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From: cl45@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Ching-Tse Liu)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Tseng-based local bus video card has problem with OS/2 2.0
Date: 27 Sep 92 17:50:11 GMT
Reply-To: cl45@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Ching-Tse Liu)
Organization: Columbia University

In article <1992Sep27.174718.20359@news.columbia.edu> cl45@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Ching-Tse Liu) writes:
>1.      When I closed certain OS/2 applications, they left behind
>some unsightly color lines like rainbow on the desktop. A refresh
>command or moving windows and icons around the affected region
>can get rid of them.
>
>2.      It's slow to switch between full-screen VDM and WPS.
>When a VDM was in graphics mode, the above problems also 
>happened when I tried to switch from WPS to VDM.
>
>3.      Sometimes the switching simply hangs the machine
>and requires a cold boot.
>
>Any help will be appreciated. Thanks !
>
>
>
>       		                     	***********************
>--cliu@merlin.appmath.columbia.edu	*   CLifton T. Liu    *
>--cl45@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu		***********************
>

Hi,
        I have been a happy OS/2 2.0 user till I replaced my
ATI VGA Wonder Plus by a Tseng-based local video card (The
mother board was also replaced of course.) I tried my new video
card under DOS/WIN3.1 with no problem. But when I boot into
OS/2, the following problems occurred.

1.      When I closed certain OS/2 applications, they left behind
some unsightly color lines like rainbow on the desktop. A refresh
command or moving windows and icons around the affected region
can get rid of them.

2.      It's slow to switch between full-screen VDM and WPS.
When a VDM was in graphics mode, the above problems also 
happened when I tried to switch from WPS to VDM.

3.      Sometimes the switching simply hangs the machine
and requires a cold boot.

Any help will be appreciated. Thanks !

       		                     	***********************
--cliu@merlin.appmath.columbia.edu	*   CLifton T. Liu    *
--cl45@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu		***********************
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: rm3@ornl.gov (MCBROOM R C)
Subject: Re: How do I set up WinOS2 3.1 MM w/ internal speaker?
Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 13:32:49 GMT

In article <16874AFE5.MLONG@isucard.card.iastate.edu> MLONG@isucard.card.iastate.edu writes:
>The SPEAKER.DRV for real WIN 3.1 works in WIN31OS2, but I had to turn HW_TIMER
>ON and IO_ON_INT ON to get it to work properly.
>
>Please tell where the speaker driver is located, is it on one of the WIN31OS2
>disks?  I got the other SPEAKER.DRV from a friend who got it from the Internet
>somewhere.
>

The WIN31OS2 disks have a file on each disk that shows the files
included in the bundle on that disk.  One lists SPEAKER.DRV.  However,
it did not get installed on my system and I can't figure out how to get
it off that disk.  Similarly, by comparison with my existing WIN31 I was
able to install my 1024x768x256 windows drivers but I can't find
anything that would automate the process.

Robert McBroom internet: rm3@ornl.gov
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: WP5.1 for windows/printer from win-os2
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 03:14:44 GMT

In article <1992Sep30.212732.4355@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> dperry@ringer.cs.utsa.edu (Dave Perry) writes:
>Sorry if these are FAQ's, but:
>I installed wordperfect for windows yesterday, and the thesarus, filemgr,
>and speller seem to work fine, but when I try and run the real thing, it
>crashes with an internal error in win-os2.  Is this a know compatiblity
>problem with an easy fix?  My other question is that win-os2 doesn't think
>it has a printer, and I know of no easy way to install one (other than 
>getting my windows disks out :(  Any help would be appreciated!

The OS/2 README file (in your root directory) describes the
WordPerfect workaround.  (Or you can call WordPerfect and ask for the
free interim upgrade which fixes OS/2 related problems, along with
many other problems.)

As for installing a printer driver under Win-OS/2, just use the
Win-OS/2 Control Panel.  The printer drivers are located on your OS/2
printer driver diskettes.

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From: butler@offa.cs.odu.edu (Prince F. Butler)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Paradise (Western Dig) driver info
Date: 7 Oct 92 01:46:22 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA


	I contacted western digital the other day to find any information they
had on driver availability for Paradise vga cards.  I had called their tech
support on two previous occasions and was told then that the os2 drivers would
be ready in another 30 days.  Last thursday when I called I was told that 
western digital has no os2 video drivers nor do they have any in the works due
to lack of demand.  When I asked the tech support guy if I could publish that
answer on the internet he became noticably nervous and said that he would have
public relations call me.  Public relations told me that there were no drivers
being written by western digital but that IBM was writing drivers to be 
released in december. 
	I love internet.  The mere mention that I would write a public article
for the news made a few people nervous enough to give thoughtful answers.
	As for the driver, I don't feel like waiting.  I need ideas for good
isa vga cards to get that already have drivers written.  Mail any responses to
butler@cs.odu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: harris@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Michael Harris)
Subject: Re: 8514/a and VGA (was: Re: Using Two monitors with OS/2)
Organization: North Carolina State University
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 16:43:27 GMT

Under plain vanilla OS/2, neither display will update at the same time for
OS/2 Applications.  PM can only write to one display resolution at a time.
Full Screen OS/2 applications will freeze when you switch back to PM.

Having said that, I'm not sure about the output from a DOS Full Screen.
I have seen cases where the DOS session would still update the screen
but it was corrupted.  I don't know if this is because of a beta or if
it is really supposed to work.  




______________________________________________________________________________
     Michael Harris - harris@catt.ncsu.edu or harris@carvm3.vnet.ibm.com
 System Administrator, Computer & Technologies Theme Program, NC State Univ.
(My opinions are my own and do not represent those of NCSU or IBM Corporation)
Organization: Sophomore, Math/Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 01:57:08 -0400 
From: Rahul Verma <rv0s+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Diamond Speedstar help?

Hi! I'm running Os/2 2.0 with the beta testers 32 bit graphics engine.
So far os/2 has been really good to me (tcp/ip and all the other fancy
stuff) unfortunately I can't find a driver to run it in 1024x768x256
mode on my diamond speedstar plus card with version 5.01 of the bios. I
tried the orchid proii and the generic et4000 drivers on hobbes to no
avail. I really would like to get it up and running since my screen is
really to small at 640x480.

my system config is as below.

    486-33 with AMI BIOS
    8Mb RAM
    120 conner ide hdd
    Diamond Speedstart plus card with the irq2 (j3) disabled.

is there anything else you need for info? If so please contact me
otherwise please HEEEEELLLLLLPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please reply by e-mail because I really can't make time to read this board.

thank you.
Rahul Verma
(rv0s+@andrew.cmu.edu, worm+@cmu.edu, rahul@worm.pc.cc.cmu.edu)
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: reisert@sttng.mlo.dec.com (Jim Reisert)
Subject: Service packs vs. 32-bit GRE/Windows 3.1 beta
Reply-To: reisert@sttng.mlo.dec.com (Jim Reisert)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation -- Maynard, MA
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 15:27:39 GMT


Does anyone have a list of what's in the service packs that's not in
the beta, and vice-versa?  For example, if I have the beta now, will I
want to revert to the GA release and install the service packs on top
of it in order to get more bug fixes or functionality?

Thanks - Jim

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From: azzarito@cse.fau.edu (Doug Azzarito)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.apps,comp.os.os2.programmer
Subject: Re: Utils dont work in a window - WHY?
Date: 5 Oct 92 04:40:00 GMT
Organization: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA

In article <1992Oct5.120038.11229@waikato.ac.nz> hamish@waikato.ac.nz writes:
>>
>
>A big load of bullocks. Having the VDM code check change its output from one
>window to another would be one of the simplest things to re-code. 

Do you know how OS/2 implements DOS emulation?  When you run DOS, you're
running "REAL" DOS.  It's not OS/2 recoded to look like DOS.  The DOS
emulation runs in real mode in the vdm, and only flips back to protect mode to
access system services.  Making an OS/2 that "looked" like DOS would let you
run DOS programs in an OS/2 window, but how many zillions of incompatibilities
would that open up?  Let's face it, even DOS doesn't know how DOS works.  I
just found another DOCUMENTED DOS function that the DOS code doesn't handle
(but OS/2's DOS box matches the spec - at least SOMEONE is on the ball!)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: unruh@physics.ubc.ca (William Unruh)
Subject: Swap file PMterm and OS2
Summary: Swap file growing with PMterm
Keywords: Swap, pmterm, growing,bug
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 04:48:48 GMT

OK, I have complained before, but I will try again. My swap file grows
when there seems to be no reason for it to grow. So, half an hour ago I
was running a PMterm session, and the swap file was at 4.1 MB (according
to the program SWAPSIZE.EXE) I closed down PMfile. About 4 min later,
having done absolutely nothing in the meantime-not opened anything, not
run anything, and nothing but swapsize, and deskpic      running (all
the way through the sessions) I opened and ran PMterm again. The swap
file grew to 5.2MB . Now 4.1 was more than sufficient 4 minitues ago to
run PMterm ( and connected to the same outside computer, and nothing
different between the sessions) and suddenly OS2 thinks it needs 5.2.
What is going on here? Somehow it is not releasing SWAP space when a
program closes and then not reusing that swap space.
Is this a bug? Do others have this problem?       
486-33 125MB Fujitsu HD IDE, 256Kcache, running the "new" kernel.
Bill Unruh
unruh@physic.ubc.ca


From: Pete.Norloff@f347.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Pete Norloff)
Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: A list of CD-ROM drives that work with OS/2 2.0
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1992 10:54:39 -0500

 CL> 	I am wondering if a list of OS/2 2.0 compatible CD-ROM drives 
 CL> exists.

 For the Borg (12/92) release of OS/2, IBM has committed to 
 providing  support for the SCSI-attached CD-ROM drives listed 
 below.  This  includes support for both data and audio. It is 
 important to note, that  the CD-ROM driver requires a SCSI 
 adapter driver which is also  supported by OS/2.  This 
 includes IBM, Adaptec, and Future Domain,  which are 
 currently included in the shrinkwrap.  The Trantor SCSI  
 adapter driver is available from Trantor.

     IBM           CD-ROM I, CD-ROM II
     Hitachi       CDR-1750, CDR-3650U, CDR-3750
     NEC           CDR-35, CDR-36, CDR-37, CDR-72, CDR-73, CDR-74
                   CDR-77, CDR-80, CDR-82, CDR-83, CDR-84
     Sony          CDU-541, CDU-561, CDU-6111, CDU-6211, CDU-7211
     Texel         DM-3024, DM-5024, DM-3020, DM-3021, DM-3120
                   DM-5020, DM-5021, DM-5120
     Toshiba       XM-3100, XM-3200, XM-3300 series

 In addition, the following OEMs are developing CD-ROM drivers for 
 their non-SCSI attached CD-ROM drives.  These drivers will be
 distributed by the OEM.

    Hitachi - 1503S, 1700S, 3600, 3700  (ISA bus only)
    Creative Labs - Soundblaster Pro    (ISA bus only)
From: hartzman@kilroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Les Hartzman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Enabling Lockup on boot?? (was Security)
Keywords: lockup, boot
Date: 5 Oct 92 22:04:08 GMT
Followup-To: hartzman@kilroy.jpl.nasa.gov
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA

In article <1992Oct2.142414.54429@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu> lbv2@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (m.l. gore) writes:
>

>>
>    Yes, enabling LOCKUP upon boot would be ideal. If you have a password
>    protection program ( some friends and I wrote a small one), you can place
>    it in your startup folder.
>
>    I wish Lockup had an icon..does anyone know how to enable it to start on
>    boot?
>
There is a program at 'ftp-os2' called 'lockboot'.  Sorry can't remember the
exact directory.  This program allows you to boot up, builds the desktop and
then locks up as if you had hit 'Lockup now'.  Type your password and you're
back in business again.




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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: Weird crashes with Speedstar 24 and Win-OS/2 3.1 beta
Keywords: Speedstar 24 Win-OS/2 3.1 beta
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 03:24:10 GMT

In article <kaz.717919658@pv7b8c.vincent.iastate.edu> kaz@iastate.edu (Jimmy Buffet) writes:
>I just installed my Speedstar 24's 24-bit drivers (wst26024.drv I belive) 
>system .ini to replace the standard vga.drv.  I was amazed when it loaded, but
>when I quit Win-OS/2 the monitor syncs funny and the system crashes.  I also
>can not switch from the Win_OS/2 screen without crashing.  I am running
>the 32-GRE, WIN-OS/2 3.1 beta.  Any ideas or solutions?

The problem is that SVGA.EXE (SVGA ON) does not currently support
24-bit color modes (so that the base video handler has no idea how to
switch out of that mode).  For the time being, stick with one of the
modes listed in \OS2\SVGADATA.PMI (e.g. 1024x768 in 256 colors).

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From: "richard hajinlian" <richard.hajinlian@channel1.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: tape back up  $$$
Date: 2 Oct 92 21:30:58 EST
Reply-To: "richard hajinlian" <richard.hajinlian@channel1.com>
Distribution: comp
Organization: Channel 1 Communications

Sorry about the second posting on the OS/2 tape back up recomendation
but I forgot to mention that I have an Adaptec 1542b.

Should I use this controller or use one that is manufactured by the tape
drive commpany.

Thanks again people.
  Rich
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: 890139w@dragon.acadiau.ca (John Weatherbie)
Subject: Re: OS/2 Beta in Canada
Organization: Acadia University
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 11:55:30 GMT

evancLuuisis.isis.org (Evan Champion) writes:

>880506s@dragon.acadiau.ca (James Skinner) writes:

>> 
>>   
>> 	Has anyone in Canada been able to order the new beta?  I just called
>> the 1-800-465-1234 number and they said that they had not heard of the new
>> beta program.  I then tried calling the US number, 1-800-IBM-3040 and they 
>> told me that they could not ship outside of the US.
>> 
>> -- 
>> 
>> -----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------
>>         James Robie Skinner        |     Jodrey School of Computer Science   
>> -----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------

>I ordered it from 1-800-IBM-3040 and they said that Canada was no problem.  
>I called yesterday to inquire about the status of my order and they said it 
>was shipped on the 24th and it would be here monday.
I called Tuesday and they dais "we are unable to ship to Canada", and told me to call IBM canada.
John

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From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: comp.os.os2.apps
Date: 30 Sep 92 00:30:30 GMT
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago

In article <1992Sep26.174339.26198@cs.yale.edu> do-minh@CS.YALE.EDU (Minh Do) writes:
>I need a program and drivers in OS/2 2.0 that would let me connect to the
>campus appletalk network.  Any suggestions?

It depends on how the campus network is designed.  Is it ethernet or
LocalTalk?  TCP/IP or Appletalk?

Please post a follow up to comp.os.os2.networking with further
details.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: leo@hoss.unl.edu (Leo Chouinard)
Subject: Re: MS moves back NT shipping...
Reply-To: leo@hoss.unl.edu
Organization: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 21:16:22 GMT

In <1992Sep28.164557.180010@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu> etl0@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu writes:

>Yes, they've done it.  Microsoft, whose users have continually bothered OS/2
>users about delays in GA shipping and have constantly held an end of 92 date
>for NT release in our eyes, has dropped shipping of NT to early 1993.  I just
>read this on Prodigy, so I assume it has basis.

Actually, from InfoWorld (quoted without permission): "The 32-bit
operating system might not ship until early second quarter of 1993, Gates
said."  And Cringely (who's sometimes wrong, but rarely dull  :-) adds:
"I predict that it will actually be the fourth quarter."
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: ujabanco@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (John Abanco)
Subject: Re: Redbooks on watson.  Bookmaster?
Organization: Confounded Founders Foundation
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 19:21:31 GMT

=> for printing on our mainframe pageprinter rather than tying up the
=> network laser printer for the whole office (getting the Postscript
=> from printing the .INF files).
=> 
=> Any help on this?
=> 
                
Isn't there a way so you can print on the laser sometime at night or
when the office closes? If there was something like a TSR that would
print the files when nobody is around, that would solve your problem.
Is there something like RECORDER for OS/2 that you could use?


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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: adamsm@woods.ulowell.edu
Subject: 387: TO EMULATE OR NOT TO EMULATE ???
Organization: University of Lowell
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 02:21:06 GMT

I have a question concerning OS/2 emulation of the 80387 in a dos box.
I don't have a 387 at this point so, as I was told on this group, os/2 emulates
one for those programs which check to see if one is present on the system.
Many such programs (Harpoon to name one), slow down to a crawl due to IBM's
over-emulation of the 387 instruction set.  My question is simple, is there a
way to disable this emulation, forcing the programs to revert back to their
own internal math routines (which are undoubtedly much faster being a subset of
the 387)?  This problem makes many of my programs almost unusable, I have a
387-40 which should have enought speed to overcome this if I can disable OS/2's
emulation.  Help... Help... A few tips would be greatly appreciated!

Mike Adams (Alumni Database Programmer, University of Lowell)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: 386-40 with cache won't run with cache?
Keywords: os2,cache,386
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 03:10:11 GMT

In article <BvDD5B.JGH@news.cso.uiuc.edu> tamu@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (Todd Henderson) writes:
>It's me again.  The friend that I had that is installing os/2 is pretty
>pleased so far.  One of the remaining problems is that his setup won't run
>very long when he has it set at 40 MHZ with the cache on.  If he reduces it
>to 20 MHZ with the cache on it runs fine.  I  thought I'd heard something on
>the net about other people having this problem???
>Any thoughts.(it's a 386-40 with 64k cache and I don't know the board name,
>              I can get it if it is important.)

Cache memory, like any other memory, can have faults which cause OS/2
(or any other operating system) difficulty.  (We have a system like
this -- the cache is disabled until we can replace it.)

Replacing the faulty cache chip(s) can clear it up.  Also, some CMOS
setup programs allow you do disable the cache and/or add wait states
to cache access, and these are worth trying.

Obviously if the system is still under warranty you'll want to explain
the problem to the vendor and have the cache replaced.  (Some vendors
even cut corners and put nonrated parts in a fast system.)

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.apps,comp.os.os2.programmer
From: hank@ducvax.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: Utils dont work in a window - WHY?
Organization: Auburn University, AL
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 23:34:20 GMT

In article <jdecarlo.296.718306242@mitre.org>, jdecarlo@mitre.org (John DeCarlo) writes:
> versions of PKZIP2.EXE and PKUNZIP2.EXE on ftp-os2.  Neither program will 
> run in a DOS window, yet both will start up full screen OS/2 sessions if you 
> run them from an OS/2 windowed session.
> 
> Anyone know why?

Ok, I see that this has been cross-posted to a number of newsgroups. 
Please refrain from such activity. (Unfortunately, my mailer is so stupid
that I cannot stop it myself. So you can now yell at me for cross-posting.)

Some of these ancient programs are text-mode, but not marked WINDOWCOMPAT.
You can change these with the 'tag' program on ftp-os2.nmsu.edu in
pub/os2/1.x/SOMETHING  or  possibly pub/os2/all/SOMETHING. I've used this
program. It is a public-domain version of MS markexe (a program that I have
not used). 

Use tag to mark WINDOWCOMPAT ('tag /win' or something like that). Then they
will run in a window. 

One final thing: For the examples given, you should really get the Info-Zip
versions zip 1.9 and unzip 5.0. 

--darrel hankerson hank@ducvax.auburn.edu