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From: KENKAHN@PKSMRVM.VNET.IBM.COM ("Kenneth A. Kahn")
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: se20boot
Date: 10 Sep 92 02:49:43 GMT

Organization: Staff of IBM Fellow - IBM Personal/370
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not those of IBM
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X-X-From: KENKAHN@PKSMRVM.VNET.IBM.COM (Ken Kahn)
            <5012@sumax.seattleu.edu>

In <5012@sumax.seattleu.edu> Philipp Enrique T. Lim writes:
>
>Now that we're in the topic of se20boot or merely the process of making
>a bootable OS/2 disk - I am curious, why do we need the install disk?
>It's obviously a pain to be swapping disks on such a process.  Surely,
>there should be a way where some of the install disks contents that are
>not already on the hard disk, could be copied to the hard disk - so that
>whenever se20boot or some similar program is invoked, it would
>merely look for the required files from the HD, not the installation disk.
>
>Is this impossible?  I'm curious, since no one has attempted this (as to
>my knowledge, anyways).
>

It's been brought to my attention that my previous response was incorrect.
I misread what you were asking.  If you are asking why SE20BOOT requires
the Install Disks, the answer is it doesn't.  What it needs is the file
SYSINSTX.COM from Disk 0 (to create the OS/2 BOOT Record) and the two *.DCP
files from Disk 1 (VTBL850.DCP and KEYBOARD.DCP).  The two *.DCP files from
the Install disks are used instead of the ones from the active OS/2 V2 system
because of their size; the ones from the active system won't fit on the 1.44"
disk.

Instead of getting them from the Install Disks, you can use the SOURCE=
argument when invoking SE20BOOT to specify where to find the files.  The
value of SOURCE= is a subdirectory structure as follows:

  drive:\path\DISK_0
  drive:\path\DISK_1

The directories DISK_0 and DISK_1 are created by using XCOPY to copy over
the corresponding Install Disks.  You would then specify SOURCE=drive:\path
when invoking SE20BOOT and it will look there for the required files instead
of prompting you to insert the Install Disks.

This subdirectory structure is defined by the redirection function of the
OS/2 V2 Install Process.  The drive: can be a LAN Server or another Hard
Disk Drive.  The SOURCE= argument is documented in the SE20BOOT.ABS file.

When installing a BOOT System to a Hard Disk Drive (TYPE=PM or TYPE=WPS),
SE20BOOT will get the *.DCP files from the active system since there is now
enough room for them.  It still needs SYSINSTX.COM however.
From: michael.hagerty@spacebbs.com (Michael Hagerty) 
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: diamond stealth drivers
Date: 4 Sep 92 20:29:00 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: SPACE BBS - Menlo Park, CA - 10 Lines + 4gB - 415-323-4193
Reply-To: michael.hagerty@spacebbs.com (Michael Hagerty) 

P . From: v099nlxv@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (PHYPAPA)
P . Subject: diamond stealth drivers
P .
P . can someone please tell me where I can find a driver to use with my
P . diamond stealth video card? thanks

In your dreams... <g>  S3 is purportedly working on the drivers, although
I would not bet on their release prior to IBM's release of the 32-bit
graphics engine.  I'm looking forward to them as a Christmas present.

Regards, Mikey
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From: TW.FY4@isumvs.iastate.edu (Timothy I Miller)
Subject: Re: So what about the Sound Blaster Drivers?
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 20:14:14 GMT

  I've just called Creative Labs (again) and the rep told me that
the drivers are *done*, but that they (Creative Labs) and IBM are
going through  testing  and revising them.  The rep also told me
that IBM liked the drivers, but just wanted to 'get some things
worked out.'
  BTW, the drivers will be downloadable through their bboard.  I
don't have the number handy now.  I'll try to follow up when I hear
more info.
From: rovero@oc.nps.navy.mil (Josh Rovero)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: HELP: How to lie to MSCDEX.EXE
Keywords: CD-ROM, MSCDEX, DOS_VERSION
Date: 8 Sep 92 23:49:33 GMT
Organization: Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA

I'm trying to install a PROCOM CD-ROM (a funny bus Sony) on an OS/2
system.  The device driver pcd650s.sys loads ok and doesn't complain,
but mscdex.exe doesn't seem to respond to reasonable settings of
DOS_VERSION.  It always reports "Incorrect DOS version", as if it was
written to detect and not run under OS/2 (:-)).

Any hints?



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From: sjb5@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (STACY JOHN BEHRENS)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Future Domain Quirk
Date: 5 Sep 92 04:45:14 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

I have a Future Domain 1680 DNK SCSI adapter.  It seems to work fine, but for
the fact that my mouse freezes everytime the hard drive gets accessed.  This
isn't a huge problem, but a major annoyance.  Is it a hardware thing, or just
bad drivers?  (Oh, when I say freezes, I don't mean permenantly.  Just until
the hard drive is free again)


                                                    Stacy John Behrens
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: ajchuah@mtu.edu ([*BARK*])
Subject: se20boot
Reply-To: ajchuah@mtu.edu
Organization: Michigan Technological University
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 18:55:42 GMT


	I just got back from my vacation so i dunno if this
question has been asked.  I just downloaded se20boot from
hobbes and i tried making the boot disk.  I managed to get a 
"minimal" boot disk without any problem.  But when i tried
making a WPS or a PM boot disk, se20boot would just give me an 
error which i believe is because it ran out of space on the floppy
disk.  The command i typed was "se20boot type=wps".  It would first
ask me for the Install disk and then for the target_disk.  After
copying some files over, it would hang when it tried to copy
HPFS.IFS.  When i checked, HPFS.IFS was about 120K and i had only
30K(i think) in my floppy disk(1.44 Meg).  I guess i have to tell
se20boot that i am installing into multiple disks rite?  So how
do i go about doing this?  Or is it not possible to make a boot 
disk(WPS and PM) on floppies?  Thanx in advance.


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From: mstaben@comtch.spk.wa.us (Matthew Staben)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Wait without loading CPU?
Date: 5 Sep 92 03:52:27 GMT
Organization: Waffle BBS at CompuTech Spokane, Washington

db3l@ans.net (David Bolen) writes:

> In article <1557@cogsci.ucsd.EDU> miller@cogsci.ucsd.EDU (Jeff Miller) writes
> 
> >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'm not sure about DOS boxes - any DOS program is going to have to loop,
> polling the system time to wait a specific period.  I see that either
> (a) burning the CPU a bit, or (b) being detected as IDLE by OS/2, which is
> fine - I don't know if the idle detection is basically keyboard I/O though.
> --
> -- David
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OS/2's idle detection is, as you've correctly surmised, detection of 
I/O which is repetitive within certain time constraints.  Interrupt #28
is a prime example of this, as is #9.  (by the way, these are hex).  By
using a combination of DOS programs which are DesqView aware, the 
wonderful OS/2 port of the "tame" program, and PM applications (or full
screen) will make a smoothly harmonic system.  Unfortunately, the nice
programs which one may want to use are never Desqview aware.  A prime
example of this is Procomm's HOST mode.  Talk about HOGGIN' THE CPU!
 

mstaben@comtch.spk.wa.us
 
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From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: using .zoo files?
Date: 9 Sep 92 12:51:40 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

In article <+fnn0lf.xtifr@netcom.com> xtifr@netcom.com (Chris Waters) writes:
>In <1992Sep4.232059.21538@njitgw.njit.edu> dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap) writes:
>
>>Use the zoo archiver.  Download /pub/os2/all/archivers/zoo210e.exe.
>                                          ^^^
>This brings up an interesting point.  Has anyone considered recompiling
>zoo as a 32-bit app?  (My IBM compiler is still on order, or I would).
>Having a zoo that runs in a dosbox may be nice for some, but having a
>(presumably much faster) 32-bit version might be nice for others....

Download the Unix sources.  It's all ANSI-C, so GCC/2 or EMX/GCC
shouldn't have any problem.  When you get it done, upload it.

(This is one of the few cases where the "put up or shut up" argument
 works here...)

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From: cummins@a.cs.okstate.edu (CUMMINS JOHN WILLI)
Subject: Re: URGENT: hardisk problem, not recognized
Organization: Oklahoma State University, Computer Science, Stillwater
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 92 16:36:03 GMT


In article <1992Sep08.170121.639@donau.et.tudelft.nl> you write:
>I need a fast reply on this one desperatly!!! Today I went to get
>a new harddisk (or rather a new system with one), the harddisk is
>some unknown brand known as BT BRAND and is my worst nightmare.

IDE? MFM? RLL? SCSI?
What brand of controller?

Help us help you....
jc
From: nazario@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Looking for WD Paradise SVGA driver
Date: 14 Sep 92 11:34:11 CDT
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

I just got a Zenith (the new Z-Station line) 486 which comes with a
Western Digital Paradise SVGA chipset and am looking for an OS/2 2.0
video driver.  Anyone know if it lives and breathes on some FTP site
or elsewhere.

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From: "robert fielder" <robert.fielder@canrem.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: undocumented calls
Date: 4 Sep 92 21:13:24 EST
Reply-To: "robert fielder" <robert.fielder@canrem.com>
Distribution: comp
Organization: Canada Remote Systems


RA>In the article, MS seems to be back tracking a bit.  While at first
RA>they denied the behaviour, now they seem to be admitting it, while
RA>maintaining that the undocumented calls weren't all that important
RA>anyway.  It would be breathtakingly arrogant if it weren't
RA>so sleazy.

Richard:

Actually, the original denial of undocumented calls was very carefully
worked: that no applications were using undocumented calls!  The
speaker didn't deny that they existed; in fact, he sidestepped that
issue completely.

Sleazy seems a bit of an understatment....

Robert

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From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: TCP/IP
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 01:47:51 GMT

In article <1992Sep9.142954.6196@u.washington.edu> mhuth@byron.u.washington.edu (Mark Huth) writes:
>I can anyone tell me what mail order vendors might carry IBM's TCP/IP and
>X windows products for os/2?  I'd like to purchase a copy of each.

Corporate Software, telephone number given in the FAQ List.

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From: hank@ducvax.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: DJGPP and OS2 ?
Organization: Auburn University, AL
Distribution: comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.os.os2.misc
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 00:28:26 GMT

In article <EFA.92Sep8193656@born.iesd.auc.dk>, efa@iesd.auc.dk (Erik F. Andersen) writes:
> I just downloaded DJGPP today, and installed it on my 386
> running under OS2/2.
> 
> However I haven't been able to run any of the executables,

Ooops, you picked up the wrong gcc. Delorie's compiler is aimed at MSDOS.
You don't want this compiler for OS/2.


> I would LOVE to use a 32-bit compiler instead of those
> !@#! 16-bit compilers and get the full speed out of my

Get the FAQ (location is in T. Sipples' signature). Then get the
programmer's FAQ (recently posted to one of the comp.os.os2.* groups). 
Briefly, there are two famous gcc compilers out for OS/2.  Read the FAQ to
determine the appropriate port for your use.

--darrel hankerson hank@ducvax.auburn.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: manne@Minsk.docs.uu.se (Magnus L|vkvist)
Subject: Wordperfect and OS/2
Keywords: wordperfect slow DOS
Organization: UDAC, Uppsala, Sweden
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 05:35:49 GMT

When running Wordperfect 5.1 for DOS in a DOS box in OS/2 2.0 it steals a lot
of CPU. Pulse goes wild. Why? How do I prevent this. I don't want to have
background execution set to off because I want Wordperfect to be able to
print in the background.

If I play with the IDLE_ settings I can tame WP but as soon as I type in some
text Pulse goes wild and stays at 100% even if I stop typing and switch app.

What to do?

/Magnus

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: Installing OS/2
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 02:03:56 GMT

Please ask your system administrator to remove comp.os.os2 -- it is no
longer a valid newsgroup.

In article <BuE34B.Bo0@iat.holonet.net> kellys@holonet.net (Kelly Schwarzhoff) writes:
>I recently purchased a copy of OS/2, and to be honest, it's been a PAIN to 
>install.
>After getting numerous errors, I finally was told that my old AMI BIOS needed
>to be upgraded.  So, I got a new BIOS, MR BIOS Version V1.36.
>I started up the installation process again and it froze on disk 1. The error
>was that there is an internal processing error at location ##0160:fff6453f -
>000d:953f

More details, please.  Exactly what is in your system (and how is it
configured)?  Is the trap message any longer than what you are
including in your question?

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From: vanpatjm@craft.camp.clarkson.edu (Joker)
Subject: WIN OS/2 and Speed
Organization: Clarkson University
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 12:36:43 GMT

	I am pleased to see that there is such a wealth of information concerning OS/2 out here in the news! I have a question for all you OS/2 gurus: I run mostly Windows programs, and I run them in separate sessioned windows. When I click on the icon, it takes 'forever' for the program to load. The application alsotends to run a bit sluggishly.
	I am currently running OS/2 on a 486/33DX with 8 megs of RAM, 256 KB mem. cache, and a 210 meg disk. I realize that OS/2 must have a lot to do when one requests a Windows program, but the slowness is rediculous. My question, will the upcomming CSD possibly fix this? It looks as though it will include WIN 3.1 code, which is MUCH faster than 3.0.
	Drop me a line, I'd love to hear from all of you.
						- Jason
From: ak@ananke.stgt.sub.org (Andreas Kaiser)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: ATI Graphics Vantage related problems. 
Distribution: world
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 92 14:44:26 GMT
Organization: ananke


In article <Bu545y.B9s@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> jclei@sage.cc.purdue.edu writes:

  > 1.  When I used the accompanying diagnostic program ("test") in a DOS full
  >     screen session, it reported 3 error messages: subsystem (14203), ram
  >     (14206) and post ram examination (14216) failures.  Is this normal when
  >     the test is under OS/2?  The self-testing during system boot-up is O.K.,
  >     however.  Oh, I did run SVGA ON first before the testing.

I got the same in an OS/2 DOS session but not under a real DOS. It
seems to be a result of the video device virtualization.

		Gruss, Andreas

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From: hafting@Lise.Unit.NO (Helge Hafting)
Subject: Re: Need advice regarding hardware requirements
Organization: Norwegian Institute of Technology
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 92 13:47:22 GMT

In article <1992Sep14.151751.15640@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov>, xxbrent@convx1.lerc.nasa.gov (Brent Anderson) writes:
 > 
 > Can OS/2 use more than 16MB RAM?  I have heard that it can't.
Os/2 can currently use up to 512MB, a limit wich is supposed to be lifted
to 4GB when the last 16-bit parts of it is rewritten to 32-bit.
However, os/2 won't load programs over the 16MB line if the dma-controller 
controlling your swap disk cannot reach beyond 16MB.  This is the case
for ISA-controllers.  EISA, MCA and some local-bus controllers can use >16MB.
You may also choose to not swap if you go for 20MB.

 > Also, I use the Disney Animation Studio, which requires at least
 > 2MB of Expanded (not extended) memory.  I understand that OS/2
 > takes up 6MB all by itself, so this would leave just 2MB for 
 > programs. 
No problem.  Os/2 use virtual memory, and can swap out a lot of things, including
much of itself.  A program requiring only 2MB EMS+640kB should run fine.

 Would 8MB of RAM really give poor performance, and
 > would 16MB or 20MB give good performance?  I need to know if I
 > must spend the extra money to get the bigger memory.
 > 
I use 8MB and is satisfied with that, althoug 16 is better.  IBM claims that
the next version will run fine in only 4MB...


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From: jks4675@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Odd bootup stuff
Date: 14 Sep 92 07:23:56 GMT
Reply-To: jks4675@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology

Why does OS/2 boot up into a WIN-OS/2 session when I explicitly colsed
(oops I meant closed) it before shutting down the desktop?
Sometimes it does this with DOS as well...
Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Wednesday, 9 Sep 1992 09:36:31 CDT
From: Darius Vaskelis <U54345@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: OS2 and Soundblaster
 <BEDERS.92Sep7112633@wip-sol.dfki.uni-sb.de>

[...]
>If I kill a game with Soundblaster-Support, the last played
>sound is still there and that doesn~t sound too good.
>
>I`d liked a little program to reset the soundblaster card.
>Any solutions out there ?

I've typed VPLAY SILENCE and that seemed to do it as long as it wasn't
the AdLib portion (FM synthesizer) that was left hanging.

(VPLAY.EXE and SILENCE.VOC both came with my Sound Blaster and were
 installed in the \SB\VOXKIT directory)

- Darius
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From: int177c@aurora.cc.monash.edu.au (Jae Won)
Subject: Re: Unix Windows (uw)
Organization: Monash University
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 14:43:18 GMT

In article <1992Sep7.041332.26002@ultb.isc.rit.edu> djs6015@ultb.rit.edu (Don Smith) writes:
>
>Hi,
> I was wondering if anyone has heard of an OS/2 version of unix windows.
>
I know I shouldn't post this here but I couldn't think of any other group to
post this to. Besides, I wanted to ask this since it was brought up.
	My question: What is the latest version of Unix Windows? I use uwpc202e which
is Windows version(very useful...maked windows even usedful.;-> ).
Thanks in advance.

Jae

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From: taipale@kiloapo.tele.nokia.fi (Pekka J Taipale)
Subject: Re: c000005 error on first install
Organization: Finns for Global Warming
	<1992Sep3.175959.42766@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
Distribution: comp
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 12:06:33 GMT

In article <1992Sep2.221354.14737@vax5.cit.cornell.edu>, odyy@vax5.cit.cornell.edu writes:
> I just got a new computer which  came with DOS preinstalled and I tried to
> install OS/2 on the same drive (C:).  After the installation was complete, I
> clicked to restart the computer (as prompted) and got the OS/2 initial screen. 
> However, right after that I get nothing but a "c000005" error on the top left corner
> and the system hangs. I tried to boot from the first two floppies to get the
> command prompt and then typed boot /dos.  It said that it was preparing the
> disk drive for dos and then restarted and gave "command interpreter not found"
> error.  So, I can't do anything with my computer.  Please help.
> 
> My system config:
> 
>   No name 486-50 with 4 mb RAM
>   Paradise compatible vedio driver with 1 mb ram
> 

I had the same problem. Reading the FAQ helps ;-) 

The problem is with the Paradise video card. Get a replacement
BVHSVGA.DLL file from ftp-os2.nmsu.edu (I think the file was
pub/os2/2.0/patches/bvsvga.zip or something like that). Unpack the DLL
to a diskette (use a different computer if you can't boot your own,
re-install DOS if that's the only chance).  Boot OS/2 from the first
two installation disks, hit ESC to get command prompt, put the
diskette with replacement DLL to A: and say

	copy a:bvhsvga.dll c:\os2\dll\

(or d:\os2... if OS/2 is on D:, like I have). If you cannot FTP, read
the OS/2 FAQ and learn how to request for fiels by e-mail.

I don't know what's wrong with your DOS booting. Try re-installing the
DOS.  I don't think it's a very good idea to have DOS and OS/2 reside
on the same partition. It's easier to re-install etc. when they are on
different partitions. 

Now I only hope that someone will produce good seamless Windows
drivers for the PVGA chipset...

** Pekka

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