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Installing 386MAX/BlueMAX on a Stacker System
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The information below explains how to install Stacker on a system that has
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386MAX or BlueMAX installed, and how to install 386MAX or BlueMAX on a system
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that currently has Stacker installed. 386MAX is used for all examples.
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Installing STACKER on a 386MAX system
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ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
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ù Uninstall 386MAX: go to the 386MAX directory and type STRIPMGR C: /ST
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(where C: represents your boot drive) and press < ENTER >. This will
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remove all references to 386MAX in the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files.
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If you have allowed 386MAX to install QCACHE on your system, place a REM
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statement in front of the line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT that loads QCACHE.
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ù Reboot your system.
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ù Install STACKER per the directions. After you have installed STACKER, run
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ALL of your applications to ensure that they work correctly. Do not
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continue if STACKER installation does not complete as expected or if you
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have problems using your applications.
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If you are having problems at this point, consult your STACKER
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documentation and/or Stac technical support to get your system in working
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order.
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ù Reinstall 386MAX using the instructions below only after successful STACKER
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installation and implementation.
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Installing 386MAX on a STACKER system
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ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
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This information explains how to install 386MAX or BlueMAX if either Stacker
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1.0 or Stacker 2.0 is already present on the system. These directions apply
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only to some STACKER users. To determine if you need these instructions, use
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the SWAPMAP utility provided by STACKER. Go to the STACKER directory, type
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SWAPMAP, and press <ENTER>. The printout should look similar to the one
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below:
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SWAPMAP - 2.00, (c) 1990-91, Stac Electronics, Carlsbad, CA
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Drive A: was drive A: at boot time
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Drive B: was drive B: at boot time
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Drive C: was drive D: at boot time [ D:\STACVOL.000 = 52.6MB (physical) ]
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Drive D: was drive C: at boot time
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It is important to note the line that begins with "Drive C:". If drive C:
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was a drive other than C: at boot time, follow these directions. Otherwise,
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follow the on-screen prompts to install 386MAX. A user with the above
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printout has an UNCOMPRESSED D: drive, and a COMPRESSED C: drive. If these
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terms are unclear, consult your STACKER documentation. Continue only when
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you understand which of your drives are compressed and which are
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uncompressed.
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ù Create a back-up bootable floppy. You can do so by typing FORMAT A: /S at
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the DOS prompt and pressing < ENTER >. Copy the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT
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from the UNCOMPRESSED drive. Test the disk by booting off of it. Make the
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CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT on this disk as simple as possible, but be sure
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to include the STACKER drivers.
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ù Check the CONFIG.SYS on the UNCOMPRESSED drive. If you are using version
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2.0 of STACKER, it is advisable to use the /SYNC parameter for SSWAP. The
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device line in CONFIG.SYS should look similar to this:
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DEVICE = C:\STACKER\SSWAP.COM C: D: /SYNC
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or
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DEVICE = C:\STACKER\SSWAP.COM C:\STACVOL.DSK /SYNC
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If you have a version of STACKER prior to 2.0, or do not wish to use the
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/SYNC parameter, you must replace the AUTOEXEC.BAT file created by STACKER
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on the COMPRESSED drive with the AUTOEXEC.BAT file from the uncompressed
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"boot" drive. In the SWAPMAP example above, drive D: was C: at boot time,
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therefore D: is the boot drive.
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To replace AUTOEXEC.BAT go to the STACKER directory and type the following
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commands, pressing <ENTER> after each one.
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SATTRIB -R C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
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COPY d:\AUTOEXEC.BAT C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
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(where d: represents the uncompressed drive)
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ù Run 386MAX's Install program. When Install asks for the letter of the boot
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drive, enter the letter of the UNCOMPRESSED drive (D: in the given example).
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Do not run Maximize. After responding NO to Maximize, you will be returned
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to a DOS prompt.
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ù Create a 386MAX directory on the UNCOMPRESSED drive. Copy the following
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files into the directory:
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386MAX.SYS
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386MAX.PRO
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386MAX.VXD <== Provides windows support
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386LOAD.SYS
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386LOAD.CFG
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XLAT.COM
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ù Change the device line in CONFIG.SYS on the uncompressed drive from:
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DEVICE = C:\386MAX\386MAX.SYS PRO=C:\386MAX\386MAX.PRO
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to:
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DEVICE = C:\386MAX\386MAX.SYS PRO=\386MAX\386MAX.PRO
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Make sure that the DEVICE= statement that loads 386MAX comes before the
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DEVICE= statements for STACKER.COM. Otherwise, STACKER drivers will not be
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considered candidates for loading into high DOS.
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ù Run Maximize from the 386MAX directory on the compressed drive (C: in the
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example given). When asked, tell Maximize that you boot from the
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uncompressed drive (D: in the example).
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If you have any problems installing 386MAX on your system, typing PREINST
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<ENTER> at the command line in the 386MAX subdirectory will return your
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CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT to the configuration prior to the installation of
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386MAX. If you have problems after starting Maximize, PREMAXIM will return
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your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT to the configuration prior to the last pass
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of Maximize.
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Please consult STACKER documentation and/or STACKER technical support for
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issues relating to STACKER.
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386MAX and BlueMAX are trademarks of Qualitas, Inc.
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