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From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: What is a "CSD"?
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 23:19:48 GMT

In article <3608@bcstec.ca.boeing.com> gregory@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Greg Wright) writes:
>    I called IBM support this morning and had a very nice chat with them.
>I was told that the "UPGRADE" (not CSD!) should be out later this month
>or early October. The lady said that it could be out as early as a week
>from now! She also gave me a list of some of the stuff that was included.
>    -32 bit HPFS
>    -32 bit Graphics Engine
>    -Seamless SVGA support
>    -Win 3.1 support
>    -etc.
>I was interested that she said they are calling this an upgrade an not an
>CSD. In the same breath she also said that the 1.3 people recieved a free
>*UPGRADE* to 2.0....Hmmm She had no knowlege of the FTP suff.....

Whatever you wish to call it, my source says October.

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From: juan@noyles.pha.pa.us (Juan J. E. T. Noyles)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Tenfold improved performance with MFM
Distribution: world
Date: Sat, 05 Sep 92 22:13:30 GMT
Organization: The Noyles OS/2 Platform

TPERMUTT@UMAB.BITNET writes in article <92248.103808TPERMUTT@UMAB.BITNET>:
> 
> I have a MFM hard drive very much like Mr. Smith's (I think it was him, I
> don't have the post) relative.  I installed APAR PJ04045, IBM1S506.ADD.
> My system got about 10 times faster.  This patch is in file
> /pub/os2/2.0/patches/ibm506.zoo on ftp-os2.nmsu.edu.
> 
> The thing is, this patch is surrounded by warnings not to use it unless you
> have the problem.  Well, I didn't know I had a problem.  I thought OS/2 was
> supposed to take 10 minutes to boot and 3 hours to install.  It's not.
> 
> I would suggest that anyone with an MFM or RLL drive think about this.  I am
> very grateful to Mr. Sipples for the answer and Mr. Smith for the critical
> question.
> 

Nice suggestion, but what are the side effects of using it improperly?  Right now, I'm using the
IBMINT13.I13 driver from the original installation, because my system would lock up during the
installation.  I've had no problem since then, and I've had a stable system for about a month.  I'm
in *no* hurry to fiddle around and possibly have to reformat or any of the remedies implied with
experimenting with the file system.

But I'd *love* to get a 10x performance boost!  While my system doesn't take 10 minutes to boot,
and the last installation took all of 15 minutes (well, maybe more...I was overjoyed to be able to go
through all 15 diskettes without having to reboot, edit, etc...), I think the 3-5 minutes it takes to settle
is a bit much.

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From: xtifr@netcom.com (Chris Waters)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Why I love OS/2. (Kids, try this at home!)
Date: 11 Sep 92 18:05:32 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

In <Yeg0ve_00WBMQ9W25r@andrew.cmu.edu> Carl B Jabido <cj00+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:

>Someone should try to format 2 disks, FTP, and download something over
>modem, and somehow get the WPS to crash, and see if everything still
>works while the WPS reopens itself.  Try that under windows.  In fact,
>try that under X!

Easy to do, if you start CMD.EXE as your Workplace Shell.  You can
launch the WPS as an app, and shut it down again, without affecting any
other running apps.  I do it all the time.

The WPS shell really is just another app (though, IMO, IBM does not
provide enough support for running without the beast--something I hope
that they consider changing in a future release.)

IBM!  Major missing feature alert!!  I need some way to save the state
of the WPS *without* shutting down the system!!!
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From: lbv2@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (m.l. gore)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: ProComm +  with Trident Card, HELP!
Date: 5 Sep 92 00:44:46 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University


    Ok, all sorts of stuff is going wrong with no consistancy.


    First, when I look at Dos settings, for PC+, there is no COM setting to
    allow continues access to the port. Its NOT in the list.

    THe worst part is should I attempt to run PC+, my screen bugs out, as if
    it was a problem running in my resolution.

    I installed a Trident driver to up my color output to 256 from the default
    16.

    All other apps work, except for session switches that corrupt the desktop
    (the fix does not work).

    PC+ is not corrupting the screen, the screen is simply whacked.

    Has anyone had any success running PC+??

                                                thanks in advance,

                                                bvl
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From: gershon@husc10.harvard.edu (Ethan Gershon)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: problems with modem/com port
Date: 6 Sep 92 03:28:42 GMT
Article-I.D.: husc10.gershon.715750122

JXL103@psuvm.psu.edu writes:

>...still somewhat new to OS/2....I currently have an Intel Satixfaxtion Modem
>/400, Pmcomm 1.10....I have my modem set to Com 3, (3e8, irq 5), and I can't
>get the pmcomm to work...I'm running the beta comm drivers (from COMMGA.zip).
>On my Boot manager setup, my modem works fine in DOS.....any suggestions?

I had similar problems getting my com3, 3E8, irq5 to work. Someone sent
me the following solution, which worked perfectly.  (note that I have
no idea *why* this works or what it does.)

>CD to the OS2 subdirectory.
>COPY COM.SYS to COM.OLD
>PATCH COM.SYS
>Select offset 7F2, where you should see 74 4A.
>Replace the two bytes with 90 90 (NOP's).
>Save the revised COM.SYS
>Reboot.

>I don't remember where I got this tip, but it works.

>Avoid the revised COM drivers.  They are unreliable.

>Another thing you can do is use a DOS application to talk to COM3 and
>then reboot.  That seems to initialize the UART so that on subsequent
>reboots the port will be recognized.

>--
>Jon R. Bryan    (505) 844-2015  <=>     bryan@isrc.sandia.gov
>Sandia National Laboratories, Intelligent System Sensors and Controls

                                                    --Ethan Gershon
                                                    gershon@husc.harvard.edu
From: rodgers@engcon.marshall.ltv.com (KMRODGERS)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: OS/2 Win3.1 support *better* than MS!
Date: 11 Sep 92 17:36:35 GMT
Reply-To: rodgers@engcon.UUCP (KMRODGERS)
Organization: LTV MEG, Dallas, TX

In article <ignacij.714930723@meishan.animal.uiuc.edu> ignacij@meishan.animal.uiuc.edu (Ignacy Misztal) writes:
|>I am finding more and more good Windows applications
|>that are using the enhanced mode. Therefore they don't work under
|>OS/2. Windows under OS/2 is thus useless for me. 
|>It would run neither Mathematica nor Framaker + many other good packages.
|>Is it possible to write a large Windows application without
|>resorting to the enhanced mode? If so, I would suspect that many 
|>current Windows developers will try to make their packages run well
|>under the OS/2 Windows.

Keep in mind, not all apps that require Windows 386 mode are incompatible
with OS/2.  Only those which use the "DLL from hell", WINMEM32.DLL, cannot
be used under OS/2.  Yes, that includes some very nice applications, but
certainly not all of the Win386 mode apps.

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Since Ling, Temco, and Vought are all gone now, I suggest that LTV Corp.
change its name to MBSC (Mostly Bankrupt Steel Company).
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: ruggiero@antwrp.antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov (Knic)
Subject: Re: How do I KILL Crashed WIN/OS
Organization: Compton Gamma Ray Observatory Science Support Center
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 01:36:56 GMT

Try this,  When the computer is loading os/2 after the second logo as soon as the blank desktopscreen appears hold down <left shift> and <left cntl> and F1.
this prevents all the previous sesions stuff from coming back.  Then work as you like or shutdown again and then reboot.  I've had this type of problem
several times from bogus programs and just doing dumb stuff.  Anyway sometimes 
old programs just don't die.  i wish os/2 had a kill process command.
From: markm@iris.mincom.oz.au (Mark McCafferty)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: UPCOMING POSTS ... gcc
Date: 15 Sep 92 00:04:39 GMT
Organization: Mincom, Brisbane, Australia
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

I was wondering if the gcc binaries (i.e. 2.2) were available via ftp.
It is almost a certainty that some of the pieces won't arrive here :-(.
They sure didn't last time ...

Also, I have loaded the 2.1 binaries and I am getting a program error
from cpp. Is this right?

Finally, I understand that it is OK to simply load the 2.2 binaries over
the rest of the 2.1 install. Is this still the case or is it better to
simply load the full 2.2 and be done with it?

thx
mark
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: galway@chtm.eece.unm.edu (Denis McKeon)
Subject: Video 7 1024i card (was: Which mouse should I buy??????
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 92 17:32:45 GMT
Organization: Connemara - Computing for People
X-Mailer: Mail User's Shell (7.0.1 12/13/89)
Status: OR

In article <1992Aug31.030034.10855@news.cs.brandeis.edu> branham@binah.cc.brandeis.edu writes:

>P.P.S. Trying to run a full screen dos session of Design Cad 3D
>       this last week (not tried it under OS/2 before) with
>       my video 7 1024i video card selected with 256 color mode (640x480)
>       and it displays fine, except when I move the cursor I get
>       lots of snow and the picture jumps.  I was told to try the
>       Mouse exclusivity option for the session, but it did not
>       seem to make any difference.  Any suggestions?

There is a message from Video 7 on their BBS (510-656-0503), thus:

V7>                 ******* OS2 2.0 DRIVERS *********
V7>
V7> Use OS2 1.2 ver. Drivers with OS2 2.0. Please DO NOT use 1024x768 and 
V7> 640x480x256 color drivers. All other resolution drivers you may use.

I've tried a few times to get SVGA modes (and recently the 800x600x16)
to work with my 1024i card and all I've gotten is screen garbage (and
had a darned hard time trying to 'shutdown' in the blind, too :-)).

If anyone has any SVGA modes working on a Video 7 1024i card, could you
please share what you have done to get SVGA to work with the 1024i?  
Email and I'll summarize, or post if you prefer.

So far, what I've been trying is:

    install appropriate display.dll and monitor.dll files *
    svga on +
    reboot

Config.sys lines with 'vga' in them are:

    DEVINFO=SCR,VGA,E:\OS2\VIOTBL.DCP
    SET VIDEO_DEVICES=VIO_VGA
    SET VIO_VGA=DEVICE(BVHVGA,BVHSVGA)
    DEVICE=E:\OS2\MDOS\VSVGA.SYS 

* the install procedure under boot manager is a bit of a pain, but I have
  it narrowed down to swapping LIBPATH= statements in the OS/2 config.sys.  
  (One points at the V7 drivers before the normal ones, and the other doesn't.)

  The .DLL files that I have are from 1-22-90 - are there more recent ones? 
  Did they come with the card, or did you download them from Video7's BBS?
  Does an monitor.dll for the NEC Multi-Sync 3D exist, or which other 
  mon*.dll should be used?

+ is there some magic to invoke before 'svga on' that puts the video 
  card into an svga mode ?

Thanks in advance for any hints,

--
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galway@chtm.eece.unm.edu                       Pick two.
From: "robert fielder" <robert.fielder@canrem.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: un:ati ultra
Date: 4 Sep 92 21:13:23 EST
Reply-To: "robert fielder" <robert.fielder@canrem.com>
Distribution: comp
Organization: Canada Remote Systems


BD>Again, the way it  was worded, it sounded  like you meant that  using an
BD>ATI board with an IBM 8514A driver delivered better performance than  an
BD>IBM 8514A board with  the same driver. I  guess we don't disagree  after
BD>all.

Bill:

Guess I was not as clear as I thought....  :-)

Funny thing, for the (old?) current 8514a cards from ATI, they say
that the IBM 8514a drivers are faster for OS/2 2.0 than the ATI
drivers......such honesty!

Robert

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: pclank01@rigel.spd.louisville.edu (Pat C. Lankswert)
Subject: Re: LAN Manager v2.1 and OS/2 v2.0
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 17:12:18 GMT
Organization: University of Louisville

Gill, I tried to send you mail directly, but something is wrong.
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To: gill@eagle
Subject: Re: LAN Manager v2.1 and OS/2 v2.0
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc


> You will get more response if you post to comp.os.os2.networking.

Group has not shown up at our site yet.

> You can e-mail me for more info on LAN Manager.

Any info that you have would be appreciated.  Esp. connectivity issues.

> Are you thinking of upgrading the server, or workstations?

In what manner...  we are planning to upgrade the servers to OS/2 v2.0.
Why?  Because the machinery was swindled from some faculty lab and
they want to run DOS/Windows apps.  WE want to use it to house our 1.2Gb
SCSI drive and provide LAN Manager/Database Manager/Printer Services.
Part of the database is the SQL server.

> Are you running LM 2.1

Yes... at least right now we are running it on OS/2 v1.3.

> and SQL on the same server,

We will shortly.

> do you have multiple servers?

We will have two servers.  One feeding and E-Net LAN and one feeding a
token ring LAN.  My (private agenda) hope is that the token ring server
will get an E-Net card and be a second server for the E-Net and a
gateway to the E-net for the token ring.  (The E-Net has INTERNET access)

The servers are identical... 486/33 EISA with 1.2Gb SCSI.

Pat

Ps.  My role is as technical gearhead and grad. student.  After setting
it up I have to explain it to the technical staff, since I am not supposed
to be the one managing this stuff.  But it's fun anyway.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: new Tseng4000 drivers blew up my system...
From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 09:07:57 GMT
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange

In article <1992Sep7.173943.3796@spcvxb.spc.edu> mauritz_c@spcvxb.spc.edu writes:
> I tried the new tseng4000 patch on Hobbes, but ran into an interesting
> problem.  Following the advice of a helpful netter, I created another
> directory with the new display.dll and put that directory first int
> the libpath statement in my config.sys file.  POOF!  Apparently,
> the driver is not compatible with my Diamond Speedstar Plus HiColor
> board and my screen is transformed into static.  Since, my screen is
> completely illegible, it is impossible to delete the offending
> line and I'm forced to re-install OS/2.  I even tried using the
> installation disk and disk #1 (typing ESC as recommended by the
> FAQ) to get a system prompt, and it does work, BUT my hard drive
> is not recognized.  
> 
> I've already done the re-install, but I sure would be grateful
> if someone could clue me into an easier solution for the next
> time.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Chris


Add "call=c:\os2\cmd.exe" to the end of your config.sys. This allows you to
get an OS/2 command prompt *before* the new drivers get loaded. If they don't
work (as 4 of the 5 in et4-os2.zoo didn't), then you just rename the next one
and re-boot for a try with that.

You just type "exit" to start the WPS.......

I had to try 4 before the 5th - and last - worked. The proii8 and proii4
drivers just blank my screen and hang my system - I use HPFS and they
recommend not.

I'd go back to 640x480 before dumping HPFS. I'm not a video bigot.
 

Steve
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: weinkam@fraser.sfu.ca (James Lawrence Weinkam)
Subject: Re: directory???
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 20:51:57 GMT

shyguy@ocf.berkeley.edu (David S. Shy) writes:

>HD)  After I installed all the patches, I noticed that there is a
>directory called "OS!2_2.0_D".  I am not sure whether I saw this
>directory before I installed the kernal patch.  Can I delete this?

The OS!2_2.0_D directory is where all the information for the 
desktop is stored.  It showuld not be deleted, or renamed.
Under HPFS its name is OS!2 2.0 Desktop.  NOTE hpfs allows 
spaces in the file and directory names.

I cannot answer your other questions.

James
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: jks4675@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Subject: Word for windows fonts
Reply-To: jks4675@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 15:00:56 GMT

How do I get the font list to appear in the menu-bar pull down?
I installed a bunch more using ATM; the fonts are there (I've used
them by typing in the name) but I can't get the choices out of the
pull-down.

I'm using a clone 486/33 with a Paradise card using the default
video drivers that came with OS/2.

Thanks,
Jeff
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: protein@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Chris Blackmon)
Subject: Re: So what about the Sound Blaster Drivers?
Organization: North Carolina State University
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 19:45:24 GMT

TW.FY4@isumvs.iastate.edu (Timothy I Miller) writes:

>In article <5SEP199202214228@venus.tamu.edu>,
>tcf9033@venus.tamu.edu (FREY, TONY C) writes:
>> Did anyone find anything about the release of the Sound Blaster drivers?
>>I haven't been able to get on their board yet to ask myself.
>>
>>TCF9033@venus.tamu.edu
>>Tony Frey

>  Well, I've called creative labs quite a few times (1-800-998-5227)
>but it's nearly impossible to get through.  They've told me that
>they are "being worked on," but they don't know when they will be
>done.  That's the best they could do.  Sorry.

I called Creative Labs sometime back... and was told that the drivers
were written and were sitting at IBM... I think they're just waiting to
release it with the CSD...

Chris Blackmon, N4VGK		||  In this business, you either lead, follow
protein@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu	||  or get the hell out of the way.
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From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Can't format in drive a: (5.25"HD)
Date: 8 Sep 92 15:42:13 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

In article <1992Sep4.143029.3772@spcvxb.spc.edu> mauritz_c@spcvxb.spc.edu writes:
>I recently had the need to format a disk in my A: drive (5.25"HD) and
>noticed that it simply does not work.  The disk will churn on and
>on and the format fails.  Why?  I think I have the most recent HPFS
>patch.  Is there another patch I need?  When is IBM going to consolidate
>all these damn patches into some semblance of order?

The HPFS patch won't do a thing for non-HPFS drivs (like floppies).
The IBM1FLPY.ADD patch may help, but I thought it was only for 360K
disks.  If your CMOS settings are wrong, OS/2 might try formatting it
to the wrong capacity.  Also try using the "/F:1.2M" parameter to
force the capacity.  Be sure the disk is an HD - if you're trying to
format a 360K disk, you'll need to specify the "/F:360K" parameter.
(See your Command Reference for additional help with FORMAT.EXE).

As for consolidating the patches, that's what the CSD is.  When it
ships, all the patches (and many that you haven't seen yet) will be
provided in one place.  It will have it's own install facility.
Historically, CSD's are installed by booting the first CSD diskette
and doing what it says from there.

All the patches you've seen so far are pre-release or beta patches.
They're only meant for users who are experiencing problems.  The rest
of us will get them when the update pack ships.

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From: sundaram@cps.msu.edu (Divya Sundaram)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: HELP: How do I boot off my D: drive?
Date: 15 Sep 92 18:54:11 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Michigan State University, College of Engineering
Originator: sundaram@arctic.cps.msu.edu


Hi y'all,

I finally got my 200MB IDE drive in. Now, I would like to set it up as my
OS/2 only HD. I would like to have the following setup:
	C: 211MB - 1 MB BOOT MANAGER
		   210 MB OS/2 HPFS
	D: 120MB - 60MB DOS
		   60MB LINUX

I would like to know if this can be done using Boot manager. I have read that 
DOS needs to be in the partition immediately following the boot manager. If so
can I have OS/2 boot off my second Hard Disk  (by switching the disks around).

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks
Divya
(sundaram@cps.msu.edu)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.programmer
From: ochealth@unixg.ubc.ca (ochealth)
Subject: Crypt?
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 05:39:39 GMT


Has anyone managed to get Gnu crypt recently added to the GNU library
to compile? I can compile, using EMX but the test programs claim
that crypt isn't working properly. Will crypt be added to EMX or GCC/2
soon?

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