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From: marten@feki.toppoint.de (Marten Feldtmann)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: WIN-OS2 3.1
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 92 13:57:43 GMT
Organization: Private OS/2 System

In article <joiner.720927714@exa> joiner@exa.cs.umn.edu (Jay K. Joiner) writes:
>
>There's a note about FileManager in the Readme file on install disk 1.
>It's point 2 under General Information.  Says to make sure DOS Settings
>DPMI_DOS_API is set to AUTO.  My FileManager works okay.
>

 I looked in the readme file on disk 1 (date: 11.09.92 and size: 24741)
again and I did not find *any* comments about this setting. The point 2
under General Information is:

o   Windows** programs are not recognized as Windows
    programs in the Drives object.

 I would like to know, what your Readme-File comes from? Looking on the
CD-ROM (release 10/92) you'll find a file called \install\win31.dsc
(date: 12.09.92 and size: 1406) and there you can read:

3. The "DOS Setting" DPMI_DOS_API for the WIN 31 object must be
    changed from AUTO to ENABLED.

 Well, doing this (and I did it) you'll have problems with the
FileManager.

 I still have not able to change my 102-enhanced keyboard to german
characters. Perhaps someone can tell me, how to do this!?

 MF





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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: mholmes@ringer.cs.utsa.edu (Mark Holmes)
Subject: ChkDsk /F
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 23:27:03 GMT

Why am i unable to run ChkDsk (OS2) with the F parameter?
It gives me a message saying that it is unable to do so because the hard
drive is in use or locked by another process.  Chkdsk runs fine otherwise.
Also it will not run with the F parameter when I boot from the installation
disk.  I'm using FAT.

                                       Mark

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From: poe@wharton.upenn.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Can I have OS/2 and 2 ver of DOS?
Date: 11 Nov 92 15:16:08 GMT
Followup-To: comp.os.os2.misc
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

Hello All.

I'm just getting into configuring my system for OS/2. I have a question
about the boot manager. I'd appreciate any help on this one!

My HD setup:

Drive 1: 410MB Drive
C: 25MB Primary Partition,  FAT; DR-DOS 6.0
E: 84MB Logical Partition,  FAT; DATA
F:100MB Logical Partition,  FAT; DOS/WIN applications 
G:100MB Logical Partition,  FAT; DOS/WIN applications
H:100MB Logical Partition, HPFS; OS/2 and OS/2 applications
*:  1MB BOOT MANAGER

Drive 2: 100MB Drive
D:100MB Primary Partition,  FAT; MS-DOS 5.0 is installed.

Using FDISKPM, My boot manager has entries for DR-DOS and OS/2. I want to add 
one for MS-DOS 5.0. The problem is, whenever I select drive 2, I cannot change
any attributes of the partition. I cannot add it to the menu, or give it
a name. (Or even delete it). I'd like to add it to my menu. Any suggestions
on how to it, or a reason why I can't? Please reply by E-mail.

Thanks for any info,
Phil
POE@WHARTON.UPENN.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: mskreis@iastate.edu (Mark S Kreisberg)
Subject: Viewing Redbooks from WPS
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 20:19:30 GMT

I'm trying to view the Redbooks from the WPS.  I have done the following but
without success:

	1.  Created a program object for "VIEW.EXE" in the INFORMATION folder
	2.  In the settings for the "VIEW" object created in 1, set up an
	    association for "*.inf"

Now, when I double click on any of the Redbook objects from the Drives folder, I get a message stating that the topic was not found.

What am I doing incorrectly?

Mark K
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From: goyal@utdallas.edu (Mohit K. Goyal)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Does VESA Local Bus put a huge strain on a CPU?
Date: 6 Nov 92 06:00:23 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Texas at Dallas

>>Of course, this is where "value" comes into question.  If you buy an
>>ISA system and get an ATI Ultra Pro that give you a 25million winmark,
>>and someone else pays $500 more for a system with a vl-bus and a vl-bus
>>ATI Ultra Pro that gets 30million winmarks, which is better?
>
>WinMarks do not really take into account the video speed advantages Local Bus
>provides. Do not make a conclusion about speed based on winmarks.
>Also, many vendors are now optimizing their hardware and/or drivers to get
>higher winmarks. (Analagous to the optimizing done with Dhrystone.)

Why are Winmarks not good?  They seem like a good benchmark of overall
video performance, as compared to something like the Landmark v2.0 video
cps test.

Granted, optimizing hardware/software *just* to get higher Winmarks is not
good.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: jeffgus@netcom.com (Jeffrey Gustafson)
Subject: ET-4000, CSD and notebook tabs. Help!
Summary: why are the notebook tabs messed up?
Keywords: CSD ET-4000 notebook tabs
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 07:50:29 GMT

	I've having trouble with the CSD ET-4000 drivers.  This is
what I've done so far: In the original OS/2 install I put in the
Orchid drivers under d:\tseng and added it to the libpath.  I was
using the Orchid drivers during the CSD install process (does that
make a difference?).  I installed the CSD and used the selective
install to select ET-4000 drivers.  BUT the notebook tabs are messed up
and I can't click on seamless Windows for the WordPerfect for Windows
"settings."
	Where did I go wrong?  How do I get seamless windows?  Was the
problem the Orchid drivers that I added?  Any suggestions?  e-mail or
post.

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Jeffrey Gustafson
From: ochealth@unixg.ubc.ca (ochealth)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: WPS shell bug, can someone verify?
Date: 6 Nov 1992 22:47:23 GMT
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
NNTP-Posting-Host: unixg.ubc.ca



I started noticing that my os2sys.ini file started growing, and went up
to 4.5 megs, before I killed it (I went back to a backup that was 1.5 megs,
which is still big).

It all seems to have started when I started tagging floppy disk files
with Comments, using the WorkPlace Shell. Every time I commented a file,
os2sys.ini grew by 40Kb.

What I did was open up a drives folder, then selected the file, opened
the Setting menu (by clicking the right MB), selecting the File tab, and
entering stuff in either the Subject (page 1) or Comments (page 3) sections.
After doing this, os2sys.ini grew by 30 to 40 kb.

THis shouldn't be happening, since comments are stored in Extended Attributes on
the drive (so they would be on the floppy, not in os2sys.ini). And even if
they DID go in os2sys.ini, the comments were only a hundred bytes or so, not
40 kb.

Can anybody try this (not many times, or you may have a 4 meg os2sys.ini file!)
and verify if this is happenning on your machine?


thanks


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From: KENKAHN@PKSMRVM.VNET.IBM.COM (Kenneth A. Kahn)
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 04:36:54 EST
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: SE20BOOT-created system ignores Ctl-Alt-Del!
Organization: Staff of IBM Fellow - IBM Personal/370
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not those of IBM
News-Software: UReply 3.0
X-X-From: KENKAHN@PKSMRVM.VNET.IBM.COM (Ken Kahn)

In <7747@lib.tmc.edu> Jay Maynard writes:
>I built a system disk with SE20BOOT. My OS/2 system was delivered on 5-1/4
>inch floppies, and I built the disk on a 3-1/2 inch disk. I then booted from
>the freshly created disk, ran CHKDSK from my 3-1/2 inch set of XR06055 CSD
>disks (disk #1), and tried to reboot - but the Ctl-Alt-Delete sequence was
>completely ignored by the system. I wound up hitting the reset button.
>
>What gives? Am I doing something strange? Have I confused matters by mixing
>disk sizes in creating the boot disk? Am I just going nuts? Is this a bug or a
>feature?

There's a known problem with CAD working properly for SE20BOOT and the Service
Pack.  There's obviously something that has changed since GA in this area that
I need to account for.  I probably won't get around to installing the SP for
a few weeks though.
From: enk2@po.CWRU.Edu (Erik N. Kovach)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Starting DOS windows maximized?
Date: 8 Nov 1992 20:36:45 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: enk2@po.CWRU.Edu (Erik N. Kovach)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc12.ins.cwru.edu


>Is there a way to start DOS windows maximized?  It really annoying
>having to click the maximize button everytime I start a DOS window.

Hold down shift as you resize a window and OS/2 will save that window 
size for each time you open a command prompt window.  Stretch out the
window to full size as you hold down shift and it will start the 
command prompt windows as 'full size' (meaning no scroll bars).  It
is not exactly 'maximization' as the window won't be at the upper
left hand corner of the screen each time, but it does rid of those
annoying scroll bars.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2
From: umnoor@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Nasir Ahmed Noor)
Subject:  Some OS/2 Related Questions...
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 04:59:51 GMT


I finally moved to OS/2. I have been waiting for this since I saw IBM's
demo with a good friend, John. I have succesfully installed OS/2 and now
I am very anxious to find answers to a few questions...

1. I have 386DX/40 with 8Meg RAM. Is it enough horse power, or does it need
   more?
2. I used automigration of autoexec and config.sys. Now someone tells me I
   shouldn't have done it. How do I fix it and, if left un-"fixed", what are
   the 'consequences'?
3. My HD size is 105MB and I dont have windows installed. I have noticed that
   when I boot up the system (I dont have any partition done on my HD and there
   are only two DOS apps on my desktop besides standard OS/2 icons), the HD
   really really works HARD for a few minutes. It worries me. Is it a noraml
   thing at OS/2 startup time or something is wrong here?
4. Since I have 8Meg RAM, I have video and system shadow RAM enabeled and have
   allowed the video BIOS the use of cache memory too [motherboard guide
   says it will boost performance of computer]. Is it ok?, if not, why?
5. Lastly and most importantly, how do I check the free RAM or amount of RAM
   used by all programs?
6. For people with comparable setup (no windows apps), what is the optimal
   number of apps open at one time? (I use Paradox and Telix most of the time)

I know that many (or all) of these questions will sound very basic for most of
you but I would really appreciate any help I get.

Thank you very much!

--nasir
umnoor@ccu.umanitoba.ca
From: ASI509@DJUKFA11.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Service Pack sucks! How can I get around these problems?
Date: 10 Nov 92 12:51:17 GMT
 <1992Oct31.022446.4183@midway.uchicago.edu> <1992Nov9.043436.25188@netcom.com>
Organization: Forschungszentrum Juelich

In article <1992Nov9.043436.25188@netcom.com>, jps@netcom.com (John Serafin)
says:
>
>thick are large and SLOW.   The worst thing about the new OS/2 fonts is
>that they are also only one pixel thick.

Why ??? What font size are you using? If you want to compare the OS/2 Window
fonts to VGA full screen fonts (I asume you have VGA) then compare them at the
same size. The VGA equivalent Window fonts are just that --- VGA equivalent
(16x8 pixel) and more than one pixel thick. If you prefer the EGA equivalent
fonts, then you are out of luck, they are really only one pixel thick.
(Which is an improvement over the GA IMO).

>If only I could use VGA/EGA/CGA fonts in a window...

See above, you can use them if you don't mind the better l - 1 distinction.

Michael Bode.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: ghenniga@NMSU.Edu
Subject: Trouble with ESDI and OS/2?
Reply-To: ghenniga@NMSU.Edu
Organization: New Mexico State University - Electromagnetics Group
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 19:43:54 GMT


	A friend of mine has a 386 with a WD-1007V ESDI controller.
Whenever there are two drives, either logical or physical  the system
becomes totally unreliable locking up at seemingly random intervals and
requiring a COLD boot. The original system had OS/2 installed on the ESDI
drive, drive C:, and DOS 5.0 installed on an IDE configured, under OS/2, as
D:.  Whenever we'd try to xcopy or otherwise perform a lot of I/O to drive
D: the system would lock up. No prob must be a flaky IDE drive so for
several months he did fine with just C:. When the service-pak came out he
decided to take the oppurtunity to partition his drive to C: for OS/2 and
swap space and Logical D: for applications. Well, the darn thing is
exhibiting the EXACT same symptoms random lock up when performing almost
any function, e.g., copy, dir, xcopy, on drive D:! Again, this is with or
without the service-pak.
	Has anybody experienced anything like this? Does anyone have a
system reasonably close to the one mentioned, in particular the WD-1007V
ESDI controller?

Any help/info appreciated!
Gary Hennigan
---------
PhD Student, Computational Electromagnetics
New Mexico State University
email: ghenniga@NMSU.Edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: New TSENG 4000 drivers: non-interlaced/70Hz?
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 17:24:40 GMT

In article <1992Nov10.123824.4392@stiatl.salestech.com> iam@stiatl.salestech.com (Ian Mercado) writes:
>Martin J. Doyle <MBDMD@rohvm1.rohmhaas.com> writes:
>>If someone could point me in the right direction and possible send me more
>>info on using VMODE to get 1024x768@70Hz non-interlaced I'd appreciate it.
>Man...if ever there was a suitable FAQ topic...isn't this already in it?
><Sigh.>
>DOS Full Screen...SVGA OFF...VMODE <whatever it takes to make flicker go bye  
>bye>...SVGA ON...EXIT...SHUTDOWN...reboot...Ta-da!!!
>Maybe Mr. Sipples should put this in his .SIG.

I beginning to think I should put the entire FAQ in my signature line,
but that would be bad form.  :-)

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Distribution: jadpc2
Date: Mon,  9 Nov 92 15:05:24 -0800
From: Craig_Swanson@f514.n202.z1.fidonet.org
Subject: San Diego OS/2 User Group
Comment-To: All@f514.n202.z1.fidonet.org
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                      San Diego OS/2 User Group
                          November Meeting

When:       November 19, 1992 - 7PM to 10PM

Where:      IBM Building
            8845 University Center Lane
            San Diego, CA 92122

            This is actually in La Jolla at the Nobel Drive
            exit off the Interstate 5 North.  The closest
            major landmark is the new Mormon temple being
            built just south of the Nobel Drive exit.


Main :      Lotus Development Corporation will demonstrate
Topic:      the 32-bit OS/2 versions of 1-2-3 (spreadsheet)
            and Freelance (presentation graphics).  These 
            two programs integrate together tightly sharing 
            a similar user interface and even substantial 
            amounts of program code such as a common charting
            module.  Although what we will be seeing is the 
            beta version of these products as of October,
            they are very close to final versions so this
            is the perfect opportunity to get a preview
            of what the release-level products will be like.

            The Lotus representative will be able to answer
            questions about other 32-bit OS/2 products in
            development by Lotus such as Ami Pro and cc:Mail.


Schedule:   * User group announcements and OS/2 news
        
            * Lotus presentation

            * Our ever-popular OS/2 question and answer
              session where you can get help and advice
              from many other OS/2 users


Directions: If you are coming from south of the UCSD area,
            take the Interstate 5 north.  Get off at the
            Nobel Drive exit right after the passing the
            Mormon temple which is under construction.
            The IBM building will be immediately in front
            of you as you are stopped at the exit stop light.

            If you are coming from north of the UCSD area,
            take the Interstate 5 south and get off at the
            La Jolla Village Drive exit.  Then head east
            until you reach Lebon.  Then take a right
            and continue until you reach Nobel.  Take a
            right onto Nobel Drive and then continue until
            you see the IBM building on your right just
            before reaching the Interstate 5 again.


Parking:    Free of charge in the IBM parking lot

Cost:       As usual, this is a free meeting open to
            anyone interested in attending, irregardless
            of any user group membership.

--- Maximus/2 2.01wb
 * Origin: OS/2 Connection @ La Jolla, CA  <619-558-9475> (1:202/514)
From: S_KRAEMER@iravcl.ira.uka.de (|S| Oliver Kraemer)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: HELP!!! Syquest remov. cartridge drive info needed!!
Date: 9 Nov 1992 12:37:15 GMT
Organization: University of Karlsruhe (FRG) - Informatik Rechnerabt.
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: irav1.ira.uka.de
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.23

Hello out there!

Because of OS2 :-), I'm going to buy a PC soon.

I'm using a Syquest SQ555 with my Atari now, which I'd like to use with the PC.
Does anybody know whether I can use a PC with IDE HD and just plug in that
cheap Syquest SQ01 SCSI-controller aditionally, (and wehther it works under DOS
and OS2 :-)), or do I have to buy a much more expensive Adaptec 1542 (and does
it work with Syquest drives?)?

Thanks for any hints

Oliver Kraemer
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
Subject: Re: Black Specks on the Desktop
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 23:11:57 GMT

In article <92315.081019MBDMD@rohvm1.rohmhaas.com> Martin J. Doyle <MBDMD@rohvm1.rohmhaas.com> writes:
> 
> I'm not sure if this is a new problem, an old problem that I haven't
> read about or if I just screwed something out and was wondering if
> anyone else has seen this problem too.  I run with the default light
> gray desktop.  After I've run VMODE MONITOR to set my custom monitor
> settings I get little black specks all over my light gray desktop.
> It looks like someone shook pepper on my desktop.  If I hit the right
> mouse button and then select REFRESH the black specks go away.  As
> I open and close different applications these black specks come back.
> Again, REFRESH makes them go away.

Mouse droppings, eh?
 
A friend of mine had this problem before the GA on his 486/50. dropping it out
of turbo mode cleared up most of it. The CSD fixed the rest of it. 
 
It appears to be a speed/timing related thing. Machines affected are those
with fast CPUs and TSENG video cards - in certain combinations. Not all
machines are affected. I think the motherboard manufacture may be a factor. 
 
Steve
 
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From: shurr@cbnews.cb.att.com (larry.a.shurr)
Subject: Re: CSD and color map for Windows apps
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus, OH
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 14:35:24 GMT

In article <hatton.720915662@cgl.ucsf.edu> hatton@socrates.ucsf.edu (Tom Hatton) writes:
>hook@eagle.geog.ubc.ca (Chris Hook) writes:
>>Point 1: My gripe now is, once I get the Tseng SVGA dirvers loaded (which works fine
>>[Running Windows app seamless screws up palette].

>Someone posted that removing any bitmaps you have put up for full-screen
>WinOS2 sessions relieves this palette problem for seamless WinOS2.
>In part, it is always going to be a problem since Windows has a "funny"
>palette - I remember Petzold describing internal inconsistencies in the
>Win palette management. This suggests that getting things to be identical
>between Win and OS/2 might be tricky.

I suspect that it is tricky, but that it is managable.  I found that running
a full screen WINOS2 session corrected the color palette.  Both the seamless
app and the OS/2 desktop were OK until you started another WINOS2 app seam-
less.  Then the palette we get "rescrewed."  However, switching to the WINOS2
full screen session and then back to the WPS desktop would repair it again.
This is a miserable workaround, so I have just removed the bitmap from my
Windows desktop.  The point is that the palette can be corrected so there
must be some way -- probably tricky -- to fix it so that you can run Windows
apps seamlessly with a bitmap defined for your WINOS2 full screen desktop
and keep the color palette sane at all times.

Larry
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