Whats the best DOS upgrade path?
Charles Marslett
chasm at killer.DALLAS.TX.US
Sun Sep 4 01:51:29 AEST 1988
In article <39457 at linus.UUCP>, mhg at mitre-bedford.ARPA (Mark H. Granoff) writes:
>
> I have read quite a bit lately (here, in fact) that BACKUP/RESTORE
> between DOS versions doesn't work. Whether that's true or not (is
> it?), I am not planning on using DOS BACKUP and RESTORE. I got a copy
> of FastBack+, which I am told by others, works just fine on AT&Ts.
> Any comments? Will I be able to read FastBack+-written disks (under
> DOS 2.11) under DOS 3.x?
Yes, so long as you used the same version of FASTBACK, the save/restore
will go flawlessly (or so it always has been for me and everyone I know!).
> Since I will have to reformat, what is the exact procedure? I think I
> know, but I would like to check it out before I start:
>
> 1. DOS BACKUP my FastBack+ directory, to RESTORE later onto 3.x
> disk, rather than reinstall it from scratch.
> 2. Low level format with interleave factor 3.
> 3. FDISK to create partition.
3a. Format the partition using the new DOS (I always do a
"FORMAT/S" since this seems more reliable (gut feel) than
a format followed by a sys.
> 4. SYS to copy 3.x system.
4. SYS only if you did a FORMAT without the "/S" above.
> 5. DOS 3.x RESTORE of FastBack+ directory.
> 6. FastBack+ restore (all but DOS 2.11 stuff)
>
> Right?? Will I be able to run DOS 3.x RESTORE on DOS 2.11 BACKUP
> disks????
I do not know, I have always just reinstalled FASTBACK -- a better
alternative is just copy the \fastback directory to a floppy without
using BACKUP/RESTORE (the only thing that is different from a reinstall
is the presence of the backup directory file, I think).
> Thanks for the information.
You're welcome (especially if I got it right!)
Charles Marslett
chasm at killer.dallas.tx.us
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