[ltp] dos config tools from a floppy?

[Charles E Taylor IV]

On Thu, 15 Aug 2002 09:51:43 -0500
Al Arduengo <exal@oasis.com> wrote:

> I read that it may be that the ports have to be turned 'on' at least
> once from the dos based config tools and subsequent warm boots to linux
> allow control using tpctl. However I have no dos partition nor do I want
> one.

You do want a DOS partition.  Otherwise, you can't make the machine
hibernate. :)

> I recall seeing a blurb about someone managing to get the dos based
> tools from IBM to work from a floppy. There is no description of this I
> have found yet. 

Just copy them to the floppy in question.  Just make sure you actually
copy the whole set of tools and not just PS2.EXE, or it won't work. 
There are some .DAT files and a few other things you need that come with
PS2 that you might not have copied to your floppy.  I made the same
mistake the first time I tried to make a PS2 floppy.

The tool WILL fit on a bootable floppy, by the way.

I tried making a bare bones dos bootable floppy and
> then copying the tools to the same floppy, but when I boot the floppy
> and try to run 'PS2 ser on' it merely returns a statement about me
> needing to reinstall the tools again.

The command you'll likely need to run is "PS2 SERA ENABLE"

If your TP600 is like mine, the serial port will show up in Linux as
/dev/ttyS0.  (I use mine for a digital camera connection.)

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