Is it possible to install QNX RTP to a clean harddisk from stratch or does
it require Windoze to be installed and run the install program from Windows
side?
Leon
Yes it is, set up your BIOS to boot off CD-ROM, insert QNX RTP CD in and
reboot/reset your system.
Leon <guvenc@amigart.com> wrote:
Is it possible to install QNX RTP to a clean harddisk from stratch or does
it require Windoze to be installed and run the install program from Windows
side?Leon
–
Marcin Dzieciol
Technical Support
QNX Software Systems Ltd.
Email: <marcind@qnx.com>
Marcin Dzieciol <marcind@qnx.com> wrote:
Yes it is, set up your BIOS to boot off CD-ROM, insert QNX RTP CD in and
reboot/reset your system.
As long as the hard-drive you are installing to is an IDE, not SCSI(installation
unsupported at this time).
Chris
Leon <> guvenc@amigart.com> > wrote:
Is it possible to install QNX RTP to a clean harddisk from stratch or does
it require Windoze to be installed and run the install program from Windows
side?Leon
Marcin Dzieciol Technical Support QNX Software Systems Ltd. Email: > <marcind@qnx.com>
I haven’t seen any replies to the people asking wheather the installation
can be started using a floppy instead on machines that can’t boot off
a cdrom.
I might actually use this myself since I have a small farm of old boxen
back north. I’m just still being a little critical about RTP and seeing
if it really is worth anything.
Marcin Dzieciol wrote:
Yes it is, set up your BIOS to boot off CD-ROM, insert QNX RTP CD in and
reboot/reset your system.Leon <> guvenc@amigart.com> > wrote:
Is it possible to install QNX RTP to a clean harddisk from stratch or does
it require Windoze to be installed and run the install program from Windows
side?
In article <slrn95bjoq.occ.harri@tolppa.kotisivupalvelu.fi> you wrote:
I haven’t seen any replies to the people asking wheather the installation
can be started using a floppy instead on machines that can’t boot off
a cdrom.I might actually use this myself since I have a small farm of old boxen
back north. I’m just still being a little critical about RTP and seeing
if it really is worth anything.
Nothing is impossible. You might need to install to one machine
to create a custom boot image which will contain the components
that you will need on a floppy in order to start the process.
If the boxes have a network connection and are diskless then
something like these steps in your floppy boot image would
work fine:
initialize network
nfs mount remote filesystems
start package filesystem pointing at remote systems
Or if you have a disk in the boxes and a network connection
then you might want to do an initial boot to configure the
partitions etc, then copy the packages over to the local
machine. Once the files are on the local drive then you
should have no problem using the standard boot image.
Sorry this sounds kind of vague … I haven’t actually put
together an image that exercises this type of installation
(so it will be some trial and error for you) just yet.
Thomas
Marcin Dzieciol wrote:
Yes it is, set up your BIOS to boot off CD-ROM, insert QNX RTP CD in and
reboot/reset your system.Leon <> guvenc@amigart.com> > wrote:
Is it possible to install QNX RTP to a clean harddisk from stratch or does
it require Windoze to be installed and run the install program from Windows
side?
Unless I read wrong, I am using Windows ME and I need a floppy to use QNX,
otherwise I cannot, and my BIOS doesn’t support bootable CD’s 
Mike.
“Thomas Fletcher” <thomasf@qnx.com> wrote in message
news:93502g$c9n$1@nntp.qnx.com…
In article <> slrn95bjoq.occ.harri@tolppa.kotisivupalvelu.fi> > you wrote:
I haven’t seen any replies to the people asking wheather the
installation
can be started using a floppy instead on machines that can’t boot off
a cdrom.I might actually use this myself since I have a small farm of old boxen
back north. I’m just still being a little critical about RTP and seeing
if it really is worth anything.Nothing is impossible. You might need to install to one machine
to create a custom boot image which will contain the components
that you will need on a floppy in order to start the process.If the boxes have a network connection and are diskless then
something like these steps in your floppy boot image would
work fine:initialize network
nfs mount remote filesystems
start package filesystem pointing at remote systemsOr if you have a disk in the boxes and a network connection
then you might want to do an initial boot to configure the
partitions etc, then copy the packages over to the local
machine. Once the files are on the local drive then you
should have no problem using the standard boot image.Sorry this sounds kind of vague … I haven’t actually put
together an image that exercises this type of installation
(so it will be some trial and error for you) just yet.Thomas
Marcin Dzieciol wrote:
Yes it is, set up your BIOS to boot off CD-ROM, insert QNX RTP CD in and
reboot/reset your system.Leon <> guvenc@amigart.com> > wrote:
Is it possible to install QNX RTP to a clean harddisk from stratch or
does
it require Windoze to be installed and run the install program from
Windows
side?
Installation? Nevermind, no idea. I just installed it from within ME, I had
to.
Mike.
“Michael Abson” <mabson_msp@email.msn.com> wrote in message
news:935smk$hr$1@inn.qnx.com…
Unless I read wrong, I am using Windows ME and I need a floppy to use QNX,
otherwise I cannot, and my BIOS doesn’t support bootable CD’s >Mike.
“Thomas Fletcher” <> thomasf@qnx.com> > wrote in message
news:93502g$c9n$> 1@nntp.qnx.com> …
In article <> slrn95bjoq.occ.harri@tolppa.kotisivupalvelu.fi> > you wrote:
I haven’t seen any replies to the people asking wheather the
installation
can be started using a floppy instead on machines that can’t boot off
a cdrom.I might actually use this myself since I have a small farm of old
boxen
back north. I’m just still being a little critical about RTP and
seeing
if it really is worth anything.Nothing is impossible. You might need to install to one machine
to create a custom boot image which will contain the components
that you will need on a floppy in order to start the process.If the boxes have a network connection and are diskless then
something like these steps in your floppy boot image would
work fine:initialize network
nfs mount remote filesystems
start package filesystem pointing at remote systemsOr if you have a disk in the boxes and a network connection
then you might want to do an initial boot to configure the
partitions etc, then copy the packages over to the local
machine. Once the files are on the local drive then you
should have no problem using the standard boot image.Sorry this sounds kind of vague … I haven’t actually put
together an image that exercises this type of installation
(so it will be some trial and error for you) just yet.Thomas
Marcin Dzieciol wrote:
Yes it is, set up your BIOS to boot off CD-ROM, insert QNX RTP CD in
and
reboot/reset your system.Leon <> guvenc@amigart.com> > wrote:
Is it possible to install QNX RTP to a clean harddisk from stratch
or
does
it require Windoze to be installed and run the install program from
Windows
side?