I'm posting this reply to the list since it may be of wider interest.
There is at least one other person besides you and I who is working with
GeoWorks on the UltraLite.
> I got the working copy on Friday. I really want to get started
> but things keep getting in my way. For example, I have a job
> interview in the morning and I need to prep for it today, and
> I do not have a machine with a hard disk here at home to even
> attempt the install, and I do not have a mouse!
You can, as it turns out, install it without another system and it's hard
disk. However, I'd recommend doing a full 5+MB install on some system
somewhere, at least to do make copies of the uncompressed files on diskettes
just to have around. What you do is this:
(1) diskcopy the distribution disk #1
(2) edit geos.toc on your copied disk
(3) do your install using your editted distribution disk #1
> Anyway, could you send me a copy of your geos.toc file? It will save
> me a ton of time.
It's at the end of this message.
> Also, how much space did you use in your stacker volume?
> Will stacker (or whatever compression utility) be required?
I used 1.75MB of my hard disk as a Stacker volume. With GeoWorks and
some other stuff (mainly GeoWorks, though), I got 1.8:1 compression, for
3.15MB of funny space, of which 2.85MB is in use. A rough estimate
(quick addition of non-GeoWorks file sizes) is that I used 2.45MB for
GeoWorks, plus it needs some working space (they say 0.5MB but I give
it only about 200KB -- sometimes I have to print documents a few pages at
a time because of this). Yup, it looks like you really need more than 2MB.
Anyhow, here's the GEOS.TOC file I started with. A few notes about it
follow.
g0 4956160 1404928 Standard Install (needs 4.7Meg)
g1 3985408 765952 Medium Install (needs 3.9Meg)
g2 2668544 432128 Minimal Install (needs 2.7Meg)
nGEOS.EXE
nGEOSCRAS.HED
nGEOS_ACT.IVE
nSTATE\*.STA
nGEOSCONF.BAT
d1 GEOS 1
*012 SYSFILE.CMD
*012 VERSION.TXT
*012 GEOS.BAT
012 SYSTEM\WELCOME\LOGOCGA.BIN
01 SYSTEM\WELCOME\LOGOHGC.BIN
01 SYSTEM\WELCOME\LOGOEGA.BIN
01 SYSTEM\WELCOME\LOGOVGA.BIN
*012 GEOS.TOC
01 SYSTEM\PSCRIPT.GEO
012 SYSTEM\PS.GEO
*012 SETUP.EXE
012 SYSAPPL\WELCOME.GEO
01 SYSTEM\DICTS\IAFFX538.DSK
012 FONT\ROMAN.FNT
012 FONT\SANS.FNT
012 SYSTEM\SERIAL.GEO
d2 GEOS 2
01 FONT\MONO.FNT
012 SYSTEM\MOTIF.GEO
01 FONT\CENTURY_.FNT
01 SYSTEM\QFORMS\PCAOVPIC.VM
012 SYSTEM\UI.GEO
01 SYSTEM\GEODECK.VM
01 WORLD\PCAO.GEO
012 SYSTEM\TOKEN.DB
01 FONT\PARK_AVE.FNT
012 GEOS.INI
d3 GEOS 3
012 KERNEL.EXE
012 WORLD\DESKTOP.GEO
0 SYSTEM\BACKGRND\FULLMOON.BIT
012 GEOHELP.EXE
012 WORLD\PREFMGR.GEO
012 WORLD\WRITE.GEO
012 SYSTEM\SPELL.GEO
012 SYSTEM\KLIB.GEO
012 WORLD\TERM.GEO
01 SYSTEM\QFORMS\PCAOHELP.VM
012 WORLD\GEOPLAN.GEO
01 SYSTEM\DICTS\IAFFX538.RAM
012 WORLD\GEODEX.GEO
01 SYSAPPL\GEOPLANG.GEO
01 SYSTEM\VGA.GEO
d4 GEOS 4
01 SYSAPPL\GEODEXGC.GEO
012 SYSTEM\GROBJ.GEO
012 SYSTEM\SPOOL.GEO
01 FONT\FGOTHIC.FNT
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\BUSINESS\BIZCARDS\CARD_#4.000
01 FONT\COOPER.FNT
01 FONT\SYMBOLPS.FNT
0 DOCUMENT\SAMPLES\HOMEOWNE.000
01 FONT\BROADWAY.FNT
0 DOCUMENT\SAMPLES\BUSINESS.000
01 SYSTEM\QFORMS\PCAODB.VM
012 SYSAPPL\SETUP.GEO
0 DOCUMENT\CLIP_ART\MISCELLA.000
0 DOCUMENT\SAMPLES\S__RIVER.000
012 WORLD\DRAW.GEO
012 FONT\UNIVERSI.FNT
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\BUSINESS\BIZCARDS\CARD_#3.000
0 WORLD\EXTRAS\DUMP.GEO
01 SYSTEM\SVGA8004.GEO
01 SYSTEM\QFORMS\PCAOCPIC.VM
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\BUSINESS\FORMS#2\HEADERS_.000
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\BUSINESS\BIZCARDS\CARD_#1.000
0 DOCUMENT\CLIP_ART\HOLIDAYS.000
012 WORLD\TETRIS.GEO
01 SYSAPPL\BANNERGC.GEO
01 SYSTEM\MEGA.GEO
01 SYSTEM\EGA.GEO
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\BUSINESS\BIZCARDS\CARD_#2.000
01 SYSTEM\HGC.GEO
012 SYSTEM\CGA.GEO
012 FONT\BERKELEY.FNT
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\CARDS\CONGRATU.002
012 SYSTEM\MCGA.GEO
01 SYSTEM\ATT6300.GEO
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\CARDS\INVITATI.002
0 WORLD\EXTRAS\PERF.GEO
01 SYSTEM\EPSON24.GEO
d5 GEOS 5
0 WORLD\EXTRAS\NINFNT.GEO
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\BUSINESS\FORMS#2\EXPENSE_.001
01 SYSAPPL\SOLIGCM.GEO
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\CARDS\THANK_YO.002
012 GEO.HLP
012 WORLD\CALC.GEO
01 SYSAPPL\CALCGCM.GEO
012 SYSTEM\VIDMEM.GEO
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\CARDS\THANK_YO.001
01 WORLD\SOLI.GEO
012 WORLD\SCRAPBK.GEO
012 SYSTEM\LOCAL.GEO
012 FONT\BISON.FNT
012 SYSTEM\NIMBUS.GEO
01 SYSTEM\CARDS.GEO
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\CARDS\CONGRATU.000
0 DOCUMENT\SAMPLES\CAFE_MEN.000
01 SYSAPPL\NOTEPADG.GEO
01 SYSTEM\PROP9.GEO
012 SYSTEM\EPSON9.GEO
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\CARDS\INVITATI.000
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\BUSINESS\FORMS#1\EXPENSE_.001
0 DOCUMENT\CLIP_ART\OFFICE.000
0 DOCUMENT\CLIP_ART\CARTOONS.000
01 SYSTEM\DOS5.GEO
012 SYSTEM\IMPORT.GEO
012 WORLD\NOTEPAD.GEO
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\BUSINESS\FORMS#2\SALES_OR.001
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\BUSINESS\FORMS#2\PURCHASE.001
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\BUSINESS\FORMS#2\INVOICE#.001
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\BUSINESS\FORMS#2\CREDIT_M.001
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\BUSINESS\FORMS#1\PURCHASE.000
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\BUSINESS\FORMS#1\CREDIT_M.000
012 SYSTEM\PARALLEL.GEO
012 SYSTEM\LBP.GEO
012 SYSTEM\LASERPLS.GEO
012 SYSTEM\LASERJET.GEO
01 SYSTEM\TOSH24.GEO
01 SYSTEM\STAR9.GEO
01 SYSTEM\PROPX24.GEO
01 SYSTEM\NEC24.GEO
01 SYSTEM\EPSHI24.GEO
01 SYSTEM\EPRX9.GEO
01 SYSTEM\EPMX9.GEO
01 SYSTEM\CITOH9.GEO
012 SYSTEM\CANON48.GEO
012 SYSTEM\KBD.GEO
01 SYSTEM\KBDN_UK.GEO
01 SYSTEM\KBDE_UK.GEO
01 SYSTEM\T1000.GEO
01 SYSTEM\KBDN_IT.GEO
01 SYSTEM\KBDE_IT.GEO
01 SYSTEM\KBDN_SG.GEO
01 SYSTEM\KBDN_GR.GEO
01 SYSTEM\KBDE_SG.GEO
01 SYSTEM\KBDE_GR.GEO
01 SYSTEM\KPS1_FR.GEO
01 SYSTEM\KBDN_FR.GEO
01 SYSTEM\KBDE_SF.GEO
01 SYSTEM\KBDE_FR.GEO
01 SYSTEM\KBDE_BE.GEO
012 SYSTEM\KBDE_CF.GEO
01 SYSTEM\DOS4.GEO
012 SYSTEM\DOS3.GEO
012 SYSTEM\IM.GEO
01 DOCUMENT\PRINTER_.000
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\BUSINESS\FORMS#2\MEMO#2.000
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\BUSINESS\FORMS#2\FAX#2.000
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\BUSINESS\FORMS#1\SALES_OR.000
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\BUSINESS\FORMS#1\INVOICE#.000
0 WORLD\EXTRAS\SPINTEXT.GEO
0 WORLD\EXTRAS\BOUNCE.GEO
01 SYSTEM\QUIETJET.GEO
01 SYSTEM\DESKJET.GEO
01 SYSTEM\OKI9.GEO
012 SYSTEM\MSSER.GEO
01 SYSTEM\DRDOS.GEO
01 SYSTEM\DOS2.GEO
012 SYSTEM\DBASE.GEO
0 SYSTEM\BACKGRND\LOGO.BIT
01 SYSTEM\QFORMS\PCGAME.EXE
012 FONT\PR_SERIF.FNT
01 FONT\PR_20CPI.FNT
01 FONT\PR_17CPI.FNT
01 FONT\PR_16CPI.FNT
01 FONT\PR_15CPI.FNT
01 FONT\PR_12CPI.FNT
01 FONT\PR_10CPI.FNT
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\RESUME2\RESUME#2.000
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\RESUME2\REFERENC.000
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\RESUME2\COVER_LE.000
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\RESUME1\REFERENC.001
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\RESUME1\RESUME#1.000
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\RESUME1\COVER_LE.000
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\GRIDS\7_COLUMN.001
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\GRIDS\6_COLUMN.001
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\BUSINESS\LETTERS\LETTERHE.004
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\BUSINESS\LETTERS\LETTERHE.002
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\BUSINESS\LETTERS\LETTERHE.001
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\BUSINESS\LETTERS\LETTERHE.000
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\BUSINESS\FORMS#1\MEMO#1.000
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\BUSINESS\FORMS#1\FAX#1.000
012 GEOHELP.STR
*012 PRINFO.BAT
01 GEOCOMM\GENIE.MAC
01 GEOCOMM\COMPU.MAC
01 SYSTEM\XMS.GEO
01 SYSTEM\EMM.GEO
012 SYSTEM\STREAM.GEO
01 SYSTEM\PS2.GEO
012 SYSTEM\MSYS.GEO
01 SYSTEM\MSBUS.GEO
012 SYSTEM\LOGISER.GEO
01 SYSTEM\LOGIBUS.GEO
012 SYSTEM\GENMOUSE.GEO
0 SYSTEM\BACKGRND\PIPES.BIT
0 SYSTEM\BACKGRND\VINES.BIT
0 SYSTEM\BACKGRND\TILES.BIT
0 SYSTEM\BACKGRND\PEBBLE.BIT
0 SYSTEM\BACKGRND\CUBES2.BIT
0 SYSTEM\BACKGRND\CUBES.BIT
012 FONT\LED.FNT
012 DOCUMENT\AREA_TES.000
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\GRIDS\5_COLUMN.001
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\GRIDS\4_COLUMN.001
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\GRIDS\3_COLUMN.001
0 DOCUMENT\TEMPLATE\GRIDS\2_COLUMN.001
012 GEOS.STR
*012 VIEW.BAT
*012 SYSBAK.BAT
*012 RESET.BAT
*012 PRINTFIL.BAT
*012 PREGEOS.BAT
*012 PCGEOS.BAT
*012 INFO.BAT
*012 ENSEMBLE.BAT
012 SYSTEM\EXTMEM.GEO
012 SYSTEM\DISK.GEO
012 SYSTEM\SWAP.GEO
012 SYSTEM\SOUND.GEO
0 SYSTEM\BACKGRND\WEAVE.BIT
0 SYSTEM\BACKGRND\CHOCOLAT.BIT
0 SYSTEM\BACKGRND\BRICKS.BIT
01 SYSTEM\TERMCAP\WYSE50.TC
01 SYSTEM\TERMCAP\VT52.TC
012 SYSTEM\TERMCAP\VT100.TC
01 SYSTEM\TERMCAP\TVI950.TC
012 SYSTEM\TERMCAP\TTY.TC
01 SYSTEM\TERMCAP\IBM3101.TC
012 SYSTEM\TERMCAP\ANSI.TC
The first thing to note is that I redefined install level 2 as my
custom install. It turns out that you can define a new install level
(3 would be a logical choice). The first three lines of the file
indicate the install levels and the amount of disk they require.
I believe that the second field is the amount of disk used once
installed, and the third field is the amount of extra disk used
during install, or it may be that the third field indicates the amount
of working space that the product will need at that install level.
Who knows, you can force it down to a small number just to get
things to install.
You'll also note that I chose some printer drivers. You'll need to
pick your own according to your needs.
In my original posting about modifying GEOS.TOC, I said that the "*" meant
that the file was compressed on the distribution disk. This turns out to
be incorrect. The install program appears to detect compression somehow.
The meaning of the "*" is unknown to me. No matter...
The other thing is that I didn't opt to install any of the "Appliance"
applications, since they are simplified versions of the same applications
that are provided under the "Professional" environment.
Well, this should get you started. What will really help is to have
either a working full install on another machine or diskette copies of
the uncompressed files. However, you could do it without either if
you're willing to spend a lot of time editing geos.toc to pull in files
as needed until you get all of the drivers and stuff you need.
Best of luck, and let me know how it works out.
--
-Brian Smithson
Motorola Inc., Computer Group, Commercial Systems Division
2001 Logic Drive, M/S 1-E10, San Jose, CA 95124 USA, (408)369-4104
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