IBM OS/2 1.0-1.2 and Microsoft OS/2 1.1c fail to format the hard disk during installation (it gives a "SYS1281: Track 0 cannot be formatted" error when I attempt to format manually from the OS/2 command line on the floppy.)
There is a workaround: Format the hard drive from MS-DOS 3.31 and then continue installing OS/2
The system configuration:
Machine: AMI 286 clone
Video: Tseng ET4000AX
CPU: 286/20
Cache: A lot
Video speed: Fast 16-bit
Soundcard: None
Memory: 4MB
Early OS/2 hard disk formatting fails
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Re: Early OS/2 hard disk formatting fails
This is mentioned in the readme :
It is a known bug, and you will have to format the hard disk in DOS first.OS/2 1.0 - hard disk must be formatted beforehand
OS/2 1.21 - hard disk must be formatted beforehand