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Richard Cheel(deleted)
05/13/2009 2:52 PM
post29398
Install onto machine without a floppy drive.   
I am trying to install QNX via the install CD onto a system that does not have a floppy drive. I have the old style 
licenses on a floppy disk, and I am running into a problem when the installation procedure asks me for a license number 
or to insert a disk. Is there a way around this problem?
Mario Charest
05/13/2009 2:53 PM
post29399
RE: Install onto machine without a floppy drive.   
Not really, you have to contact QNX to try to have you license disk converted to a license number.

> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Install onto machine without a floppy drive.
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> I am trying to install QNX via the install CD onto a system that does
> not have a floppy drive. I have the old style licenses on a floppy
> disk, and I am running into a problem when the installation procedure
> asks me for a license number or to insert a disk. Is there a way around
> this problem?
> 
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Brad Hoaas
07/08/2010 3:22 PM
post59012
Re: RE: Install onto machine without a floppy drive.   
 I do this all the time. Fortunately I has several other machines running QNX4 so I can get the licenses from that. all 
I do is cat .licenses and write down the numbers then type in one license for each group ie 1 qnx license 1 tcpip 
license etc.

 Once I get the new machine booting than I can copy the licenses from the network or from a CD I made with the licenses 
installed.

hope it helps.
Jacek Rudnicki
07/14/2010 6:06 AM
post59378
Re: RE: Install onto machine without a floppy drive.   
Another option but more complicated is to create custom QNX4 Installation CD with "USB support" and to use USB floppy 
drive.

I mean to place USB stack & drivers on data medium.

After QNX4 Installer start you have to run (from Shell Window) all necessary components, like io-usb and Fsys.umass.

As a rule Fsys.umass detects USB floppy as /dev/fd0, so you can continue installation process with old style licenses as
 usual.

Regards,
Jacek

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