From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 00:00:54 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 1291 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Sunday 07 May 2006 Number 1291 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 ECS 1.1 install problems : Gavin Miller 2 Re: ECS 1.1 install problems : Ed Durrant 3 Re: ECS 1.1 install problems : Robert Traynor (BobT)" 4 Re: ECS 1.1 install problems : Dennis Nolan 5 Re: ECS 1.1 install problems : Gavin Miller 6 Re: ECS 1.1 install problems : Mike O'Connor" 7 Re: ECS 1.1 install problems : Mike O'Connor" **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 12:29:56 +1000 From: Gavin Miller Subject: ECS 1.1 install problems Hi all, I don't understand this at all. I have installed ECS 1.1 on this system plenty of time in the past, but now it refuses to go back on. I get an error message "Phase 1 0x1604" and "rc=5636" during the base install routine which restarts phase1.cmd and also will not allow quiting the install routine; just a continual restart of phase 1. Nothing has changed hardware wise, and the decision to re-instal was purely for a good old clean-up. Does anyone know what's going on? Cheers G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 2 ==========================** Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 14:10:43 +1000 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: ECS 1.1 install problems Gavin Miller wrote: > Hi all, > > I don't understand this at all. I have installed ECS 1.1 on this system > plenty of time in the past, but now it refuses to go back on. I get an > error message "Phase 1 0x1604" and "rc=5636" during the base install > routine which restarts phase1.cmd and also will not allow quiting the > install routine; just a continual restart of phase 1. Nothing has > changed hardware wise, and the decision to re-instal was purely for a > good old clean-up. Does anyone know what's going on? > > Cheers > G > > > I haven't seen this error, but it's probably worth posting this to the ecs-technical listserve as someone there will probably know. Cheers/2 Ed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 3 ==========================** Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 15:21:57 +1000 From: "Robert Traynor (BobT)" Subject: Re: ECS 1.1 install problems Hi Gavin, I had something like that, a while ago. I eventually burnt another copy of my eCS CD from the ISO image and the install succeeded. I presume the CD blank had a fault on it somewhere and some data went to byte heaven. BTW, the faulty CD had no scratches and visible defects. It also passed the error checking that Serenity have included with the eCS 1.2r ISO image. YMMV, lots of luck. Robert Traynor (BobT). 7 May 2006 15:20 On Sun, 07 May 2006 12:29:56 +1000, Gavin Miller wrote: > Hi all, > > I don't understand this at all. I have installed ECS 1.1 on this system > plenty of time in the past, but now it refuses to go back on. I get an > error message "Phase 1 0x1604" and "rc=5636" during the base install > routine which restarts phase1.cmd and also will not allow quiting the > install routine; just a continual restart of phase 1. Nothing has > changed hardware wise, and the decision to re-instal was purely for a > good old clean-up. Does anyone know what's going on? > > Cheers > G ,-._|\ Robert Traynor (BobT) / Oz \ email rtraynor at removeme.optusnet dot com dot au \_,--.x/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 4 ==========================** Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 16:28:42 +1000 From: Dennis Nolan Subject: Re: ECS 1.1 install problems Hi all
It could be faulty ram on your system
When the install uses a ram disk it doesn't check it for errors.
I have a system with faulty ram, not a problem after installing eCS 1.0 and 1.1
I had to use the IBM install instead of the eCS install.

Regards

Dennis.


Robert Traynor (BobT) wrote:
Hi Gavin,

I had something like that, a while ago.

I eventually burnt another copy of my eCS CD from the ISO image
and the install succeeded.  I presume the CD blank had a fault on it
somewhere and some data went to byte heaven.

BTW, the faulty CD had no scratches and visible defects.  It also passed
the error checking that Serenity have included with the eCS 1.2r ISO
image.  

YMMV,  lots of luck.

Robert Traynor (BobT).
7 May 2006   15:20



On Sun, 07 May 2006 12:29:56 +1000, Gavin Miller wrote:
  
Hi all,

I don't understand this at all.  I have installed ECS 1.1 on this system 
plenty of time in the past, but now it refuses to go back on.  I get an 
error message "Phase 1 0x1604" and "rc=5636" during the base install 
routine which restarts phase1.cmd and also will not allow quiting the 
install routine; just a continual restart of phase 1.  Nothing has 
changed hardware wise, and the decision to re-instal was purely for a 
good old clean-up.  Does anyone know what's going on?

Cheers
G
    


   ,-._|\       Robert Traynor        (BobT)
 /  Oz  \      email            rtraynor at removeme.optusnet dot com dot au
 \_,--.x/ 


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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 5 ==========================** Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 16:34:34 +1000 From: Gavin Miller Subject: Re: ECS 1.1 install problems Hi Dennis How can you use the IBM install with ECS 1.1? Dennis Nolan wrote: > Hi all > It could be faulty ram on your system > When the install uses a ram disk it doesn't check it for errors. > I have a system with faulty ram, not a problem after installing eCS > 1.0 and 1.1 > I had to use the IBM install instead of the eCS install. > > Regards > > Dennis. > > > Robert Traynor (BobT) wrote: > >>Hi Gavin, >> >>I had something like that, a while ago. >> >>I eventually burnt another copy of my eCS CD from the ISO image >>and the install succeeded. I presume the CD blank had a fault on it >>somewhere and some data went to byte heaven. >> >>BTW, the faulty CD had no scratches and visible defects. It also passed >>the error checking that Serenity have included with the eCS 1.2r ISO >>image. >> >>YMMV, lots of luck. >> >>Robert Traynor (BobT). >>7 May 2006 15:20 >> >> >> >>On Sun, 07 May 2006 12:29:56 +1000, Gavin Miller wrote: >> >> >>>Hi all, >>> >>>I don't understand this at all. I have installed ECS 1.1 on this system >>>plenty of time in the past, but now it refuses to go back on. I get an >>>error message "Phase 1 0x1604" and "rc=5636" during the base install >>>routine which restarts phase1.cmd and also will not allow quiting the >>>install routine; just a continual restart of phase 1. Nothing has >>>changed hardware wise, and the decision to re-instal was purely for a >>>good old clean-up. Does anyone know what's going on? >>> >>>Cheers >>>G >>> >>> >> >> >> ,-._|\ Robert Traynor (BobT) >> / Oz \ email rtraynor at removeme.optusnet dot com dot au >> \_,--.x/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 6 ==========================** Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 22:49:37 +1000 From: "Mike O'Connor" Subject: Re: ECS 1.1 install problems Gavin Miller wrote: > Hi all, > > I don't understand this at all. I have installed ECS 1.1 on this > system plenty of time in the past, but now it refuses to go back on. > I get an error message "Phase 1 0x1604" and "rc=5636" during the base > install routine which restarts phase1.cmd and also will not allow > quiting the install routine; just a continual restart of phase 1. > Nothing has changed hardware wise, and the decision to re-instal was > purely for a good old clean-up. Does anyone know what's going on? > > Cheers > G Hi Gavin, I seem to remember many times in the *early* days of eCS 1.1 having seen others on ecomstation lists encountering this error - I never have seen it myself though - but believe that this results from having an active CLI window hidden on the installation desktop *behind* the installer application [not visible - but also not a detached process - solution AFAIR was to use ALT-TAB or similar to get to it and then kill it - believe therewas something put into the Mensys Manual - that I never got to see until many months after all my successful installation experimentation. Ifyou go the the BUG pages on ecomstation dot com, select 1.1 version and then search, you should find out the correct resolution. HTH -- Regards, Mike Failed the exam for -------------------- MCSE - Minesweeper Consultant and Solitaire Expert -------------------- [Please ZIP any attachments, other than GIF/JPG or plain-text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 7 ==========================** Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 22:51:22 +1000 From: "Mike O'Connor" Subject: Re: ECS 1.1 install problems Ed Durrant wrote: > Gavin Miller wrote: > >> ... installed ECS 1.1 on this system plenty of time in the past, but >> now it refuses to go back on. I get an error message "Phase 1 >> 0x1604" and "rc=5636" during the base install routine which restarts >> phase1.cmd and also will not allow quiting the install routine > > I haven't seen this error, but it's probably worth posting this to the > ecs-technical listserve as someone there will probably know. > > Cheers/2 > > Ed. Hi Ed, Welcome back down-under! -- Regards, Mike Failed the exam for -------------------- MCSE - Minesweeper Consultant and Solitaire Expert -------------------- [Please ZIP any attachments, other than GIF/JPG or plain-text] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------