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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: HELP!  OS/2 Won't Stop Crashing!!!!!
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 19:18:23 GMT
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago

In article <BzKKur.JsK@utdallas.edu> goyal@utdallas.edu (MOHIT K GOYAL) writes:
>I just installed OS/2 on a new machine.
>386-40, ISA, 128k cache.
>SoundBlaster, 16-bit IDE HDD/FDD controller, Tseng ET4000 card, 8-bit I/O
>card.
>Maxtor 130meg IDE hd, 1.2meg Teac floppy, 1.44meg Teac floppy.
>I installed the Service Pack and the 1024x768 drivers.
>Here is what is happening:
>About 10 minutes after OS/2 has been loaded, it will crash and give me
>a TRAP 0002.
>As soon as I hit any key, it becomes a TRAP 000D, and it stays like that.
>This happens whether I am just letting OS/2 sit their, if I'm playing
>Solitare, using an OS/2 app, a DOS program, etc..
>(I don't have WIN-OS/2 installed)
>Anyone know how I can fix this problem?

TRAP 0002 almost always indicates a problem with memory (RAM or
cache).  See the FAQ List for some advice here.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: mjharris@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mike Harris)
Subject: Re: leave OS/2 running - the monitor too?
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 92 05:37:27 GMT

b259phl@utarlg.uta.edu (PHILIP LIPPEL) writes:

>> This is true with all computer equipment BTW. Switching a machine on and
>> off does really bad things to your system, *on a long term basis*. Most
>> users don't have the ability to buy a power conditioner and surge protector.
>> 
>>>O.k. now, but what about the monitor? Would it be advisable to
>>>switch off the monitor overnight (assuming that one does not work
>>>overnight...)?
>> 
>> Hmm, I wouldn't do that, for the same reason. BTW, if you are going to
>> switch the monitor off, why not shut down the CPU too?

>Well most of us turn our TV's on and off on a daily basis and their lifetime
>seems pretty reasonable to me. Monitors are much the same as TV's
>, and I treat mine the same way.
> CPU's? I don't know anybody who has had the CPU on his PC fail, at
>least not before same CPU became obsolete in the sense that it could be replaced
>with a faster, more capable model for a very small amount of money. It is DISKS
>that are the problem. DISKS DO fail, and unfortunately for those of us who would
>like to be energy-conscious, they seem to fail more often if they are turned 
>on and off than if they are left on continuously. Presumably this is because the
>spin up/spin down operations are much harder on the bearings than continuous
>rotation (or some similar effect). 

True. Also the power surge associated with equipment switched on and off
is nothing compared to the surge that can happen during a brownout or
blackout power failure. This can crash hard disks big time and leaving
them on 24 hours a day increases the risk of this happening big time. Not
gonna doit. Wouldn't be prudent.


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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From:  (Mike Berger)
Subject: Re: AHA-1542B, AHA-1542BK, or AHA-1542B+?
Followup-To: comp.os.os2.misc
Organization: U of Il. School of Life Sciences
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 22:30:07 GMT

In article <1992Dec23.134535.19192@gandalf.UMCS.Maine.EDU>,
jurlwin@gandalf.UMCS.Maine.EDU (Jeff Urlwin) wrote:
> 

> Whew, this got longer than I expected.  I would recommend at least 
> purchasing the KIT.  I have 2 AHA1542B cards and I bought the kit
> both times (second time to make sure I had the latest drivers).
> For a first time buyer, I would get the kit, unless you're tight
> on money (it *is* the holiday season...).
> 
The kit includes ASW-1410, the aspi4dos driver, which is very useful,
the Novell drivers, and OS/2 1.X drivers.  If you don't need the latter
two, you might be better off purchasing an OEM disk controller board and
buying ASPI4DOS separately.  All components of the kit are available
unbundled.
From: tcscs!zeta@src.honeywell.com (Gregory Youngblood)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Did microsoft really write an OS/2 "Terminator" crash prog?
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 20:13:04 CST
Reply-To: zeta%tcscs@src.honeywell.com
Organization: TCS Consulting Services

oecn_smith@mec.ohio.gov writes:

> In article <laird.725643909@thistle.ecn.purdue.edu>, laird@thistle.ecn.purdue
> > shurr@cbnews.cb.att.com (larry.a.shurr) writes:
> > 
> > I'd sure love some simple security that would keep people from deleting
> > files like config.sys.  I thought that something like that was available
> > for OS/2, but I can't recall.
> > 
> > --kyler
> 
> Hmmm, I must be simpleminded, but setting permission to read-only should keep
> the casual user from doing to much harm.

How about doing that, and then deleted the ATTRIB program. :)

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: shurr@cbnews.cb.att.com (larry.a.shurr)
Subject: Re: Did microsoft really write an OS/2 "Terminator" crash prog?
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus, OH
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 05:05:19 GMT

In article <1992Dec29.142331.777@mec.ohio.gov> smith@leeca.oecn.ohio.gov writes:
}In article <laird.725643909@thistle.ecn.purdue.edu>, laird@thistle.ecn.purdue.edu (Kyler Laird) writes:
}> shurr@cbnews.cb.att.com (larry.a.shurr) writes:
}> I'd sure love some simple security that would keep people from deleting
}> files like config.sys.  I thought that something like that was available
}> for OS/2, but I can't recall.

}Hmmm, I must be simpleminded, but setting permission to read-only should keep
}the casual user from doing to much harm.

Casual user?  Yes, quite likely it would.  Malicious and sophisticated
user?  No way.

Larry
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Norman, listen carefully.  I am lying.  Are you sure your circuits are
registering?  Your ears are green.  Logic is a little bird singing in a
meadow.  Logic is a wreath of pretty flowers which smell bad! - Mr. Spock
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: orville%weyrich@uunet.uu.net (Orville R. Weyrich)
Subject: Re: Adaptec AHA-1542B and large SCSI questions
Reply-To: uunet.uu.net!weyrich!orville
Organization: Weyrich Computer Consulting
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 92 19:09:06 GMT

Well, thanks to the net and IBM tech support I have made progress. The
success story part goes as follows:

1) Install Adaptec AHA-1542B SCSI controller and Maxtor 1.5 Gig drive
with no MFM drives enabled. Was advised by the net to stick with the
original 3.10 Adaptec ROM, because OS/2 depends on that version and
breaks if new ROMS are put in.  Install GA version of OS/2. Problems
encountered and successfully resolved (read on for how): 

	a) FDISK can only see the first Gig of my SCSI drive. 

	b) After the HPFS partition is successfully formatted and 
	I go through all of the installation disks with apparent 
	success, a new problem arises: upon reboot of the system,
	it consistently crashes with a Trap #000d and a dump titled
	"Exception in device driver: AHA154x$"

2) Install the SP on top of the GA that crashes. Problems 1.a and 1.b
resolved!


Remaining open issues: 

3) Since the GA code by itself does not work, I need to make a floppy boot
disk set that contains the GA+SP, FDISK, CHKDSK, and TINYED plus any other
tools needed for disaster recovery. Can anyone tell me how to do this
for GA+SP?

Does anyone have any recommendations for additional disaster-recovery tools?

4) The GA code would not even format my SCSI drive with my MFM drives 
enabled in ROM bios and powered up. Disabling them in ROM BIOS and 
powering them down fixed that problem. I need to try again to get them
working using the GA+SP code -- but first I need to resolve (3).

Any help or advice would be appreciated. Since my news is slow,
I would prefer e-mail. I will post a summary of any interesting
information.

Thanks


orville

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: rshanmug@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Ravi)
Subject: OS/2 2.0   installation problem
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 21:04:13 GMT
Organization: Illinois State University

Problem in installing  OS/2

I encountered a problem during installation in the disk 1 and I got the      
following  message.

__________________________________________________________________________
The file A:\COUNTRY.SYS IS INCORRECT.
The system is stopped. Please correct the preceding error and restart the   system.         
__________________________________________________________________________

I had tried to use my back up copy  of OS/2 and got the same message. 
 I had also tried various suggestions given by tech support people in the campus
but in vain.

My  configuration is

486SX 25 Mhz, 8 Meg RAM, 213 meg Maxtor Hard drive
1 partition, AMI BIOS 12/12/91

I would appreciate any suggestions directly to my address given below or to the newsgroup.
Thanks in advance.

My address is :
rshanmug@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu

Ravi
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
Subject: Re: SoundBlaster and OS/2 2.1 beta's MMPM/2
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 07:51:20 GMT

In article <19930101222654.h198@hosp.med.umich.edu> h198@hosp.med.umich.edu  (Gene Mangum) writes:
> I had problems with MMPM/2 on the OS/2 2.1 beta and my SoundBlaster.   The
> programs were unable to open the Digital Audio and MIDI devices.   Installing
> the drivers from OS2MMPM.ZIP did not help.   I moved the CONFIG.SYS lines
> for MMPM/2 to the top of CONFIG.SYS, and now the players and recorders
> work great!   Here are the first few lines of my CONFIG.SYS:
>  
>       IFS=D:\OS2\HPFS.IFS  /CACHE:256 /CRECL:4 /AUTOCHECK:E 
>       DEVICE=D:\SBPCD2.SYS /P:240
>       DEVICE=G:\MMOS2\SBP2D2.SYS 1 3 5 240 4
>       SET MMBASE=G:\MMOS2;
>       SET DSPPATH=G:\MMOS2\DSP;
>       DEVICE=G:\MMOS2\SSMDD.SYS
>       DEVICE=G:\MMOS2\ADSHDD.SYS
>       PROTSHELL=D:\OS2\PMSHELL.EXE

I have just tried this with my SB 2.0 (not Pro) and it didn't make any
difference. I don't have the CD DEVICE='s and my SBD2.SYS is followed by 1 5
220 4 (as it should be according to the docs).  
 
But it still won't work. 
 
Has anyone got the basic SB to work with the beta MMPM/2?
 
Steve

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From: jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Jay Maynard)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Did microsoft really write an OS/2 "Terminator" crash prog?
Date: 30 Dec 1992 14:43:35 GMT
Organization: UT Health Science Center Houston

In article <C02CEz.HqE@iat.holonet.net> kendall@iat.holonet.net (Kendall Willets) writes:
>BTW, this project was at the U.S. Postal Service - try not to think about
>it if you buy stamps...  

Is this those cute little dedicated Unisys countertop systems they use with
the dedicated keyboard and scale, and two screens so the customer can see
what's going on too? I always thought those were neat, and figured they were
PC-technology based... I didn't know they had been OS/2 based, though.

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jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu      | adequately be explained by stupidity.
 "Brought to you by the letters O, S, and by the number 2." -- Mike Levis
From: dab6@po.CWRU.Edu (Douglas A. Bell)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: WPS Tip: How to add items to pop-up windows !!!!
Date: 29 Dec 1992 16:27:16 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
Reply-To: dab6@po.CWRU.Edu (Douglas A. Bell)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc12.ins.cwru.edu



To add items to a folder's pop-up menu under os/2, open the settings for
that folder, then turn to the page marked 'menu'.  Using the 'create another'
buttons, you can add programs to the pop-up menu.

This can also be used to add things to the desktop pop-up menu, or be used
to change the default opening behavior of and folder.

This is nice because you don't need to leave so many Icon's lying around.

I found this tip in the INSIDE OS/2 magazine.  It is a small monthly
publication from the Cobb Group that usually contains 2-3 little os/2
gems a month.  They can be reached at 1-800-223-8720.
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From: rkimmel@stein.u.washington.edu (Robert Kimmel)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: XFEEL in STARTUP.CMD
Date: 26 Dec 92 23:44:06 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Dec26.234406.11550
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle

In article <1992Dec26.114936.1@vmsb.is.csupomona.edu> cvetp036@vmsb.is.csupomona.edu writes:
>I ftp'ed the XFEEL program from hobbes.
>
>It works fine when I do a start xfeel in an OS/2 session.
>
>But when I put it in my STARTUP.CMD it hangs the system when it hits that line
>in the STARTUP.CMD.
>I realized that XFEEL isn't a complete programs (says so in the README file)
>but has anyone successfully started up XFEEL in their STARTUP.CMD?
>
>Here's the content of my STARTUP.CMD:
>
>@echo off
> 
>START d:\utility\pmclock.exe
>d:\os2\MODE
>COM2:57600,N,8,1,TO=ON,XON=OFF,IDSR=OFF,ODSR=OFF,OCTS=ON,RTS=HS,BUFFER=ON
>d:\os2\MODE COM3:2400,N,8,1
>d:\os2\cache /lazy:on
>d:\utility\4os2\shralias
>alias /r d:\utility\4os2\alias.txt
> 
>EXIT

I used migrate application and gave XFeel a icon, then put it in the
Start up folder, and it works fine for me.  I didn't add any of the 
extra commands (or the Mode commands), I just let it run as is.  As I 
understand it, you don't need to use the Mode commands.  But I can be wrong,
but I do have no problems using my modem (9600 V.32/V.42bis), and things
seem to work a bit better.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: jlloyd@adapcal.UUCP (John Lloyd)
Subject: Re: Adaptec 1542B don't work
Organization: Adaptec Inc., California
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1993 17:57:54 GMT

In article <725996382.AA08636@csource.oz.au> Chris.Collins@f366.n632.z3.fidonet.org (Chris Collins) writes:
> > From: weiss@staff.tc.umn.edu () 
> > Organization: University of Minnesota 
> >  
> > I just bought an Adaptec 1542B so I could reinstall and USE OS2 with the 
> > added storage of my 90MB Bernoulli. 
> >  
> > It doesn't work for me--I get a "SYS 0026 The specified disk...cannot be 
> > accessed" when I change to the scsi drive (Bernoulli) and do a "DIR" inside
>
> > an OS2 window. OS2 accesses the drive--it whirs during boot --but doesn't 
> > see the files on there already. It was formatted with Adaptec's AFDISK. 
> >  
>Jeffrey, 
>     DON'T PANIC! (I love that quote!) You are not doing anything  
>wrong. I have a similar setup at this end, except that I use an 88mb  
>Syquest rather than a Bernoulli, but I will bet that the principle  
>is the same. 
> 
>     OS/2 treats removeable format media as floppy disks, so it want's 
>to see a floppy disk format on the media, no FDISK and such as for  
>hard disks. Unload the software that you have on the removeable under  
>DOS, boot OS/2 and format the disk under OS/2 and copy your software  
>back again. 
> 
>     I know that this is a pain in the A**E, I have 10 of these 88mb  
>cartridges and most were 75% full. 
> 
>     Supposedly a driver is in the wind from either Adaptec of  
>Syquest, but???? 
>
There is a driver available that will treat removable drives as fixed
disks. The only disadvantage is that you must shutdown to change media.
The file is called LOCKKDRV and is available on our BBS and perhaps
somewhere on the net. The BBS number is (408) 945-7727. 


jlloyd@adapcal.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: shurr@cbnews.cb.att.com (larry.a.shurr)
Subject: Re: QuattroPro Windows replaces some WINOS2 dll
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus, OH
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 16:22:11 GMT

In article <1992Dec16.232634.13906@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> parry@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Tom J Parry) writes:
>I have installed QPW fine under WINOS2 with few probs (you can't run it
>seemless!)

General Protection Fault which corrupts the seamless session (I've never
had more than one since I haven't checked any "Separate session" boxes),
right?  Yes?  Good!  I'm not alone, then.  Thought I might have done
something wrong.  No?  Oh! No!  What have I done! THIS TIME!

Larry
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Norman, listen carefully.  I am lying.  Are you sure your circuits are
registering?  Your ears are green.  Logic is a little bird singing in a
meadow.  Logic is a wreath of pretty flowers which smell bad! - Mr. Spock
From: steuer@clam.rutgers.edu (robert Steuer)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Phone Number for Mitsumi to help speed up drivers...
Date: 23 Dec 92 19:59:18 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

I called Mitsumi today and they said they are working on drivers for
their CD-ROM drive and the beta code should be out in about 2-3months
from today.  To help 'speed things up', call 1-408-970-0700 and
inquire about the drivers, maybe they will get more help and get them
out faster.  I will probably hold off getting a CD-ROM now since they
said they are working on the drivers and seeing as how I don't have
$500 for a SCSI CD-ROM.  Later!
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.apps
From: mlevis@ringer.cs.utsa.edu (Mike Levis) (OS/2)
Subject: Re: MODEing selected OS/2 sessions
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 07:43:03 GMT

In article <92360.202503U09046@uicvm.uic.edu> Bob Jackiewicz <U09046@uicvm.uic.edu> writes:
>Hi Netters,
>   I have a few programs which I would like to preform a MODE CO80,40 when
>I start them from a program icon. Is there a way for me to do this
>without typing it in everytime? I know I could create a .cmd file for the
>programs, but I'd rather not, as this will just create more and more files.
>I know I can write one .cmd file and take all arguments, but I don't want to.

Use the /k parameter for CMD.EXE:
   1.  Open the settings for your program object.
   2.  For ``Path and file name:'' use:   *
   3.  For ``Parameters:'' use:           /k "mode co80,40 & myprogram"
       (use double quotes)
       Of course, substitute the your program name (and path, if needed)
       where I have ``myprogram''.
   4.  You can use ``&'' more times as needed.  Alternatively, you can
       use ``&&'' instead.  (The former separates multiple commands
       which are unconditionally executed.  The latter separates multiple
       commands which are executed *only* if the previous command
       succeeds i.e. "mode co80 && myprogram" means myprogram will execute
       only if mode succeeds.)

You might want to know more about the OS/2 command operators.  Open up
the "Master Help Index" object and double-click on "pipe, using a".
You'll see the command operators documentation hiding there.


>   I seem to remember there being a parameter, a '%' one, which would let
>me run a short program before the main one would be run. Alas, HELP is of
>no help.

Ummm... I think you might be referring to the %* parameter which allows
you to give the actual parameter by dragging a data object onto the
program object (i.e. OS/2 will execute the program object after substituting
the name of the dragged data object where the %* is).


>   Thanks for any info.

Hope this helps.

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From: jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Jay Maynard)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Did microsoft really write an OS/2 "Terminator" crash prog?
Date: 30 Dec 1992 18:58:38 GMT
Organization: UT Health Science Center Houston

In article <1hspsiINNc1d@cae.cad.gatech.edu> chris@cad.gatech.edu (Chris McClellen) writes:
>On some of their computers, if you unplugged a device while the system was
>running  (ie, a keyboard), you would have to reboot the machine (on
>most occasions).   There was even one that would shut itself down if the
>console was considered "damaged" -- ie, you unplugged the CRT from the wall,
>then entire system would shut down, and you'd have lots of unhappy users.

I assume you're referring to MVS. The action you describe isn't as
unreasonable as it sounds, for at least two reasons:
1) Messages appearing on the console are assumed to be important enough that
they should be seen by a human. Thus, they are buffered until they're
displayed. There are a finite number of those buffers, and there's not a lot
that can be reasonably done when those are exhausted.
2) There is a facility for disabling a console that goes haywire if another
console is available. If there are no consoles available, the system can't be
operated anyway, since there is no means for the operator to interact with the
OS.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: reimund@gupserv.uni-bielefeld.de (R. Willig)
Subject: Objects associations
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 15:54:23 GMT
Organization: UNIBI

hallo everybody,

normally, when creating a Program-Object, you can specify a certain file 
association by adding for example *.txt within the objects setting.
When creating a File-Object, it's possible to specify a certain File-Type in 
it's object settings.

Now my problem: Sometimes i recognize Program-Objects with both 
possibilities; i.e. within there settings i could define a File-Type and a 
Program-Association. Does anybody know anything about this "Feature"????