Suntan Special version 0.67
Suntan Special Web edition
ArcaOS 5.0
ArcaOS 5.0 is Arca Noae's release of their version of OS/2.
ArcaOS 5.0, the long-awaited modern OS/2 distribution from Arca
Noae, was released for general availability May 15, 2017. A
patch release, ArcaOS 5.0.1 was released on July 9, 2017. ArcaOS
5.0.2 was released on February 10, 2018. ArcaOS 5.0.3 was
released on August 19, 2018. This version of the installation has
been created especially for use with Blonde Guy's Suntan Special.
My copy of ArcaOS 5.0 comes on a USB stick.
Installation Procedure
- Boot the computer from the ArcaOS USB stick. The first screen
to appear offers two boot choices, Boot from hard disk and
Install / Maintain ArcaOS. Select Install / Maintain ArcaOS
\.
If there are no bootable partitons on the hard drive, this screen
will not appear.
- On the second screen, choose Boot with default values unless you
know that you need to do otherwise.
- The boot program will process for about a minute, then
the screen named ArcaOS Installer - Welcome will appear.
If you wish to explore the system before installing, select
System Management. Adjust the text size, keyboard or
mouse if needed, then press Next.
- When the screen named ArcaOS Installer - Terms appears,
scroll to the bottom of the ArcaOS End User License Agreement, and
check the box labelled I have read and agree to the above
license, then press Next.
- A screen named ArcaOS Installer
- Installation Type will appear. If you have a response file,
select Scripted (response file required), otherwise, select
Custom (full control of all options), and press Next.
- If you selected a scripted response file, you will be prompted
for the response file. When you accept the response file, the installation
will be completed automatically. The system will boot twice.
- The system will get disk information, then check disk
integrity for a minute, then a screen named ArcaOS Installer -
Volumes will appear. Either
select the installation volume from those provided, or press the
Manage Volumes button to bring up the Maintenance and Installation
Volume program. The new volume must be bootable to be
a valid selection. On Blonde Guy systems, I usually install all the
components to a single volume, which is the default setting. Make
your selections and pressNext.
- On the ArcaOS Installer - Location page, I set the
timezone to Pacific, and check boxes for Observe Daylight
Saving Time and Enable Internet time synchronization.
Press Next when done.
- On the ArcaOS Installer - select components, I recommend
a minimal installation. I deselect all of the Network Components
except Remote Connections Manager. When done, pressNext.
- The system will detect hardware devices for a short time,
then display the ArcaOS Installer - Devices page. For
my machines, all of the choices made by the installer were
correct. Examine all of the choices just to make sure, then
press Next.
- On the ArcaOS Installer - Network page, the installer
has chosen all the correct network and protocols for me. I then
select all Network options, including Samba Access File
Client, IBM File and Print Client, and Samba
Server. Press Next when choices are complete.
- On the ArcaOS Installer - Network Settings page, I
enter the computer name on the first line. I have named my network
Beach2, leave the user named User and leave the Home
directory at the default. Press Next.
- On the ArcaOS Installer - Confirm Installation page,
press Next to start the installation process.
- The ArcaOS Installer - Copying Files
page will appear for some time, then the computer will reboot.
- When the computer reboots, allow it to boot from the hard
drive, which is the default setting. Ensure that the boot manager
selects the installation volume for booting. Note any errors during the
boot process -- the exact message will be helpful in resolving
any problems with the installation.
- After copying more files, the computer will reboot again.
Once again, allow it to boot from the hard drive. The ArcaOS
desktop will appear. Installation is complete.
- I clean up the desktop a little bit. I set the e-pager to 1 by 4 desktops.
I set up ArcaMapper to automatically mount my server drive.
- Shutdown and reboot the computer, and note any errors during the boot process. When
the computer has rebooted, check the screen properties to make
sure they are suitable. When the screen settings are OK, first
make a desktop archive, then reboot from the USB stick.
- Choose the System Management console,
and open a commandline. (Command Prompts->Command Line). Back up
your new installation with the following command.
zip -qryS xdrive.zip X:\* -x WP?ROOT.?SF
Replace X with the drive letter of your installation.
Keep this zip file handy to restore your original installation.
Results
After performing the above steps, I had 20980 files, taking up
926,182,526 bytes with 6,621,864 bytes of extended attributes. The
zip file took 501,800,676 bytes.
Last Modified: 10 Sep 2018
Graphics by Colorful Language
Copyright 2018 by Blonde Guy