OSDICNFG - EDITING THE CONFIG.SYS WITHOUT AN EDITOR
10/19/94

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        EDITING THE CONFIG.SYS WITHOUT AN EDITOR
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Please Read Entire Document for Full Explanation of Procedures
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SYMPTOMS:

Cannot access an editor to change the CONFIG.SYS when system is
started from the OS/2 diskettes.

RESOLUTION:

Boot off the OS/2 floppies and edit the config.sys as follows:
Start the systems from the OS/2 diskettes and use the following
directions to edit the CONFIG.SYS.

PROCEDURE:

1. Boot up with the installation disks, etc.  to ESC to an OS/2
command prompt.  Press Enter after typing each of the following
commands:

       A. Type the letter of your OS/2 partition, for example X:

       B. Ren config.sys config.bad (this will back up the
       config.sys)

       C. Echo set restartobjects=startupfoldersonly>>
       config.sys <reboot>

       These commands add the needed line to the end of
       the CONFIG.SYS.  ( >> = append to file )

       But this doesn't help if we need to CHANGE a line, all you
       can do with this idea is add a line to the config.sys.

       EXAMPLE:  THE c000005 ERROR.

       Replace the lines:

       set vio_vga=device(bvhvga, bvhsvga)
       device=c:\os2\mdos\vsvga.sys with set
       vio_vga=device(bvhvga) device=c:\os2\mdos\vvga.sys


       To do this boot up with installation disk and hit ESC when
       the Welcome to OS/2 screen appears after you insert
       diskette #1.  you will then get an A:  prompt.  Type the
       following and press ENTER after each command.

       1. X:  (where X is the letter of you OS/2 partition.
       2. Copy config.sys config.bad
       3. \os2\find /i "bvhsvga" config.sys
       4. \os2\find /i "bvhsvga" config.sys
       5. \os2\find /i /v "bvhsvga" config.sys > config.1
       6. \os2\find /i "vsvga" config.1 7. \os2\find /i /v
       "vsvga" config.1 > config.2

       At this point, config.2 is the same as the original
       config.sys, minus the offending lines ...  now we add them
       back ...  echo set vio_vga=device(bvhvga) >> config.2 echo
       device=c:\os2\mdos\vvga.sys >> config.2 copy config.2
       config.sys

       Your system should be bootable.  The find command will have
       added a '---------- config.sys' and a '----------config.1'
       line to the new config.sys file, and OS/2 should complain
       about them, but they should not stop the system.  Once OS/2
       has booted, you just pull up the 'e' edit and remove them
       ...