MSD: no reply:
(only in verbose mode)
The MBA ROM in the PC has broadcast a message in an attempt to
communicate with MSD, but no reply was received. This message occurs
only in cases where MSD is not installed on at least one server on the
network, or if the server in which the MSD NLM is loaded is not currently
operating.
This message may also occur within the first few minutes of the MSD NLM
being loaded at a file server, as it takes several minutes for all file servers
on the network to be aware of the NLM's existence.
After this message is issued, MBA defaults to its normal operation, and
attempts to contact any available file server for its boot image.
MSD: [msdname] Found server <servername>:
This message appears at the PC during normal operation, and indicates the
name of the MSD NLM that serviced the request, and the name of the file
server from which the boot image file is retrieved.
MSD: [msdname] Server <servername> is unavailable:
This message appears at the PC if MSD is unable to locate the file server
that was specified in the BOOTCONF.SYS entry defined for the PC.
After this message is issued, MBA in the PC defaults to its normal operation
and attempts to contact any available file server for its boot image. When a
file server is finally reached, MBA attempts to open the filename specified
for its PC in BOOTCONF.SYS; if this fails, MBA attempts to open the default
boot image file, NET$DOS.SYS.
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This section lists some techniques for using MBA in NetWare environments:
Using Novell's Client 32 for DOS/Windows
with MBA
Proceed as follows when using Novell's 32-bit client for DOS/Windows (updated
information may be available from Argon or 3Com):
When loading Windows 3.x, NIOS.EXE attempts to reload itself from the
default boot drive. In MBA's case, this is drive A:, and since the boot image
no longer exists, an error message is displayed, preventing Windows from
loading in enhanced mode. Unlike EMM386, NIOS does not support an
optional path parameter to facilitate the reload process. One solution is to
map a network drive containing NIOS.EXE to drive A:, which would allow
Windows to load.
Formatting Diskettes Using Windows
When you boot with MBA, Windows does not allow you to format a diskette in
drive A:; if you try, the message, “Cannot format the MS-DOS startup drive”
appears. As a preventive measure, Windows does not allow you to format a
diskette in the drive from which you booted.
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