OS/2 Warp version 3.0

Adding Menu Options Under the Archive Recovery Screen

There does not seem to be a method by which any of the options can be removed from the Archive Recovery screen, but there is a way to add selections. To create additional options, follow these steps:

  1. First, open the desktop settings and click on the Archive tab. Select "Display Recovery Choices at each restart". If you want a timeout, fill in the Timeout box. If the timeout expires (at boot), the current CONFIG.SYS, etc will be used.

  2. Second, edit \OS2\BOOT\ALTF1BOT.SCR. Add a couple of lines at the bottom to tell which key to press and what it is. Something like:
    D - Thinkpad in docked configuration (Lan, etc)
    U - Thinkpad out of docking station
    NOTE: you may need to use the command ATTRIB -r ALTF1BOT.SCR before you edit this file to change it from a read only file.

  3. Third, create a corresponding \OS2\BOOT\CONFIG.x where x is the letter you want to press for this option (D and U for this example). This will allow you to boot with different a different CONFIG.SYS with different PATH, DEVICE=, etc statements.

  4. Fourth, if you need to copy any files (.INI files, DESKTOP subdirectory, maybe copy the CONFIG.x file to the root for consistency), add a \OS2\BOOT\ALTF1x.CMD where x is the letter you want to press for this option. This CMD file will be run after all of the device drivers and IFS's are loaded, but before the shell starts.

NOTE: You must have either CONFIG.x or ALTF1x.CMD (or both) for the 'x' option to be considered a valid keystroke at the recovery screen.

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