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1. Format a diskette as a DOS system diskette.
2. Copy all the files to the boot diskette that are needed to connect the PC to the network.
This must include a CONFIG.SYS and any device drivers and an AUTOEXEC.BAT to load
the required network files.
If you are mapping network directories to a local drive, the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file on the diskette should transfer control to a .BAT file on the
network drive.
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: If you are using a memory manager see “ Using Memory Managers ” in this
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Here is a sample AUTOEXEC.BAT file mapping the /PUBLIC directory, on the server called
TEST, to local drive E:
lsl
fasteth (or whatever your ODI driver is named)
odipkt
ethdrv
idrive
idmnt unix test /public e: pcnfs nobody
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init
At the end of this AUTOEXEC.BAT file, control is transferred to another .BAT file (INIT.BAT)
located on the network drive. This second .BAT file should change the DOS COMSPEC
variable so that DOS can find a copy of COMMAND.COM after the image is released from
memory. The FREEMEM program is then executed to release all the memory used during
booting and to restore drive A: as a local drive. FREEMEM must be run from a network drive.
For additional information see “
FREEMEM: Free RAM Disk Memory ” under “Other Tools.”
set comspec = e:\dos\command.com
freemem
Following FREEMEM, you may run any other commands needed to start the PC.
Once the boot diskette is created, boot the PC using this disk to confirm that it is working
correctly. When you are confident the boot diskette is correct you can use it to create the
image file.
When creating boot image files, it is necessary to ensure that each PC booting with MBA has
a licensed copy of the operating system being used (e.g. DOS).
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Boot Image Editor is a utility that creates a boot image file from the contents of a boot
diskette. You can find Boot Image Editor on the MBA Utility Disk or the MBA subdirectory on
the EtherCD.