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From: chseow@rice-chex.ai.mit.edu (Choong Huei Seow)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: adding an additional SCSI drive
Date: 21 Aug 92 02:31:13 GMT
Followup-To: chseow@ai.mit.edu
Distribution: usa
Organization: MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory


I am planning to install an additional SCSI hard drive, and would like
to know if my first drive and its partitions (including the D: logical
drive) needs to be reformatted (even with Boot Manager installed). 

thanks,
Choong
Choong Huei Seow
chseow@ai.mit.edu
From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: DOS and HPFS
Date: 18 Aug 92 17:45:53 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

In article <1992Aug18.065952.12344@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> parry@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Tom J Parry) writes:
>pv9955@albnyvms.bitnet wrote:
>> If I format my hard drive as one large partition, and use HPFS, does that
>> mean that I cannot use a DOS prompt anymore, since DOS will only recognize
>> FAT?  How about DOS in a Window?
>> Or is the OS2 prompt *completely* DOS compatible?
>
>Running a DOS window from OS/2 will give you access to your HPFS
>partition with no problems. Usually almost everything you would want to
>do in a DOS window you can do in an OS/2 window anyway.
>
>The only time you can't access the HPFS drive is if you boot DOS from a
>floppy (or another HDD) or if you boot a specific DOS version into a VDM
>through a DOS image.

Nope.  If you boot a specific DOS version into a VDM through a DOS
image, you can access the HPFS volumes.  You have to place the
FSFILTER.SYS file in the boot image's config.sys file (and copy the
driver to the image).  After this, you'll be able to access the OS/2
volumes (they look to DOS like network drives).  When you do this, the
A: drive will be pointing to the image file instead of to your A:
drive - you can use the FSACCESS.EXE program to reconnect the A: drive
with A: (eliminating access to the image file)


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From: peterf@vnet.ibm.com (Peter Forsberg)
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 09:39:46 SWE
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.programmer
Subject: Re: Request for info about kernel pre-emption and priorities
Reply-To: peterf@vnet.ibm.com
Organization: IBM Corporation
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not those of IBM
News-Software: UReply 3.0
            <1992Aug14.054245.25657@nuscc.nus.sg>

In <1992Aug14.054245.25657@nuscc.nus.sg> TAN JIN MENG writes:
>terence@tanru.tti.com ( Terry) writes:
>: I looked in my copy of "The Design of OS/2" for the answers to the
>: aforementioned questions and learned a number of things, including that
>: the kernel is indeed non-preemptible but can be interrupted.  Also, that
>                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>HUH? explicate please ...?
>Do you mean that the kernel can receive interruptsss but delays the task
>wakeup until the current kernel task finishes?
>(...)
>
>jin meng

When a thread has entered the kernel, it is allowed to execute there
until it either exits the kernel or waits for some event (I/O etc.).
No other thread will be dispatched as long as the kernel thread is still
running. The kernel thread can be interrupted by a hardware
interrupt at any time though (unless it has disabled interrupts).
When the thread is about to exit the kernel it calls the dispatcher,
which decides if a context switch should occur. Of course a context
switch always occurs when the thread in the kernel waits for an event.

Peter
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: gjm@cray.com (Gordon Miller)
Subject: Re: Nightly Buisiness Report
Distribution: usa
Date: 12 Aug 92 16:49:48 CDT

In article <JEFF.92Aug12135045@claw.clearpoint.com> jeff@claw.clearpoint.com writes:
>
>Last night (Tuesday, 8/11/92) the Nightly Business Report made mention
>of the fact that IBM had sold its 1 millionth copy of OS/2 2.0.  They,
>IBM and other industry analysts, expected the millionth version to be
>sold in December of '92.  They said that this signals that it may be a
>stronger force than was previously anticipated.  
>
>In the same report they mentioned that Microsoft reports 16 milliion
>copies of Windows 3.1.  Well, that is not exactly the way the
>Microsoft spokesman said it.  He said that 16 million machines are
>_running_ Windows 3.1.  I wonder how they know whether the machines
>are running it or if they have crashed :)?


Note that the "1 millionth copy" figure does not indicate the actual number
of copies installed on machines.  You can buy ONE copy and license it for
multiple users.  So the 1 million copies may represent 16 million 
(satisfied) users :)

--Gordon Miller
From: bab@se39.wg2.waii.com (Brian Button)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: GNU stuff on any BBS?
Date: 21 Aug 92 11:41:07 GMT
Organization: Western Geophysical Exploration Products

We have kind of a unique problem here. We have mail and news
connectivity, but we've been asked not to use mail-servers to grab
large software packages due to disk space limitations on our NNTP
server. This kind of puts a crimp in our ability to grab the new GCC
and Emacs and stuff like that :(

Are the GNU utilities, like gcc, emacs, texinfo, etc, on any BBS's?
I'd, of course, like to find high-speed boards, but at this point,
about any board will do :)

Thanks, 

bab


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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: ochealth@unixg.ubc.ca (ochealth)
Subject: Re: OS/2 Needs a Supervisor mode!
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 04:38:23 GMT

In article <mcdonald.211@aries.scs.uiuc.edu> mcdonald@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (J. D. McDonald) writes:
>In article <1992Aug16.001819.14010@unixg.ubc.ca> ochealth@unixg.ubc.ca (ochealth) writes:
>
>
>>Well, some people have complained about OS/2 not having multiuser capabilities
>>out of the box, but I think IBM should include a "Supervisor" or "root"
>>mode, and a "User" mode as a bare minimum. A "restricted" mode would also
>>be nice.
>
>
>Don't ask to saddle OS/2 with overhead that lots of people don't care about.
>

People don't care about viruses or trojan horse programs? Or just plain poorly
written programs trashing some config file, and crippling the system. I see.
Perhaps you should go back to DOS. I'm not asking for full fledged multiuser
support (although I wouldnt mind). OS/2 already has a number of file locking
procedures which could be *slightly* expanded to make the system a lot more
protected. Try reading the whole article again, instead of a reflex follow-up
article.

>Doug McDonald


-- 
______________________________________________________________________________
jpm: ochealth@unixg.ubc.ca         
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From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Help! TE/2 Crashing on exit
Date: 14 Aug 92 03:31:48 GMT
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago

In article <92220.163911RKKISTLE@MTUS5.BITNET> Robb <RKKISTLE@MTUS5.BITNET> writes:
>I've been using TE/2 1.20 for about two weeks now, and was just getting
>ready to register it.  However, it has started crashing when I try to
>exit TE/2.  The screen blanks and the cursor just sits there.  I can
>switch back to other apps, but cannot kill TE2.exe from the task
>list or with killem.  It only happens if I have connected with something
>before trying to exit.

TE/2 has this problem when running with certain DOS applications,
notably Buerg's LIST.  Close the LIST (or other DOS windows) and TE/2
will close.

The author of TE/2 is aware of this problem but is still searching for
a cure.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: feustel@netcom.com (David Feustel)
Subject: Re: OS/2 News of Interest (Infoworld)
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 23:50:20 GMT
Organization: DAFCO: OS/2 Software Support & Consulting

I've been badgering Lantastic about this for two years. I pulled the
Lantastic card from my main os/2 system today.
-- 
Dave Feustel N9MYI <feustel@netcom.com>
---
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Drugs would be killing the Goose that lays golden eggs.

The War on Drugs is a full-employment program for psycho/socio-paths.
From: tom@LANCE.ColoState.Edu (Tom Aurand)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: OS/2 Drivers for Diamond
Date: 14 Aug 92 04:28:16 GMT
Organization: Colorado State U. Engineering College

In article <1992Aug13.195926.8641@njitgw.njit.edu> dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap) writes:
>In article <unruh.713646010@physics.ubc.ca> unruh@physics.ubc.ca (William Unruh) writes:
>>gt0040a@prism.gatech.EDU (Tom Sorensen) writes:
>
>BTW: does anyone know if S3 is even bothering to develop drivers for
>     their chipset?

I think that they are not.

No one from that company has ever been quoted as having said
that they were.

Tom
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: cvadrtbc@vmsa.is.csupomona.edu (Srikanth Viswanathan)
Subject: Re: Help! TE/2 Crashing on exit
Organization: California Polytechnic University, Pomona
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 06:48:00 GMT
X-Posted-From: vmsa.is.csupomona.edu
X-Posted-Through: sol.ctr.columbia.edu

In article <92220.163911RKKISTLE@MTUS5.BITNET>, Robb <RKKISTLE@MTUS5.BITNET> writes...
>I've been using TE/2 1.20 for about two weeks now, and was just getting
>ready to register it.  However, it has started crashing when I try to
>exit TE/2.  The screen blanks and the cursor just sits there.  I can
>switch back to other apps, but cannot kill TE2.exe from the task
>list or with killem.  It only happens if I have connected with something
>before trying to exit.
> 
>I have tried reinstalling from scratch, and installed the new commpak2.dll.
>Any other ideas out there?  I really like this app!

It's a problem with the keyboard handling.  This happens when you have
a DOS app such as a mail reader in the background and you exit TE/2,  it
just sits there.  Try pressing Cntrl-Break a couple of times, it will exit
eventually.  Brady Flowers is working on a fix (in case you are wondering,
TE/2 isn't the only app that does this,  I think Brief for OS/2 also does
it.)  BTW, it will eventually exit.

Srikanth
From: mark.nickel@canrem.com (mark nickel)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: icon association help
Date: 21 Aug 92 04:54:33 GMT
Reply-To: "mark nickel" <mark.nickel@canrem.com>
Distribution: comp
Organization: Canada Remote Systems

Hi All,

Well I've finally started to customize the configuration of my system.
So far I have been impressed how easy it is to associate programs with
file types.  I am however having difficulties performing a task that I
initially thought would be equally as easy....

Specifically, I want to associate certain file types with specific
icons, so that all files ending with .qwk might have a specific icon
while files ending with .Rep might have another.

If what I am trying to do is possible, would someone please explain
how thanks,

Eternal gratitude and kudos,

.zxy.xz.*
y*.Markzxy                             mark.nickel@canrem.com
yzx.z.xzy
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From: am66@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Alexander Maldutis)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: HELP!  HPFS makes me yawn!
Date: 18 Aug 92 21:52:20 GMT
Reply-To: am66@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Alexander Maldutis)
Organization: Columbia University

Hi!  I just got myself a Quantum Pro 105.  It is the third HD in my system, and
runs off of an Adaptec 1542B.  Since DOG can't handle more than two drives,
I formatted this thing as HPFS, b/c it's pointless to make it FAT.  Now that
I've copied some of my programs to E:, like 3dmaze, Quattro Pro 3 and some
other stuff cluttering my C:, I've found that disk accesses take much 
longer, like two or 3 times longer [for seeks] than under FAT.  Am I doing
something wrong, or does HPFS have slow access but fast transfer?  I haven't
noticed any real increase in transfer speed.

Any help, pointers, CONFIG.SYS lines, etc will be most appreciated.

Regards,

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: rfh@cs.mu.OZ.AU (Robert HOLT)
Subject: Installation problems
Originator: rfh@munta.cs.mu.OZ.AU
Reply-To: rfh@cs.mu.OZ.AU (Robert HOLT)
Organization: Computer Science, University Of Melbourne, Australia
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 06:08:33 GMT


I have been trying to install OS/2 on my system for a number of
days. It is a 386-40 with 4MB of memory (I know). I have two hard
drives, a 44MB and a 130MB, and am installing from 5 1/4" disks.

The problem is that I can not get beyond the first disk in the 
installation procedure. I am told to remove the installation disk
and insert disk 1, but I tried on another system and I saw that it 
asks to press enter at the time when the disks have to be switched.

In an attempt to solve the problem, I have changed the floppy drive 
for another one, the drive cord for another one, and the controller 
card for another one (these were from the other tested system). 
None of these changes were helpful. I have also attempted to install
from 3 1/2" disks.

Please help. Anybody with similar experiences or a solution to my
problem, please mail me or post to this news group.

Robert Holt.
rfh@mulga.cs.mu.oz.au
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: ggg@kepler.unh.edu (Gregory G Greene)
Subject: Re: Link 386 Pro
Organization: University of New Hampshire  -  Durham, NH
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 21:34:31 GMT

>>Is there anyway to get Links 386 Pro to work under OS/2?  It uses the
>>Phar Lap DOS extender.  I thought this was supposed to be DPMI
>>compliant.
>
>I have had no problems running Links 386 under OS/2,even with the SoundBlaster.
>However,because it is such a processor hog,I usually run it from a DOS dualboot
>to get the quickest screen updates. Remember to set the EMS and XMS settings to
>max so that it can grab as much available memory as it can.The manual recomends
>a minimum of 6 Meg,and after OS/2 has taken it's share I don't think there is
>that much left  (out of 8 Meg).
>Awesome game, by the way.

	I could never get it working under OS2 either.  It would start up just
   fine, but it would eventually just hang on me after a couple holes. I ended
   up reinstalling my system with the boot manager and now play it in the pure
   DOS 5.0 partition.  

							G.Greene


>Alex Kilpatrick  fkilpatr@afit.af.mil  
>"Where the ENIAC is equipped with 18,000 vacuum tubes and weighs 30 tons, computers in the future may have only 1,000 vacuum tubes and weigh only 1 1/2 tons." 
>---Popular Mechanics, March 1949
From: jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Jay Maynard)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Win NT support in OS/2
Date: 20 Aug 1992 14:06:33 GMT
Organization: UT Health Science Center Houston

In article <gnash.714266561@ee.uts.EDU.AU> gnash@ee.uts.edu.au (Greg Nash) writes:
>It's more like trying to run X clients and servers on top of DOS, with
>full multi-tasking. I am aware Desqview does something LIKE that, but
>why isn't everyone using it?

Because Quarterdeck took a year too long to get DESQview/X out. They appear,
at least from where I sit, to have missed their window of opportunity (no pun
intended). DV/X is a killer system, but OS/2 is even better.
-- 
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jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu      | adequately be explained by stupidity.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: honson@ariel.yorku.ca (Honson Kan)
Subject: Re: IBMTOK_NIF problem...
Originator: honson@gabriel.ccs.yorku.ca
Organization: York University, Toronto, Canada
Distribution: york
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 16:35:05 GMT


In article <1992Aug12.151849.6154@newshub.ccs.yorku.ca>, giani@nexus.yorku.ca (John Sfetsas) writes:
>> Hello OS2 netland,
>> 
>> I have a problem and I was wondering if somebody can help me.
>> I am trying to install the Novell lan requesters to access Novell servers
>> from my PC, running OS2 2.0 and TCP/IP. While booting up I get the following
>> error message :
>> Program error while trying to bind IBMTOK_NIF.
>> Press return to continue
>> 
>> Then OS2 comes up and I am able to access any Novell server BUT the TCP/IP
>> does not work even though it seems that comes up alright.
>> 
>> Does any of you have any suggestions about it ?
>> 
>> I really appreciate your help.
>> 
>> Thanks Ioannis.
>> Reach me at : giani@gumby.ccs.yorku.ca
>> -- 
>> 
>>              Ioannis  Sfetsas       \\ Bitnet: Giani@orion.yorku.ca
>>         ( User Services Division )  \\ Usenet: ...!utzoo!yunexus!Giani
>>             York University         \\ Nexus :  Giani@nexus.yorku.ca

I have the same problem too.  I couldn't even connect to the Novell server.

Please help,

Honson Kan

CCS/US, York University, Ontario, Canada. M3J 1P3
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: das9674@usl.edu (Stephenson Daniel A)
Subject: Re: How to install HPFS after installation
Organization: University of Southwestern Louisiana
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 00:47:14 GMT

In article <stanton.450.0@haas.berkeley.edu> stanton@haas.berkeley.edu (Richard Stanton) writes:
>I originally installed OS/2 on a totally FAT system. For a few reasons, not 
>least of which is that I want to install GNU Emacs, I'm considering 
>installing HPFS now. How should I go about doing this with minimum possible 
>disruption? Is it possible to have my C: disk (where OS/2 boots from) remain 
>FAT (with dual boot capability) while reformatting my D: disk using HPFS?
>Do I have to back everything up and restore it to accomplish the change in 
>format? What should I beware of?
>
>Thanks for any suggestions
>
>Richard Stanton

As far as I know, you have to reformat and reinstall OS/2 all over again.

Yeagh, bummer.  That's what I thought, too.
.

--
Dan Stephenson das9674@usl.edu 
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: das9674@usl.edu (Stephenson Daniel A)
Subject: Re: Adding programs to pop-up menus: QUESTION
Organization: University of Southwestern Louisiana
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 06:36:41 GMT

In article <harris.714500041@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu> harris@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Michael Harris) writes:
>das9674@usl.edu (Stephenson Daniel A) writes:
>
>>1) Let it know I want seamless Windows program from the pop-up menu
>>2) Let it know I want a WINDOWED DOS session for the DOS app
>>3) Also: How do I lauch a command.com or something and have it by default
>>come up as a windowed DOS box?
>
>This is really easy...
>
>Just create a program object with the settings you desire.  (Double-click it
>to make sure it works like you want it.)
>
>Then instead of typing in a program name in the name entryfield, use the
>"Find Program" button to select the program object that you just created.

Oh, okay, I thinkI understand you now.  Anyway, I jsut tried that,
but the DOS program came up full scrren ANYWAY, even though when I double
click the OBJECT it comes up in a windows.  Ack!!!

k
>______________________________________________________________________________
>     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)


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Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Friday, 14 Aug 1992 03:05:41 CDT
From: <U35828@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Davys Dingbats and ATM


Hello,

I just ftp'ed DAVYDING.ZIP from WUARCHIVE.WUSTL.EDU (in the /mirrors/win3
/fonts/atm directory).  It is a symbolic font, similar in spirit to
Zapf Dingbats.

The zip file contains the needed files for Windows and OS/2 ATM.  I un-
zipped the *.afm and *.pfb files into  the os2dll directory, and
installed it via the font palette.  Good to go?  No!

When I selected the font in Describe, I get blank spaces when I try
to type something (if I get that far).  Has anyone tried using it with
some degree of success?  An inquiring mind would like to know.


Regards,




John Serrano-U of I Chicago    | Press.  / This is the way the
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From: eln380s@fawlty7.eng.monash.edu.au (Goh Yan Pin)
Subject: Re: Ghostscript port to OS2 2.0 is available
Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 11:23:05 GMT

Hi,
	I tried to run it but it keeps saying 'EMX not found'. I did set up
the directories properly. Any ideas?

Yan Pin
eln380s@fawlty5.eng.monash.edu.au

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