
 MAKDSKV4 V1.00a  
         
 MAKEDSKV4.CMD is a REXX implementation of MAKESR.CMD modified 
 for OS2_V4. It calls the OS2_V4 "CreateUtilityDisk" utility to 
 create the 4 disk V4 boot disk set and then modifies the disks 
 as needed for use by DualStor's SR.EXE recovery program. It also
 incorporates the keyboard country code used in the REXXKBD.CMD 
 script rather than calling it externally.                                                   
                                                                          
 I make absolutely no claims or warranties regarding the suitability,     
 safety, or reliability of this procedure when used on your particular    
 set-up and I have had no access to test it on any systems other than my   
 own.                                                                     
                                                                              
 At a minimum, backup a test volume and restore it using your recovery    
 disks BEFORE  you rely on them to recover any valuable data.             
                                                                          
 The only rights I wish to claim with regard to this software is that     
 if you modify it in any way, please remove my name from it before any    
 distribution of such a revised version.                                  
                                                                          
 John Getsoian (71005.3316@compuserve.com) 

== USE =================================================================
 
To use MAKDSKV4; 

 1. Copy MAKDSKV4.CMD to your DualStor directory.

 2. Insert the OS2_V4 installation CD into your CD-ROM drive 
    and have 4 1.4 MB floppies disk available. You do not need to 
    format them as they will be formatted during the procedure. (See note 

 3. Open an OS2 window to the DualStor directory and enter:

 MAKDSKV4 [OS2 System Drive :] [Target Floppy Drive:] [skip]

  - You must specify the two drive letters (with colons), the skip parameter
    is optional (see note 3)
  
  - The CREATE UTILITY DISKS program will put a dialog on the 
    screen that prompts for a source directory. The default already
    filed in should be 

     [MYCDROMDRIVE:]\os2image

    Just go ahead and accept this. It is the path to the 
    utility disk images on the installation CD-ROM used by the
    CREATE UTILITY DISKS program to create the diskettes.

 NOTES:
  1. This script deletes CD-ROM support from the recovery disk set so
     it IS NOT a replacement for a 'standard' utility set.

  2. Only 1.4 MB floppies are supported.

  3. Use the 'skip' parameter if you already have a set of 4 
     utility disks created by the OS2_V4 'Create Utility Disks' 
     program that you wish to use. In this case you do not need 
     more floppies or your 'Installation' CD but see NOTE 1.

  4. There have been reports that Merlins's "CREATE UTILITY DISK" 
     program occasionally fails to format the floppy disks before writing
     to them - particularly when new blank disks are used. If the disks 
     do not format during this procedure, the resulting utility disks 
     most likely will not be bootable. The solution has been to simply 
     repeat the process with the now non-blank disks.


