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From: cl45@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Ching-Tse Liu)
Subject: OS/2 problem with Adaptec 1542B ?
Reply-To: cl45@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Ching-Tse Liu)
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 17:04:46 GMT

Hi,

	I have just replaced my ide drive with a SCSI drive using
Adaptec 1452B. When I tried to reinstall OS/2 on the new drive, it
had problem reading disk #9 till I pressed retry several times. Once
it was installed, everything seemed to be fine except when I tried
to read, copy from, format drive a: when I performed other tasks in the
foreground. Error message would come up to inform me that there was
a problem with the drive a: response. Now if I do copy from a: in the
foreground, everything is fine. And the overall response under multitasking
seems to me slower than when I had an IDE drive.

	Does anyone know if OS/2 2.0 has a problem with Adaptec 1452B
with Seagate ST41200N SCSI hard drive, or the floppy controller on the
Adaptec ? I have an ISA 486-50 with AMI bios. Everyting works fine
like before except the problems I mentioned above.

       		                     	***********************
--cliu@merlin.appmath.columbia.edu	*   CLifton T. Liu    *
--cl45@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu		***********************

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: ochealth@unixg.ubc.ca (ochealth)
Subject: 32 bit HPFS?
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1992 04:39:35 GMT

OK, everybody's drooling over the 32 bit Graphics Engine, but what
about the 32 bit HPFS? I think it's in beta with LAN server.

Will it be in the autumn CSD?

(Hmm, I don't think I want to be teh first one to try this newer HPFS!
if the GRE blows up, no harm. IF HPFS goes nuts, uh oh!)


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______________________________________________________________________________
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
Subject: Re: Help, I deleted the command shells folder
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 23:24:08 GMT

In article <1992Aug29.054820.5420@usl.edu> das9674@usl.edu (Stephenson Daniel A) writes:
> In article <Btpy4B.Gy1@world.std.com> azog@world.std.com (Azog Thoth) writes:
> >I accidently deleted the folder that has the OS/2, DOS, and WINOS/2
> >shells in them, and now Im feeling pretty fucked. Of course, since I
> >just installed my machine two days ago, I havent done a complete
> >backup yet, and now am at a loss as to how to get them back without
> >reinstalling everything. (using find to find stuff doesnt turn up anything,
> >Ive a feeling that not only were the desktop icons deleted, but so where the
> >executables)
> >
> >Thanx
> >
> >-- 
> >Billy D'augustine
> >azog@world.std.com
> >
> >Atari: Power without the price.
> 
> Perhaps you could drag a template for PROGRAMs, and tell them to point to
> WINOS2.COM, CMD.EXE, COMMAND.COM, etc.  And make a Command Prompts folder
> to put them in.
> 

But you would never be certain it was the same, would you. I think you have
the right idea, though......:-)
 
Steve
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From: feustel@netcom.com (David Feustel)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Install OS2 on VGA/mono system
Date: 3 Sep 92 23:41:16 GMT
Organization: DAFCO: OS/2 Software Support & Consulting

sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples) writes:

>In article <1992Sep1.135234.2249@bnr.ca> panton@bcarh685.bnr.ca (Kenneth Panton) writes:
>>Do you know of anyone who successfully installed OS2 on a system
>>with a VGA card and a VGA monochrome monitor? How was it done?
>>I am seeing many dollar signs in my future!

>There are really no special steps you need to take.  Just go ahead and
>install.  However, after you've finished you should go to OS/2 System
>-> System Setup -> Scheme Palette and ALT drag one of the monochrome
>schemes to the desktop.  Also, use the Win-OS/2 Control Panel (if
>applicable) and set a monochrome desktop color scheme for Win-OS/2
>sessions.  Those two color changes will make the system easier to work
>with.

I did it; no problem at all.
-- 
Dave Feustel N9MYI <feustel@netcom.com>
 
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: sci240s@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Wey Jing HO)
Subject: Re: 300,000 sold in ten days
Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 05:23:56 GMT

A friend of mine (who is a PC compatible dealer) told me that Microsoft
(Australia) is very reluctant to sell MS-DOS 5.0 only for the OEMs packages.
As a result, he has to buy both MS-DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1 in order to get
the "preferential" service. So, he has something like 2 cartoons of Windows
3.1 siting  in his shop. Nasty, isn't it?

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>Physics Dept., Monash University ( Caulfield Campus ), Melbourne, AUSTRALIA<
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From: maurit@nrtc.nrtc.northrop.com (Mark Aurit <maurit>)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: using .zoo files?
Date: 3 Sep 92 14:47:01 GMT
Reply-To: maurit@nrtc.nrtc.northrop.com (Mark Aurit <maurit>)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Northrop Research & Technology Center, Palos Verdes, CA

Until recently, Ive been getting ftp'ing zip'ed software. At HOBBES
its all in .zoo format, and I dont know what to do to uncompress it.
Help!
Thx, Mark
maurit@nrtc.northrop.com
From: MsgPost.v1.00@mtask.omahug.org (MsgPost v1.00)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: [1 of 6] OS/2 Frequently Asked Questions Rel. 2.0e
Date: 02 Sep 92 07:53:02 CST
Reply-To: msgpost.v1.00@mtask.omahug.org
Organization: Multitasking Systems, Kansas City
Followup-To: comp.os.os2.misc

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.apps,news.answers
From: dab6@po.CWRU.Edu (Douglas A. Bell)
Subject: Re: Speedstar 24X + OS/2 2.0 -- Solution
Reply-To: dab6@po.CWRU.Edu (Douglas A. Bell)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 92 12:59:26 GMT


In a previous article, dab6@po.CWRU.Edu (Douglas A. Bell) says:

>
>
>
>I just bought a diamond speedstar 24X and when I installed it,
>OS/2 2.0 failed to boot.  I was ready for this and downloaded
>bsvgah.zoo for western digital cards and applied it.  Now I can 
>boot up and get the desk top to appear, but just as the desk top 
>finishes drawing, I get a trap 2.  


I needed the bvhsvga patch for western digital cards and I needed to
remove the 0 wait state jumper from the 24x video card.

I works fine under dos with the 0 wait state jumper on.  Can anyone 
offer any theories as to why OS/2 would be unhappy about the card being
in 0 wait state mode?  It was not as if the trap would occur immediatedly.
It would occur just as the desk top finished drawing.

One other question, what does OS/2 do when the computer gets a wait state?
Can OS/2 make the processor do other things and just wait that process?


Doug-
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: genie@netcom.com (The Genie)
Subject: Can I boot off 2nd HD?
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 92 08:06:34 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 


Hi Folks.

I was wondering if I could boot off of a second hard drive.
I have OS/2 2.0 installed in my 120 meg ide with only one HPFS
partition, but I would like to install linux to my computer.
The easiest way of doing this seems to be buying another HD.
So I'd like to install linux into drive d. Of course, drive
d would have to be flagged active since I would have to boot into
linux.  Can Boot Manager boot into drive d?  Thanks in advance.

Gene
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: feustel@netcom.com (David Feustel)
Subject: Re: Various OS/2 2.0 problems
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 92 18:31:22 GMT
Organization: DAFCO: OS/2 Software Support & Consulting
Distribution: na

I'm running os2 on two machines, one of which has two Conner drives
(200,100 meg). I have no problems with either machine. Maxstor's IDE
drives run faster (and hotter). The 200 meg drives are getting pretty
cheap.
-- 
Dave Feustel N9MYI <feustel@netcom.com>
 
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From: gill@eagle (Warren Gill)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Can't delete WPS ATM fonts!
Date: 1 Sep 92 18:12:58 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.Btwvxo.Mw1
Organization: Sangamon State University
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4


   Help!
      I've installed several ATM fonts on my desktop through the
   Font Palette, and now I can't delete them.  When I try to delete,
   I get the message   [STOP]  Another program is using this font.
   A font cannot be deleted while it is currently in use. (PMV2021)

   I know it's not in use, as far as I can tell, but is it really?
   I tried to use the font as my active window title text and it
   showed up far to the left, so I changed to some other font.

--Thanx in advance...
      ______                                                               
      )     (   Warren Gill, Microcomputer Software Specialist
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From: leo@hoss.unl.edu (Leo Chouinard)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Minimized window titles
Date: 2 Sep 92 19:18:36 GMT
Reply-To: leo@hoss.unl.edu
Organization: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Is there any way to set the minimized window title on a DOS program
running in OS/2 (without booting from a disk image file)?  I'm usually 
running two DOS sessions, one for NCSA telnet access to the network, and
one for Paradox.  The one for NCSA telnet, which I boot off a disk image 
file to get the config.sys that I need, has icon name DOS Network and its
minimized window has the same name.  On the other hand, Paradox, which I
run using the built-in DOS, has icon titled Paradox but minimized window
titled PDOX.BAT (the batch file I execute to run it).  That's unaesthetic,
to say the least.  Is there a way to change that minimized window title
without tying up the disk space needed for a disk image file?

                                                      Leo C. 

P.S.  Please don't tell me to get IBM's TCP/IP - I'd love to, but have you 
looked at state university budgets lately?  I'm still trying to get money
to have more than 4 Meg RAM!  
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: jreynold@nmt.edu (John Reynolds)
Subject: Re: Borland C++ in OS2
Organization: New Mexico Tech
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 14:44:48 GMT

In article <1992Sep2.062046.28031@coe.montana.edu> gonorth@cs.montana.edu (Spicher) writes:
>
>
>Does anyone have Borland C++ running under OS2 2.0?  I was wondering what
>the dos settings are to make it work.
>                                          Thanks 
>                                          Daron Spicher
>                                          gonorth@fubar.cs.montana.edu

You must set the DPMI_API (note, I can't remember the exact names of these,
but there's not way to get them confused...) to "ENABLED". Then, set the
DPMI_MEMORY_LIMIT to around 6MB or what ever's comfortable. Then, set the
DOS_IDLE_DETECTION to '100' to _disable_ OS/2's idle detection of BC++.
If the last step is omitted, your compiler will be _terribly_ slow. Hope
this helps.

-John


-- 
Windows...It's like a stale cookie.
OS/2..."It's like butter" (SNL quote)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: eletanjm@nuscc.nus.sg (TAN JIN MENG)
Subject: Re: What is BookMaster ?
Organization: National University of Singapore
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 08:26:53 GMT

mark@snark.itc.gu.edu.au (Mark Hessling) writes:
: I have seen references to BookMaster in a couple of documents. What is
: it ? Is it a commercial IBM product or a utility ?
: 
: Thanks in advance for any insights.
: 
: Mark.
: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Mark Hessling                         Email: mark@snark.itc.gu.edu.au
: DBA,ITS                               Phone: +617 875 7691
: Griffith University                   Fax:   +617 875 7877
: Nathan, Brisbane QLD 4111 Australia   *** PDCurses Maintainer ***
: ------------------------------------------------------------------------

It's an IBM product. It seems that most of their machines have Bookmaster
readers (AIX etc) but not for OS/2.

jin meng
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: Using Windows 3.x printer drivers with OS/2 ???
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 00:45:39 GMT

In article <1992Aug25.103516.26537@news.Hawaii.Edu> tony@mpg.phys.hawaii.edu (Antonio Querubin) writes:
>I was wondering if it's possible to use Windows 3.0 printer drivers with
>OS/2 and/or WINOS2.  If so, how does one install the driver?

Just use the Win-OS/2 Control Panel to install a new printer using a
Windows 3.0 driver.  Works quite well.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: das9674@usl.edu (Stephenson Daniel A)
Subject: Re: Thanx about fortran question
Organization: University of Southwestern Louisiana
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 23:51:37 GMT

In article <23AUG199212163729@elroy.uh.edu> elee969@elroy.uh.edu (Brown, William J.) writes:
>Thanks to all who responded to my query about fortran under os2.  Apparently
>most like watcom.  Some suggested using an f2c converter then compiling with
>a public domain c compiler.  Since my advisor is a die hard fortranner I doubt
>he would go in for that.  I also have a few more questions.  Forgive me if these
>are FAQs (perhaps somenone could direct me towards a FAQ list).
>
>1. Since the only reason we might consider getting os2 would be for the fortran,
>I assume it's possible to partition my hd into dos and os2 sections?

Sure.  Check out page 83 of your INstallation guide.  Example 2.  It 
works great.  Don't forget to make the bott manager startable again.

>2. If one is possible, can os2 run applications located on the dos partition?

No problem.. That is how I have my system set up.  I have a C: drive with
DOS, and a D: drive with OS/2.  OS/2 can access C: and D:, but botting
pure DOS means only using the C: partition.

>3. Since we have a registered copy of win 3.1, are we eligible for a special
>upgrade price to os2?

I think there is a Windows upgrade price of $80.  Call 18003IBMOS2 (I think that
is  the number).  Make sure you tell them what size your A: floppy  
drive is.

>again, thanks

No prob.

>William Brown
>Applied Electromagnetics Group
>Univ. of Houston


-- 
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: branham@binah.cc.brandeis.edu (Tom Branham, Biophysics Grad. Brandeis)
Subject: Re: C/2
Reply-To: branham@binah.cc.brandeis.edu
Organization: Brandeis University
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 03:14:50 GMT

At the Windows & OS/2 conference here in Boston a couple of weeks ago now,
IBM stated that they were working on the C++ version and it should be       
entering beta by the end of the year .....  One of the Borland compiler
development team also stated that they were well aware of this as
they are ACTIVELY helping IBM to develop this compiler :)
                             ......Tom Branham
P.S> Should be something to look forward to , No? %)
Xref: sparky comp.os.os2.misc:28352 comp.os.os2.advocacy:4590
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.advocacy
Subject: OS/2 Win3.1 support *better* than MS!
From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 12:26:49 GMT
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange

At an IBM OS/2 seminar this evening, one of the presenters told us that the
news in IBM's internal forums today was that the Win3.1 support in the CSD is
going to also include support for those Win3.x programs that will not run
under Win3.1.......
 
So, Win-OS/2 is more compatible with Windows than Microsoft! Don't forget
WinOS/2 also runs Windows 2.x apps as well, which MS doesn't run.
 
Sounds like a better Windows than Windows, to me.
 
Also, the CSD will be shipping "real soon now"..........:-)
 
Steve

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From: rvaniwaa@copper.denver.colorado.edu (Ronald J. Vaniwaarden)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: HELP!!!! Unable to run ANY dos apps
Date: 2 Sep 92 17:03:54 GMT
Organization: University of Colorado at Denver

Help!!!  Let me give a little history here.  My pc is a 386/33 w/64k cache.
I recently (three weeks ago) upgraded from 4 meg to 16 meg and the system ran
w/o traps... That is, until yesterday.  I downloaded  EMX and compiled the
program sieve.c (sieve of Eristothones  sp).  I ran it with some small values
of 100, 1000, and 10000 but then decieded to push the limits of my machine.
I ran it with 100000000 and watched as the memory decreased and swapping
increased.  The computer ran out of disk space and presented the option of
either terminating the program or returning an error message to it.  I
chose to terminate and that is when the trouble began.  I began to get many
trap 000e's and, no dos program would run.  Whenever I attempt to run any
dos program I am given a dialog box that says the following

	Cannot start
	c:\qmodem\qmodem.exe

	Make sure theeh file is an OS/2 or DOS
	program.  There might not be enough
	memory available to run the program.
	Do you wish to modify the settings for
	Qmodem?

Needless to say, this is a problem because I still run lots of M$DO$ programs.
This even happens when I try to open a dos window of full screen.  Finally,
after many shutdown and rebooting attempts along with a complete chkdsk of C:,
I reinstalled OS/2.
	I know, that was a bit drastic but when all else fails, restarting from
scratch often works.  Anyway, I still cannot run any dos programs and I am
still getting the trap 000e's.  I know that usually means bad memory but why
did it only start happening now?  As far as patches go, I was running under
the new kernel (6.477 or something) and now am running under the old one.

I hope someone out there in netland can help me to unravell this mystery!!!

--Ron

Oh yeah, in good news, I was also about 3/4 of the way through printing a
200 page doc when I got one of the trap 000e's.  When I restarted, the printer
picked up exactly where it had left off!!!  Cool stuff, Thanks OS/2
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: NEW: OS/2 2.0 drivers for ATI Graphics Ultra ?
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 23:20:33 GMT

In article <4398@drsrv1.hmi.de> pfr@drsrv1.hmi.de (Fritsch_Wolfgang) writes:
>In the 9/92 issue of the German MC magazine I find an 1-page add about
>the ATI Graphics Ultra. It says that there are OS/2 2.0 drivers for
>800*600 and 10xx*7yy resolution.
>Does anybody know: are these real ATI drivers which support the
>coprocessor on the card? I thought common wisdom (as spelled out by Tim S.)
>is to use the IBM 8514a driver. I sent a copy of the add to my dealer,
>and he was suprised and ordered the drivers for an US $ equivalent of
>about 20 from ATI. I bought my card in June and this one still comes with
>the PM driver for OS/2 1.x.

They are "real" coprocessor drivers, but they are apparently rather
quick rewrites of the OS/2 1.x drivers.

Here's the rule of thumb: if you want 1024x768 in 256 colors, use the
stock IBM 8514/A driver.  If you want 800x600, use ATI's version.

-- 
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
Subject: Re: Which mouse should I buy??????
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 00:57:40 GMT

In article <1992Aug28.175304.16873@news.cs.brandeis.edu> branham@binah.cc.brandeis.edu writes:
> My logitech bus Trackball has not given me a single problem since I have
> installed OS/2.  However, it seems to act only as a two button mouse, (third
> button is simply ignored......I have liked Very much the smooth feel of the
> logitech much better than any of the others I have tried (and
> I would be very reluctant to go back to a mouse now :)
>                                     ......Tom Branham

My cheap and nasty NZ$30 (US$17) "QUICK" mouse - made in Taiwan - is my
preferred serial pointing device. It has worked with *every* piece of software
I've tried. 
 
At work I use an NZ$216 Microsoft Mouse. It's ok, but it doesn't do anything
different from my "quick" mouse - except cost 7 times more. And it only has 2
buttons.
 
Steve :-)



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Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz         |  September 19, 1992, then you 
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