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From: rommel@jonas.gold.sub.org (Kai Uwe Rommel)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Does os/2 use all 32 meg when installed?
Date: 23 Jan 93 15:02:17 GMT
Organization: Private

In article <1993Jan20.223933.21998@midway.uchicago.edu> sip1@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
>In article <1993Jan18.170432.62850@cc.usu.edu> slhpv@cc.usu.edu writes:
>>I have noticed lots of the VESA local bus machines can have local bus
>>drive controllers.  Will this remove the ISA 16 MB limitation?
>>If so will OS/2 know the limitation is gone?
>
>In theory, yes, it would remove the limitation (which, by the way, is
>only present when the device holding the swap file depends on 24-bit
>DMA -- this is a rather exceptional circumstance; also, that RAM is
>still used, but it isn't used quite the same as RAM below the 16 MB
>line).
>
>I haven't been able to confirm this behavior in practice, however -- I
>have no means of testing it.

By the way, in 2.0, even if you turn paging off completely when using
32MB with a 1542B or other busmastering controller in an ISA machine,
the system will still not work properly. Apparently even normal file
system access uses direct DMA into all regions of memory which
obviously fails. The same happens when you put the swap device on a
IDE drive and the try to access a SCSI device on a 1542B while using
more than 16MB.

Also BTW, the same happens to 386BSD, so it's not a uniqe OS/2
problem, it's a limitation of the 1542B on the ISA bus (double
buffering would solve the problem but degrade performance).

Kai Uwe Rommel

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handler, and always will be.                -Russell Williams
From: frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca (Steve Frampton)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Can I *PLEASE* get a fast COMM driver that &^$#* works!?
Date: 23 Jan 93 04:55:07 GMT
Reply-To: frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca
Followup-To: comp.os.os2.misc
Organization: Vicuna Systems, Kingston, Ontario, CANADA
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

Hello:

Well, after my last posting about experiencing a severe system crash
using Ray Gwinn's SIO driver (version 0.31, I believe) somebody told
me that 0.34 is out and suggested I give it a try.

The result?

The system detected an internal processing
error at location ##0160:fffa3bb4 - 000d:00049bb4.
60000, 7016

038600d1
Internal revision 6.307, 92/03/01

The system is stopped.  Record the location number
of the error and contact your service representative.

--

So, in essense, nothing has changed from the last time.  Grrr -- this
is *really* beginning to piss me off.  Of course, this did a number on
my D: drive that I had to repair with CHKDSK (which means a 10 minute
boot-up from the ^#$@! floppies!).

This time I'm going to include *all* pertinent information and hopefully
*somebody* out there can tell me what an idiot I've been and what to
change to get this to work.

First of all:  I am running OS/2 2.0 GA, Syslevel XR02000 (by the way, 
*why* does it take over 10 minutes for the "Syslevel" command to give out 
that info!?)

Next...in my CONFIG.SYS file, the lines that pertain to serial I/O are
as follows:

DEVICE=C:\OS2\PCLOGIC.SYS SERIAL=COM1
DEVICE=C:\OS2\MOUSE.SYS TYPE=PCLOGIC$
rem DEVICE=C:\OS2\COM.SYS
rem DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VCOM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\SIO.SYS (1,3F8,4) (COM2:19200,2F8,IRQ3,,F)
DEVICE=C:\VSIO.SYS
RUN=C:\OS2\MODE.COM COM2:19200,N,8,1,,TO=OFF,XON=OFF,IDSR=ON, [...]
   ODSR=ON,OCTS=ON,DTR,RTS=HS,BUFFER=ON

I am running Waffle version 1.65 under DOS, I have COM_HOLD turned *on*.
My Waffle startup program firsts starts up the X00v149a Fossil driver
(also by Ray Gwinn) with the statement:

C:\FOSSIL\X00 E,DV,FIFO=15,B,PORT1,19200,R=1024,T=512

I hope that somebody out there knows why this is happening and can
provide a solution!  Thanks in advance.

P.S. All this would be completely unnecessary if Tom Dell (the author
of Waffle) would do a simple port of his UUCICO program over to OS/2!
We're not asking for the entire program, JUST THE UUCICO PORTION!!!!!!
He apparently "has his hands full with the DOS and Unix versions" and,
IMHO, probably doesn't believe OS/2 is being used by more than a dozen
people.  Should you wish to express your anger at him :-), or simply
give him a subtle suggestion, he can be reached at: dell@vox.darkside.com

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: pynq@quads.uchicago.edu (Jeremy Mathers)
Subject: Re: OS/2 install on D:?
Summary: (Only somewhat related to the previous post...)
Reply-To: pynq@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: D. J. Dougherty & Associates
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 07:30:53 GMT

In article <1jklvkINN9du@meaddata.meaddata.com> johnh@meaddata.com (John Holt) writes:
>In article <1993Jan20.202721.13525@gandalf.UMCS.Maine.EDU>, jurlwin@gandalf.UMCS.Maine.EDU (Jeff Urlwin) writes:
>|> In article <1993Jan20.184933.23125@news.columbia.edu> jel8@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Jason E Levine) writes:
>|> >I was wondering if it is possible to install OS/2 2.1 on my D: drive.  My
>|> >setup is the following:
>|> >
>|> >	TWO physical hard disks:
>|> >		C: is a 42 Mb drive (IDE)
>|> >		D: is an 85 Mb drive (IDE).
>|> OK...you *can* do this, but you'll have to install the boot manager on 
>|> drive C:.  You'll need to create a 1 MB partition for it, unfortunately

Sometime ago, I posted about my adventures trying to install DOS & OS/2
in a Boot Manager configuration on a 150 Meg drive.  I was unable to get
all three of the following to co-exist:
	1) Boot Manager
	2) FAT partition (primary, DOS boot)
	3) HPFS partition (extended, installable, OS/2 boot)
	4) Both of these on the BM menu

After getting lots of helpful (Not!) advice, such as to read the
installation guide (why didn't I think of that?), I finally figured out
what the problem was.  It turns out that OS/2 thought this drive was
169M even though we all know it was only 150M.  So, it was necessary to
leave the last 19 megs free on the disk.  So, I ended up making the
first 90 megs a primary partition (C:), the next 59 megs an extended
parition D: drive, then finally the BM.  After that, the remaining 19
megs were left free.

The point is that if I made the extended partition any bigger than 59
megs, FDISK would not allow me to install the BM.

Any ideas as to why FDISK would get confused as to how big the drive was?

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	That part of the day we spend worrying about how we wasted the
morning.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: mig@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Meir I Green)
Subject: Re: Is hobbes logged on archie? (was Re: Problems with SIO_034)
Reply-To: mig@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Meir I Green)
Organization: Columbia University, New York
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 23:39:50 GMT

Is anybody else experiencing SYS3135,3136, and TRAP 00Ds and Es since
installing SIO040?

I got things like error in PMDrag....
Makes me wonder whether it is SIO or 2.1b that is at fault!?
Then again, if SIO loads at a low ring, I guess it could corrupt other pages
or whatever OS/2 uses to protect applications.

In article <1993Jan24.170325.17099@midway.uchicago.edu> sip1@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
>In article <1993Jan24.011230.17726@venus.ic.cmc.ca> jcalvert@scorpio.ic.cmc.ca (John Calvert) writes:
>>I went on an oddessy looking for sio034 and discovered that no version
>>of this wonderful driver is listed with archie rutgers. I wonder if 
>>hobbes is being properly logged by archie sites.
>
>Look for sio040.zip, in /pub/uploads (at the moment) at
>ftp-os2.nmsu.edu via anonymous ftp.
>
>-- 
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From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Mr. File, where?
Date: 24 Jan 93 12:51:56 GMT
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange

In article <zhao.727722161@unixg.ubc.ca> zhao@unixg.ubc.ca (Jiansheng Zhao) writes:
> 
> Someone mentioned there is a Norton Command like file manager for  PM
> written by IBM employee. Where is it?

It is in the /pub/uploads directory on ftp-os2.nmsu.edu. [along with a huge
number of other files..:-)].
 
If you get truly desparate, call The CAVE/2 BBS on +64 4 564-2317 or Andrew's
Folly BBS on +64 4 233-9887. I have uploaded it to both of them. 
 
Mind you, you'd only have nerd access and wouldn't be able to get the file
anyway.......:-(
 
Steve


 
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From: rwyble@schunix.uucp (Richard J. Wyble)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: OS2You work with DOS apps?
Date: 22 Jan 93 18:29:31 GMT
Organization: SCHUNIX Public Access Unix for Worcester County, MA, USA
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

Can OS2You be used with DOS character apps running under OS2?
Specifically, WordPerfect 5.1 (DOS) and dBase IV v1.1 (DOS).

For purposes of evaluation, I have OS2You running on an OS2 box,
null-modem cabled to a DOS box running DRDOS 6.0.

Using the Lanterm emulator on the DOS box, I have proper access to the
OS2 command line, everything working OK insofar as I know. I can start
new tasks, switch tasks, no problem.

I can switch to WordPerfect or dBase, and the apps. work EXCEPT that
they have no cursor! Well, there *is* a cursor, but is sits dead,
usually in the center of the screen.

If OS2You will work, it could be just what I need. If it won't work,
it won't work . . ..

Any assistance will be appreciated. Thank you in advance!
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From: tcscs!zeta@src.honeywell.com (Gregory Youngblood)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.advocacy
Subject: Re: Is OS/2 a dead end?
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 12:02:00 CST
Reply-To: zeta%tcscs@src.honeywell.com
Organization: TCS Consulting Services

jwiers01@uther.calvin.edu (James Wiersma) writes:

> dab6@po.CWRU.Edu (Douglas A. Bell) writes:
> 
> 
> >In a previous article, feg@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (forrest.e.gehrke) says:
> 
> >>PC Week for January 18th has an interview with Bill Gates.
> >>I quote the relevant item:
> >>
> >>PC Week: Your feeling is that OS/2 is a dead-end platform?
> >>
> >>Gates: It's certainly a dead end.  That's indisputable.
> >>Nobody would dispute that it's a dead end.
> 
> >I think Bill Gates has finally gone off his rocker and started to
> >believe the crap that his marketing department spews out.  There is
> >something to be said for a positive out look, but it is another thing
> >to deny reality.
> 
> I don't think Bill Gates has actually looked at OS/2.  If he did, 
> he might get ideas for a Real operating system!
> 
Give from what I've heard about NT, it sounds like a version of OS/2 with
a few extras (POSIX).  Does anyone know if they did a total rewrite or if
they are using OS/2 code like OS/2 uses Windows code?

[I'm not trying to start anything, Im' just curious, especially after looking
at some book about NT]


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From: jwh@citi.umich.edu (Jim Howe)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Running 2.0 and 2.1 on the same machine
Date: 27 Jan 93 16:28:32 GMT
Reply-To: jwh@citi.umich.edu
Organization: IFS Project, University of Michigan
NNTP-Posting-Host: tarkus.citi.umich.edu

I have a machine which has three disk partitions set up.
One partition contains OS/2 2.0 GA+SP, one contains 
OS/2 2.1 beta and the third contains my user data.
Can someone tell me if there will be any complications
with alternatively running the 2.0 and 2.1 versions?
Each OS/2 partition has its own Desktop directory, so
I realize that any Desktop changes made while running
one version will not be reflected when the other version
is running.  I'm more concerned about the EA's that
get stored with the directories in the common partition.
If I add objects to a folder which resides in the common
partition, what will happen when I run the other version
of OS/2.  Will the system get hopelessly confused about
which objects reside where?  Are there other potential
configuration problems?  Experiences and comments 
are welcome.  Thanks.



James W. Howe                  internet: jwh@citi.umich.edu
University of Michigan             uucp: uunet!mailrus!citi.umich.edu!jwh
Ann Arbor, MI   48103-4943
From: jbodnar@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (John Bodnar)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: TIGA???
Date: 25 Jan 1993 04:01:26 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
Distribution: world
Reply-To: jbodnar@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (John Bodnar)
NNTP-Posting-Host: flubber.cc.utexas.edu

According to sip1@midway.uchicago.edu:
>In article <MfM7DyW00WBMA7Kl8A@andrew.cmu.edu> Ke-Wei Ma <km4c+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>>    Does TI plan to write any TIGA drivers, for the wealth of 24-bit
>>cards out there?  Will IBM, or will IBM stick to promoting XGA-2?
>>    Will OS/2 ever run with 24-bit color?
>
>However, TI has been rather OS/2 hostile in the past.  I would suggest
>calling them and expressing your interest in OS/2 TIGA drivers.  You
>might also remind them that they are going to profit if IBM sells lots
>of MWave DSP machines.  :-)  (TI and IBM are partners in MWave.)

There are TIGA drivers for OS/2.  I'm almost positive.  The thing is that
they're not produced by TI or a board manufacturer like National Design,
Matrox, Hercules, etc.  They're being produced by an independent company.

Someone posted a list of OS/2 applications and "applications to be."  It
was really huge and listed the names of many lesser known applications and
vendors.  If someone can post that list again, I'm sure I can find the TIGA
drivers I thought I saw.
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From: css0860@sigma.tamu.edu (Skelter)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: tape
Date: 21 Jan 1993 18:08 CST
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: sigma.tamu.edu
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    

Can someone recommend a tape backup system for os/2 2.x?

-s

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: A: != 3.5"
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 21:31:37 GMT

In article <1993Jan21.082447.1@univrs.decnet.lockheed.com> okamura@univrs.decnet.lockheed.com writes:
>This probably is a FAQ but...
>1. My A-drive is 5.25" and my B-drive is 3.5" (not a PS/x)
>2. Several pieces of OS/2 software (e.g. CSD,tools,etc.)
>   require a 3.5" A-drive for installation.
>Is there another way to install these software packages
>without having to swap drive cable cables and altering
>the configuration memory?
>Note: IBM tech support said that the above method was
>the only way.

It is a FAQ -- please see my signature line for "ordering"
instructions.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: Anything like SOFTMAC available?
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 20:57:22 GMT

In article <1993Jan26.105149.15281@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu> dlfrost@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu writes:
>  This a shareware program that read/write Mac high density disk only. It does
>work under a dos window.  I don't remember what sight I ftp from but if you
>email I can send it to you. 

Would you kindly forward a copy to ftp-os2.nmsu.edu via anonymous ftp.
Place it in /pub/uploads.  I think it is of sufficient interest to
OS/2 users to be included at ftp-os2.

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From: drkszk@ocf.berkeley.edu (Derek Suzuki)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Texel CD-ROM support
Date: 23 Jan 1993 02:00:29 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley Open Computing Facility
NNTP-Posting-Host: tornado.berkeley.edu

	I know these are supported under OS/2.  However, I'd like to be
sure this includes the new double speed drive.  Is CD Audio supported?

Derek Suzuki
drkszk@ocf.berkeley.edu

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: lestrade@Ra.MsState.Edu (John Patrick Lestrade)
Subject: Re: OS/2 2.1b Install HELP!!!!!!!!!!
Organization: Mississippi State University
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 14:38:29 GMT

my problem with the installation of 2.1beta iss probably just as
simple: after inserting 19 diskettes (3.5in) it asked for the disk
labelled `Display Drivers 1'.  I didn't have any more diskettes!  At
hobbes under /os2/2.1/beta/35 there are no other diskettes except
disk0..disk19.zip and the Multimedia disks.  what gives?  thanks for any
responses.
patrick

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From: bdubbs@cs.tamu.edu (Bruce Dubbs)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Rumor: IBM out of hardware business????
Date: 23 Jan 1993 00:57:59 GMT
Organization: Computer Science Department, Texas A&M University
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: neuron.tamu.edu

In article <1jpjabINNlsh@iskut.ucs.ubc.ca> twong@civil.ubc.ca (Thomas Wong) writes:
|There has been a rumor around this here part that IBM made an official
|announcement on Fidonet that they are dropping out of the hardware
|business. I don't have Fidonet access and can't confirm this. Anyone
|have such access and seen this announcement out there??  No more PS/1,
|PS/2? The end of their clone line only fater being out for a couple of
|months? Any clarifications? IBM, are you out there reading Usenet?
|

You are joking, right?  The biggest problem that IBM has with their
PCs is that their capacity isn't large enough.  They can't pump them
out any faster.
   -- Bruce

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: jdickins@cs.umr.edu (James Dickinson)
Subject: IBM PS/2
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 08:09:00 GMT
Organization: University of Missouri - Rolla
Originator: jdickins@mcs213i.cs.umr.edu

I would like to know if the MCA bus version of the PS/2 with a SCSI drive
will support multiple SCSI devices such as a CD-ROM and a tape backup.

If not is the Adaptec 1640 a good choice to use?   

Jim
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Help! 8->16MB slows down video!!
From: DEMOGRB@LUST.LATROBE.EDU.AU (Max!)
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1993 15:08:06 GMT
Organization: La Trobe University
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.24


I just purchased 4 4MB SIMMS to upgrade my machine (486 ISA) to 16MB from
8MB.  Having done that, the machine itself seems to be snappier, and
almost never swaps, *but* ... the video performance under PM has slowed down!!!

I thought I was imagining it, so I used PM-Bench, changing _only_ the memory
from 8 to 16 MB.  Here are the results:

Test                 With 8MB (ms)      With 16MB (ms)
------------------------------------------------------
Pulldown               50.94              129.69
Dialog                315.60              725.00
Banding                 3.75               12.50
Scroll (BA)            25.00               36.56
Scroll (!BA)           32.50               49.69
Erase                  37.50               44.38
Poly Area (Alt)       106.30              287.50
          (Wind)      178.10              421.90
Lines - Horiz           0.62                0.94
        Vert            0.94                3.44
        Diag            2.81                6.56
Long Lines              0.89                2.47

These are only some of the tests, but it is obvious that speed has halved !!!
I can actually see dialog boxes draw themselves, rather than snap on like they
used to ...

The old (8MB worth) memory is 1MB SIMMS @ 80ns, the new stuff is 4MB SIMMS
@ 70ns.  The CMOS setup allows only to enable or disable the BIOS shadow,
which has no effect.  The same symptoms appear with two different video
cards.  The motherboard is called an ISA-486S, with an Award BIOS v.4.00.

Has anyone experienced this before?  I called the supplier, and they drew a
blank, so I thought I would tap the resources of the net ...  The only thing
I could think of is something to do with the memory interleave, but I can't
change anything in the cmos setup ... and FWIW, DOS+Windoze runs normal.

I have tried all the obvious things (and some not so obvious) - any suggestions
PLEASE !

Thanks in advance,
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