copy Config.sys from your hard disk to this diskette.
For example, at the command prompt type:

Copy C:\Config.sys A:

This disk is now capable of starting the system and mounting the
Stacker drives. (It is not necessary, but you may wish to copy
C:\Autoexec.bat to this disk as well).

2. Making a Stacker diagnostic disk:

You may wish to make this disk more "plain vanilla" for trouble shooting
purposes. Just edit Config.sys with your favorite text editor and
eliminate all but the Stacker device drivers. For example, to modify
Config.sys using Stacker's text editor, type:

Stacker 2.0 - C:\STACKER\SEDIT A:\CONFIG.SYS
Stacker 3.0 - C:\STACKER\ED A:\CONFIG.SYS

You should now see a listing of the Config.sys contents. Locate the
Stacker device drivers. They will look similar to:
DEVICE=C:\STACKER\STACKER.COM C:\STACVOL.DSK
DEVICE=C:\STACKER\SSWAP.COM C:\STACVOL.DSK /SYNC

Now delete all but these Stacker devices. For example, if you are using
SEDIT (Stacker 2.0), or ED.EXE (Stacker 3.0) position the cursor at the
beginning of the line using the arrow keys. Now press K
to delete the line. Repeat for all the lines you wish to delete. When
you are finished, press Z to save the file.

Note: If you are using a device driven drive such as a Hardcard or
CD-ROM, or have non-DOS partitions requiring device drivers, you
will need to leave their device lines in the Config.sys file.
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