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Section 7.3.2.1, Driver order in the, Config.sys – Avago Technologies LSI20160 User Manual

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OS/2 Device Driver Installation

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Update drivers for existing LSI Logic host adapters

To add or update SDMS OS/2 drivers, follow these steps:

Step 1.

Open the System Setup folder located within the OS/2 System
folder at the OS/2 Desktop.

Step 2.

Open the Install/Remove folder and then double click on the
Device Driver Install icon.

Step 3.

Insert the diskette containing the SDMS device driver(s) in the
source drive.

The system will find all DDP files on the diskette and
automatically install the corresponding drivers.

Verify that the installation was successful by following steps 4
through 7.

Step 4.

Open the Utilities folder located within the Programs folder on
the OS/2 Desktop.

Step 5.

Double click on the OS/2 System Editor to start the editor.

Step 6.

Open the

CONFIG.SYS

file in the root directory and find the

line(s):

BASEDEV=SYM8XX.ADD /V

and/or

BASEDEV=SYM_HI.ADD /V

If installing both drivers, make sure that the

BASEDEV=

lines for

the drivers appear in the

CONFIG.SYS

file in the order in which

the drivers must load. Refer to the

Section 7.3.2.1, “Driver

Order in the

CONFIG.SYS

File,”

in this document to understand

the importance of driver order.

Step 7.

Check the appropriate drivers are in the

\OS2\BOOT

directory on

the boot drive.

7.3.2.1 Driver Order in the CONFIG.SYS File

Because of the way OS/2 assigns drive letters, the order in which drivers
appear in the

CONFIG.SYS

file is important. The drivers must appear in

the order in which the drive letters are to be assigned. In particular:

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