Parallels Tools for OS/2 and eComStation Guest OSs

All of the OS/2 and eComStation tools can be installed from the prl-tools-other.iso CD image. Network drivers can also be installed from the prl-tools-os2.fdd floppy disk image file during the operating system installation. The latter is easier in most cases.

Before starting the installation you should connect the CD image with Parallels Tools to your virtual machine's CD/DVD drive. Choose Install Parallels Tools from the Virtual Machine menu.

Mouse Synchronization Tool Installation

Mouse Synchronization Tool consists of the mouse driver and video filter.

Note: To install Mouse Synchronization Tool, you should have a VESA video driver installed (e.g. SDD or GENGRADD). For instructions on how to install this video driver, refer to the OS/2 documentation.

To install Mouse Synchronization Tool:

1. Click the Drives icon on the system panel. Select the CD/DVD drive and locate the < CD-ROM drive>\Drivers\Mouse\OS2 directory.

   Note: When installing the driver on eComStation 1.2, go to the < CD-ROM drive>\Drivers\Mouse\ECS12 directory.

2. Launch the INSTALL.CMD batch file. INSTALL.CMD copies files and makes necessary modifications to the CONFIG.SYS file.
3. Restart the guest OS/2 operating system.

Clipboard Synchronization Tool Installation

In OS/2 and eComStation you have to launch Clipboard Synchronization Tool manually. This tool is an ordinary application and should be treated as such. If you want Clipboard Synchronization Tool to start automatically when your guest operating system is started, copy the PrlClip.exe tool file to the virtual machine's hard disk and include it into the autostart group ( startup.cmd file or another file used in the guest operating system for similar purposes).

Clipboard Synchronization Tool is located in the < CD-ROM drive>\ClipBrd\OS2 directory on the CD image containing Parallels Tools.

Sound Driver Installation

Before installing Sound Driver, make sure you have the multimedia support installed in the OS/2 guest OS.

To install Sound Driver:

1. Click the System Setup icon on the system panel.
2. Select Install/Remove line and then select Multimedia Application Install .
3. In the IBM Multimedia Presentation Manager/2 - Installation window choose the CD/DVD drive, then the < CD-ROM drive>\Drivers\Sound\OS2 directory. Select the ALC Codec feature and click the Install button.
4. Restart the OS/2 guest operating system.

Network Driver Installation

To install Realtek RTL8029 driver inside the OS/2 Warp version 4.5:

1. Click the System Setup icon on the system panel.
2. Click the MPTS Network Adapters and Protocol Services icon to open the Multi-Protocol Transport Services window.
3. Click Configure .
4. In the window that appears, click Configure again.
5. In the Adapter and Protocol Configuration window, click the Other adapters button below the Network Adapters section.
6. In the Copy Additional Network Adapter Drivers window specify the path to the Parallels driver on the CD disc image. The path will be like the one below:

   < CD-ROM drive>\Drivers\Network\RTL8029\NDIS2OS2

7. Click OK . The Parallels network adapter driver will be copied. After this you can see the name RTL8029 PCI Ethernet Adapter included in the Network Adapters list. Select this name.
8. Click Change in the Network Adapters section of the window to replace the current network adapter by the selected one.
9. Click OK when the message " Are you sure you want to change this network adapter? " is displayed. After you click OK, the RTL8029 PCI Ethernet Adapter appears in the appropriate field of the Current Configuration section of the window. Now if you click Edit in the Current Configuration section of the window, you will see that you do not need to configure any properties for this driver, because it is self-configurable.
10. Click OK when finished.
11. Close both the Configure and Multi-Protocol Transport Services windows.
12. Click Exit in the Update CONFIG.SYS window.
13. Exit the configuration program and restart the guest OS.