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From: andreast@athena.mit.edu (Andreas M Turanski)
Subject: Diamond Speed Star+ (non-24x) driver problems.
Keywords: DRIVERS SPEED STAR WIN-OS2
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 02:04:20 GMT

Help!!

First, I HAVE read the FAQ many times and have tried all sources for many
weeks. If anyone could help me with all/part of my problems, THANK YOU. 

I have been running os2 & the WPS for a couple of months and have the
1024x768 driver working for my Diamond Speed Star+ (again, non-24x). However,
I can not find a driver to substitute for VGA.DRV for win-os2 full screen
sessions which will work!! I have tried every driver ZIP-pack I could
find but they all broke at some point. TWINET54.ZIP from wuarchive had 
some drivers which worked, then got a "APPLICATION ERROR:GP Fault" in the 
driver while running Ami pro 3.0. I also tried the drivers in SPDSTAR6.ZIP 
but those did not work at all!

I am begging <grovel> for help to find driver(s) to substitute for VGA.DRV
to run full-screen win-os2 sessions and maybe a clue as to how to get the
refresh rates up into the 70-72 Hz range I'm used to with windows. If some
kind soul also knows of a way to get Svga seemless-winos2 windows, I would
be amazingly happy!!  So I've been trying to get 1024x768x256 and maybe
800x600x256 (15bit??) drivers.

My system:	386, 40MHz
		8 Meg RAM
		120 Meg Drive

Please, please, please Post and/or e-mail solutions.
Thanks,
Andreas.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: SPTRV@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov (Tim Sarver-Verhey)
Subject: Multi-tasking in the lab
Followup-To: comp.os.os2.apps
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 21:57:16 GMT

Good Evening, all.
This is a general request for assistance.  I have recently upgraded a
386/25 Dell with 8M to OS/2 in order to take advantage of the multi-tasking
capability - at least to the extent that I understand it.  I would like to
run a DOS-based data acquisition package I have, WorkBenchPC, within a dos
window, while being able to use the computer for other things, primariliy
data reduction.  However, we have found that the timing within WorkBench
lags with respect to the real world, effectively making the package
worthless.  I have just begun to examine the CONFIG.SYS to determine what
changes could be made to remedy the problem, but i am very confused.  The
distinction between Absolute and Dynamic priority elude me, particularly
since I cannot get a clear view of the competing processes within the
machine.  Can I use OS/2 for true multi-tasking with time-sensitive
applications like WorkBenchPC?  or do I have to wait for a multi-threaded
DAS for OS/2?  What are my options?  I am concerned cuz if I can't get OS/2
working soon, it's history, and we go back to multi-tasking the ALGOR
way.....

A second problem we have is too many mouse pointers.  if I bring up
WorkBench in a window, then I get two mouse pointers, neither of which work
well and both of which are very choppy.  Is there a solution to this in the
settings or something?

Appreciate any and all help - thanx!!!



Evolve or Die
From: bgm@cray.com (Bert Moshier)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: PMFax 800 fax number - problem
Date: 30 Aug 92 04:04:53 GMT
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.

Well I tried to send a fax asking for PMFax (Softnet)'s non-800 fax phone
number.  No go.  The fax number (800-34-FAXIT) has a voice messaging system
not a fax attached.

I'll see what I can do about calling the number and asking for the
information.  No promises.  Maybe if enough of us do it, they will think
about our overseas bothers and sisters next time.

At least they have 800 numbers, not like some Redmond companies that only
gave us large phone bills.

Bert.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: tamu@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (Todd Henderson)
Subject: Re: RAM or the lack thereof
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 17:37:18 GMT

cvadr014@vmsb.is.csupomona.edu writes:

>In article <BtJqvK.Aw2@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, tamu@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (Todd Henderson) writes:
>> usdgog@vtserf.cc.vt.edu (Greg Granger) writes:
>> 
>>>In article <1992Aug17.212527.26945@njitgw.njit.edu> dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap) writes:
>> 
>>>IBM's order takers should have a screening procedure ... something like
>>>this:
>>>Q1) Is any of your equipment over 1 yr old?
>>>  Y) You should know that os\2 will probably have difficulty with it.
>>>  N) os\2 might work with it, do you feel lucky?
>>>     Y) Sell quick
>>>     N) Tell them what a pleasant voice they have.
>>><sigh>  I'm dreaming ... any corp. who was honest about what they were
>>>doing would proably be out of business in a quater.
>> 
>> When I ordered I got screened similiar to this.  The lady asked about memory,
>> what brand of system, disk space, and a few other things.
>> 
>> She was very frank about needing more than 4 meg(which I had at the time).
>> She also informed me of the money back guarantee, maybe you should take
>> advantage of that.
>	I don't see what the big deal about getting another 4 megs - if you use
>Windoze anywhere halfway decently, then you'll need at least 8, and 8 is a
>decent amount for OS/2 -  Besides, ram is what? 25 - 27 a meg?

I don't know if this was to me or not, you included my post.  I do have 8 now.
I also plan on getting 20 shortly(I hope)!  My point was that IBM did have
some sort of screening which the other poster seemed to miss in his purchase.

I got OS/2 with 4 meg with every intention of going to 8, but now I'm stuck
on 20 and a dx2/66!  I'm power hungary:):)

Later,
Todd



>> 
>> Todd
>> tamu@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu
>> 
>> 
>>>Not a particularly happy os\2 camper ...
>>>Greg <usdgog@vtserf.cc.vt.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: PMCOMM!!!
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 20:48:30 GMT

In article <1992Aug28.181511.24543@scott.skidmore.edu> pvonk@scott.skidmore.edu (Pierre VonKaenel) writes:
>Does HyperAccess/2 support Zmodem?

Yes -- it is built in, including crash recovery (in Version 3.0).

About the only thing it doesn't support right now is long filenames,
but that is expected in 4Q92 with the 32-bit PM version.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: HELP: Where OS/2 2.0 CSD?
From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 11:38:04 GMT
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange

In article <Btwsvx.LHK@news.cso.uiuc.edu> btf57346@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Byron "Bohr" Faber) writes:
> Ok.  With all this talk about the CSD I would like to know:
> 
> Is this something I have to call IBM about and get or will
> this be one of those files on hobbes I could grab.  
> 
> Or even worse.  Will it cost $$$$. 
> 

As OS/2 is projected to sell 3 million copies by years end, I wouldn't blame
IBM for getting a bit shakey about a totally "free" upgrade. I don't blame
them. I wouldn't mind paying a few dollars for the major improvements the CSD
will include.
 
Perhaps someone closer to the "centre" can clarify this?
 
Steve


 

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From: s907459@yallara.cs.rmit.OZ.AU (Ka W Liu)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: background printing performance
Summary: Background printing performance
Keywords: printing
Date: 27 Aug 92 07:13:48 GMT

Hi everyone,

Do you guys notice the drag in mouse response when the printer
is actually printing under OS/2 2.0???
When the document is being sent to the spool file, it is ok but
when the printer start printing, the mouse become jumpy and lose
control. 

I tried to adjust the timeslice, maxwait, threads and anything
available but the system does everything but improving the
situation. I mean this is not tolerable in OS/2, the truth is
Windows 3.1 does not do this on me! Furthermore, this problem
not only happen when printing from a Windows program, but also
directly from the WPS.  Although I have print manager disabled
but re-enabling it does not do any difference.

Can anyone help?

Anthony Liu.
 
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.advocacy
From: tomh@wes.on.ca (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: Re: OS/2 Win3.1 support *better* than MS!
Organization: Waterloo Engineering Software
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 13:01:27 GMT

thompson@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
> Well, the bigger packages get, the more enticing 32 bit code becomes. 
> So in order to use something the OS/2 has (32 bitness), the product
> is made incompatible with OS/2.  Chances are that these vendors
> will recognize that 32 bitness along with all the other features OS/2
> provides are what they need for these growing packages.

Sure, 32-bitness is an advantage.  But the choice isn't quite so simple
for developers -- there is also the option of doing a fast Win32 port
and selling the product for Windows NT and Windows 3.1 + Win32s.

If I were IBM, I'd be *intensively* lobbying the ISVs to make sure they
are putting at least as much effort into their OS/2 versions as any Windows
NT development.  Whether they are actually doing anything like this...

[ \tom haapanen    "i don't even know what street canada is on" -- al capone ]
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From: mholmes@ringer.cs.utsa.edu (Mark Holmes)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Printing under OS2 and WinOS2
Date: 1 Sep 92 15:59:00 GMT
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio

Could someone tell me why I CAN print under WinOS2 and I can't print
under OS2?  I have a soundblaster configured for IRQ 5 not 7

I've taken every card out of the system except the video and io port cards
and it still won't work.

Mark


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From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: WINOS2 resoloution
Date: 3 Sep 92 13:14:43 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

In article <dkm2.715496899@Isis.MsState.Edu> dkm2@ra.msstate.edu (David K. Magee) writes:
>I have installed the 800x600x256 drivers for Tseng 4000 in PM , but how
>can you change the resoloution of winos2?  

Install the Tseng-4000 Windows driver in WIN-OS2.  Here's how:

1) Place the driver in ...\WINOS2\SYSTEM

2) Edit your ...\WINOS2\system.ini file and make the following change:

   On the line labeled "display.drv", change the "vga.drv" parameter
   to the name of the driver you just placed in the ...\WINOS2\SYSTEM
   directory. 

3) Close any running WIN-OS2 sessions and restart them.  No need to
   reboot, just restart all WIN-OS2 sessions.
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From: aki@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Why not OS/2 ???? Hmmmmmm
Date: 3 Sep 92 15:43:42 GMT
Reply-To: aki@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us

> 
> >but how does 20 dollars sound to get yourself a copy.
> 
> That's only about a dollar a disk.  I can buy blank HD floppies for
> less, and I don't have to cut the notches.  That's getting close,
> though (plus with those disks you get a cardboard storage box.
> Hmmm...)


... and I know someone who also got a full networking package
with 10 node upgrades thrown in for free,  because IBM's computer
thought he had that stuff registered as well.

Hey,  $3000+ of software for $0 (he was upgrading from OS/2 1.1).

Aki.
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From: freund@sakura.cs.ucdavis.edu (Jason Freund)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Tape Drive Thru Parallel Port Troubles
Date: 4 Sep 92 21:01:00 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of California, Davis

Hi All,

   Before installing OS/2, I backed up my HD with a Micro Solutions
   Backpack tape drive, which operates thru the parallel port.  Then I
   installed DOS 5 in a FAT partition, and OS/2 in an HPFS logical
   drive.  Now I'd like to restore my backed-up files onto the HPFS
   drive.  But when I try to run the Micro Solutions backup software   
   (v 1.03.03), under OS/2, I get an "Unable to generate printer
   interrupt error."  Then the program freezes.

   Solutions, suggestions welcome.  (Wise thoughts also accepted, but
   please stay on topic.  No weirdos. :)

   Thanks Netters! 

   Ben Freund
   freund@roses.Stanford.EDU
Organization: University of Maryland at Baltimore
Date: Monday, 31 Aug 1992 14:05:17 EST
From: Thomas Permutt <TPERMUTT@UMAB.BITNET>
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject:    WinOS2 under specific DOS?

I want to buy a cheap CD-ROM drive and use Windows CD-ROM software under
OS/2.  Is this likely to work?  I have seen it suggested that most eccentric
device drivers will work properly under a specific DOS session.  Is it
possible to run WinOS2 in a specific DOS session?  If so, can I just copy
the WinOS2 full screen icon and set DOS_STARTUP_DRIVE to A:, or is it
trickier?

Tom Permutt
From: zorrilla@cattell.psych.upenn.edu (Eric Zorrilla)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: NEC Silentwriter2 model 95
Date: 1 Sep 92 18:00:07 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

>What postcript laser printers does everybody else use with OS/2?

I use the Model 90 using the Apple Laserwriter II as my driver - no problems
that I can see in output.

>Do the model 90 drivers work with
>it?

Do drivers for the Model 90 exist?  Where can they be gotten?




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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: doug@shako.Colorado.EDU (Doug McKnight)
Subject: Drag and Drop file transfer. How?
Reply-To: doug@shako.Colorado.EDU (Doug McKnight)
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 16:44:21 GMT


I would like to set up my os/2 machine so that someone can drag
and drop a file and have it transferred (by modem using kermit or
possibly xmodem) to my sparc. 

I have been playing with an unregistered version of pmcomm but i'm
unsure if the scripting would allow this to work. I'm reluctant
to buy it in the dark, as it were.

I also have been looking at pmftrm (from IBM) but it looks, to me, like the
scripting is limited to a small number of send/response strings. It this the
case.

A perfectly good alternative would be to have an icon which, when clicked,
transferred the entire contents of a folder.

What suggestions do all you gurus have? Is there a nice elegant inexpensive
way to do this. 

Douglas
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: Frozen mouse pointer and shutdown problems
Keywords: HELP!
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 15:55:22 GMT

In article <parris.715188476@walnut.cs.scarolina.edu> parris@cs.scarolina.edu (Barry Parris) writes:
>I'm posting this for a friend who has no net access.  His system is a 386-40
>with 8MB RAM.  (If other details are needed, I can get them.).  He has had
>problems with his mouse pointer freezing and he also said at times he has
>been unable to shutdown the system.  Any clues, pointers, solutions?

Have a look at the mouse patch, available via anonymous ftp from
ftp-os2.nmsu.edu.  It supposedly fixes some mouse freezing problems.

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From: pdc@lunch.wpd.sgi.com (Paul Close)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Diamond Speed Star+ (non-24x) driver problems.
Date: 3 Sep 92 00:42:03 GMT
Reply-To: pdc@sgi.com (Paul Close)
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA
Originator: pdc@lunch.wpd.sgi.com

Andreas M Turanski (andreast@athena.mit.edu) writes:
>
>I have been running os2 & the WPS for a couple of months and have the
>1024x768 driver working for my Diamond Speed Star+ (again, non-24x). However,
>I can not find a driver to substitute for VGA.DRV for win-os2 full screen
>sessions which will work!!

I have a SpeedSTAR 24 (non-X as well).  I had problems for a while, but the
drivers in newtseng.zip work just fine for me.  These can be found on
ftp.cica.indiana.edu in /pub/pc/win3/drivers/video.

Note these are Windows drivers, not OS/2 drivers (for WIN-OS/2 only!)

Good luck!
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: tholen@galileo.ifa.hawaii.edu (Dave Tholen)
Subject: Re: Excel 4.0? Word 2.0?
Organization: University of Hawaii
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 00:24:08 GMT

ochealth@unixg.ubc.ca (ochealth) writes:

> A little while back, someone posted a rumour that MSoft was beta testing
> Excel 4.0 and/or Word 2.0 for OS/2. Is there even a shred of truth to that?
> It's pretty frustrating having a nice OS/2 setup, and there's SQUAT for OS/2
> for wordprocessing. Sure, you can pay $75 (upgrade)to get outdated versions
> of MS Word 1.1 and Excel 3.0, but if MS abandons them, what's the point?

I beg to differ.  DeScribe rates far better than just "squat" in my book.  In
fact, given that I have the choice of DeScribe 3.0 and Word 1.1, the fact that
I tend to use DeScribe the vast majority of the time should say something
about the program.

You might want to reevaluate the OS/2 word processing situation after the
DeScribe upgrade is released, rumored to be very soon now (this month, or
was it supposed to be the end of August?).
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: linstee@dutecaj.et.tudelft.nl (Erik van Linstee)
Subject: Booting OS/2 from LAN server?
Organization: Delft University of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 11:02:29 GMT

Several issues:

- has anybody tried to boot OS/2 from a Novell server? If so, can you
  let me know about any experiences you have.

- if OS/2 will be booted from a server, what will be the effect of
  having to have a swap file on that server, ie. how much will
  performance suffer?

- Would 8Mb be enough to run OS/2 with swapping off, and have a two
  applications running. Typically WP (for dos) and an AS-400 terminal.

Hope you can help me out.
Erik

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: koverber@magenta.cs.ulowell.edu (Kurt Overberg)
Subject: What am I doing wrong?
Organization: /usr/ug/1992/koverber/.organization
Distribution: comp
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 13:32:59 GMT


Hello netters,


	Ok, ok, ok.  Could someone out there please help me get this 
video situation straightened out?  I'm trying to get out of 
640x480x16 color default mode.  I have a Tseng ET4000 based
card (generic brand).   Here's what I did;

Downloaded kernel patch from ftp-os2.
Downloaded new orchid drivers from ftp-os2.
Applied new kernel to system.
Replaced the old video drivers and things as per instructions in
orchid readme.1st file.
Copied 800x256.dll over display.dll in \os2\mdos .
Made necessary changes in config.sys.
SVGA on

All this went fine.  Now, however, my system will barely stay 
up for 30 seconds.  Less if I open an OS/2 command line.  
I realize that these drivers are betas and not specifically for my 
board, but this is ridiculous.  I don't think it is a video sync 
problem because the picture is fine, the system simply crashes 
continuously.  Am I missing a new patch or something?  Is this a
late April fools day joke? Help!

Does anyone have any ideas, experiences, etc, that would be helpful?
ANY help would be greatly appreciated.


				-kurt

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From: steck@ccs.northeastern.edu (Paul Steckler)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.mail.elm
Subject: Elm signature files under OS/2
Date: 24 Aug 92 00:52:39 GMT
Organization: College of Computer Science, Northeastern University
Originator: steck@dworkin.ccs.northeastern.edu

I'm running Elm 2.3 PL 11 under OS/2 2.0.

The files that I specify under "remotesignature" and "localsignature"
in my elmrc never appear in my editor when sending a message.
My editor is a DOS editor, if this is any consideration.
Elm has no problems finding the shell, the print command, and
the editor.  Elm does not complain that it can't find the file.

Clues, anyone?

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From: miller@cogsci.ucsd.EDU (Jeff Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Wait without loading CPU?
Date: 3 Sep 92 03:34:57 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego

I need to put a "wait" command in a .bat file (DOS box)
or in a .cmd file (OS/2 box).  The idea is just to let
some time elapse (e.g., 2 minutes) before going
on to the next command.  The key problem is that the
"wait" command should put AS LITTLE LOAD AS POSSIBLE
on the CPU.

I tried writing a little REXX script that checked the
time, but this puts too much load on the CPU.

If anyone has any suggestions on how to do this,
for either DOS or OS/2 boxes, I'd appreciate hearing
about it.

Thank you,

Jeff Miller
jomiller@ucsd.edu
From: roth@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Pete Roth)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Power surge obliterates Dos window
Date: 4 Sep 92 18:50:37 GMT
Reply-To: roth@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Pete Roth)
Organization: The David Taylor Model Basin

Just getting started with os2... had it running real good, too,
but forgot how I got my mouse to work. It's a logitech 6.1; it works
great with dos5.0 & all my dos software.

Along comes a negative power surge while i'm doing Full Dos Window.

When the power comes back on, I try to resume FDW, but find a gray
screen with multicolor blinking "characters", so I shredded the Full
Dos Window, and tried to reinstall os2. But it no longer remembers,
nor do I, how to get the mouse working.

Any ideas? How do you guys decode the mystery error messages on
boot up? Is there really any other documentation than the 5 shiny covered
books?

regards, pete
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