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From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: .BOOks & BOOTs ...
Date: 23 Nov 92 19:40:14 GMT
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago

In article <23NOV199209055777@utarlg.uta.edu> c145gmk@utarlg.uta.edu (Gordon M. Keegan) writes:
>	Sort of.  I understand that I can boot, see, the hard disk, and
>	fix it with CHKDSK using the installation disks.  The eventual
>	goal is to boot with a pair of floppies that load Novell drivers
>	and a CMD script that will rebuild parts of the drive as needed.
>	Given past experience, we are expecting a high enough number of
>	these cases that we'd like to make the process as automatic as
>	possible.  This is the only real dead end we seem to have run
>	into.  Any pointers as to what is different on the installation
>	disks would be greatly appreciated.

Ah, OK.  That, too, is in the FAQ List, believe it or not.

I think what you want is the "Remote Installation and Maintenance"
manual.  That's a separate item, but the cost is quite reasonable.  We
just got a copy in, and I haven't had the time to read it yet.

What does it describe?  Well, it lets you install OS/2 2.0 on a
machine using disk images stored on the server -- all you need is a
pair of bootstrap diskettes.  It also lets you apply CSDs over the
network.  And you can write response files so you don't have to sit
and answer questions at each station.  The manual comes with a
diskette to help you along, in fact.

If that's what you're after, then I think you want that manual.  The
document number is given in the FAQ List (along with directions for
ordering).

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: kitchin@avo.hp.com (Bruce Kitchin)
Subject: Re: Windows NT  is it out yet?  What will happen to OS/2?
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Santa Clara Division
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.4 PL6]
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 17:32:46 GMT

I don't follow Windows NT very close but some people around me do.  The
BETA of Windows NT was just released.  Projections for the released
product seem to currently vary from next spring or later (opinions, biases,
etc vary).

You were asking about the history of windoze and OS/2.  MS brought out
a much ballyhooed but very disapointing product called Windows 1.0 before
OS/2 was announced.  With the announcement that they were codeveloping
OS/2 with IBM, MS indicated that they were also bringing out Windows 2.0
which would be more compatible with the OS/2 API (a goal not really achieved).
The idea was you could develop for Windows 2.0 now and then moved to
OS/2 when it arrived.

So far things were pretty cool.  Then somewhere during the OS/2 1.x days,
Microsoft announced Windows 3.0.  They obviously put a lot of technical
and marketing resources into this.  I was quite aware that OS/2 was
being short-changed at the time.  You could almost feel a change in
attitude at Microsoft (my opinion shared by others I know). That is
the time frame in which the rumors of the death of OS/2 became strong.

Anyway, Windows NT is NOT released.  However, some of the press are treating
this BETA release with the welcome one normally associates with a
production release.  Hohumm, what's new.
From: kitchin@avo.hp.com (Bruce Kitchin)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Video7/Headland Cards
Date: 19 Nov 92 15:24:13 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Santa Clara Division
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.8 PL6]

I need to report a problem I've had.  There is some inaccurate info
going around the net.  Many people when listing supported SVGA cards
list Video7/Headland.  This is too inclusive.  The IBM documentation
list Vide07 VRAMII only.  I have a card based on the Video7 adapter
and HT208 chiptype (as reported by SVGA).  With GA, I ran SVGA ON
from DOS and things worked fine (except that SVGA was not supported
in WPS with GA).  I had hoped from some of the hype that I would
get some SVGA support from the Service Pack.  For my video card,
WRONG.  I got less.  If I run SVGA ON from a full screen session,
it generates an SVGADATA.PMI file.  When I reboot, the screen hangs
about where the logos disappear and my driver loading reports would
begin.  The WPS never appears and the system cannot be used.
If I run SVGA ON from a booted copy of DOS (not under OS/2), I get
a report that the card has an unsupported chip set.  BTW, purging
the SVGADATA.PMI file from the boot:/OS2 directory makes the
system startable again.

The Video card is a 1024i card.  I plan to upgrade by video card sometime
in the future, but there are reasons that I'm waiting.  Since SVGA
reports the card as unsupported, the new generic SVGA driver on hobbes
will not work.  Actually, without the SVGADATA.PMI file it 'works'.  However
full screen sessions get totally messed up video.  Only the WPS works.
However, a Headland 1.x driver does work.

Since VRAMII is quite a different card from other Headland/Video7 cards,
I hope IBM recognizes the need for support there.  I have tried banging
on Headland(or whatever they're called now, they were bought out).  They
are VERY unresponsive.  I've told them that I've bought my last card from
them and will recommend against them from now on (unless they show a 
marked changed in attitude).  Having shot my bolt and received no real
response, there is little more I can do.  Any other Video 7 users out
there?  The last time I brought up this subject, I was overwhelmed by
the silence.

Bruce
From: hatton@socrates.ucsf.edu (Tom Hatton)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: How do you install the high res ET4000 drivers in the SP?????!!!dir
Date: 22 Nov 92 21:16:17 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: UCSF Computer Graphics Lab

ericwolf@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Eric Wolf) writes:

>In article <hatton.721963522@cgl.ucsf.edu> hatton@socrates.ucsf.edu (Tom Hatton) writes:
>>ericwolf@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Eric Wolf) writes:
>>>>Type dspinstl at a command prompt, and then follow directions. All you will
>>>>need are the 2 driver diskettes.
>>
>>>Does the ET-4000 do seamless windows?  Just curious.  I am planning to get
>>>a ET-4000 and am curious!  THANKS!
>>
>>Yes, the Service Pack ET4000 drivers are 32-bit, and support 
>>640, 800, and 1024 with 256 colours, and also come with
>>drivers for Full Screen and Windowed ("Seamless") WinOS2 sessions.
>>
>>-- 
>>Tom Hatton
>>hatton@cgl.ucsf.edu
>>(415)-476-7986

>Does it come with drivers for 640, 800 and 1024 by 16 colors, too?

>Just in case it is too slow with 256 colors I would like an alternative
>to fall back on.

Not yet, the drivers are only for 256 colours. The alternative is presumably
the "generic" 800x600x16 driver that was uploaded to ftp-nmsu.edu; I don't
remember the filename - was it vga800-1.zip? It should be described in the
listings in any case. Try pub/uploads or pub/os2/new or pub/os2/2.0/drivers.
 
Tom

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: mikel@networx.com (Mike Lempriere)
Subject: Re: Where is GNUS
Organization: NetWorx
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 20:57:38 GMT

Rolfe Tessem (rolfe@ldp.com) wrote:
: In article <1992Nov17.053224.11512@midway.uchicago.edu>  
: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples) writes:
: > In article <1992Nov17.041433.22623@grebyn.com> richk@grebyn.com (Richard  
: Krehbiel) writes:
: > >>   >I can't seem to find GNUS anywhere on ftp-os2.nmsu.edu.  Can
: > >>   >someone give me a pointer?
: > >>   I do not think anyone has released a version of GNUS for OS/2's emacs
: > >>   -- yet.
: > >No changes are needed to GNUS to make it work with OS/2, when using a
: > >local news spool.  I'm pretty sure NNTP wouldn't work though; is this
: > >what you mean?
: > 
: > Yes, Richard, thanks for clarifying that.  I should have been more
: > precise.
: 
: Yes, I got it installed and working with a local news spool this weekend;  
: thanks for those who pointed out where to get a copy.  The machine I 
: installed it on has only SLIP access to the net, and even that is being
: overhauled at the moment, so I couldn't check whether NNTP worked.
: 
: Will NNTP definitely not work, or hasn't anyone actually taken a look at it
: yet?
: 
[.sig delete]

So where the heck is it?  I want a copy!
From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Service Pack....where can I get it??
Date: 19 Nov 92 21:21:47 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

In article <1992Nov18.030232.77701@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu> ry01@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (ROBERT YUNG) writes:
>Can someone please tell me where I can download the service packs. Also, what
>programs do I need to translate the service pack files into an installable
>format. Thanks!

See my other post on this (possible in comp.os.os2.apps).  You
download it from software.watson.ibm.com or from ftp-os2.nmsu.edu.
The files are spg301.dsk-spg314.dsk for 3.5" disks and
spg501.dsk-spg516.dsk for 5.25" disks.  Download them.  On
ftp-os2.nmsu.edu, they have been compressed.  Use IBM's loaddskf.exe
program (stored in loaddf.zip) to produce install disks from the images.

>   On a another note, am I suppose to get these corrective disks from IBM if
>I'm registered? Registration meant sending this little card that only asked
>for my address and computer type...right? If not, _what_ do I get, if anything?

They'll probably notify you soon, although they might not, given the
number of bugs that have come about after the 32-bit GRE installation.
(which is included in the SP).  You can order it from them by calling
1-800-3-IBM-OS2 during business hours.  Have your credit card handy,
it will cost $25 to cover shipping and media.
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From: ee152fbw@sdcc15.ucsd.edu (Itoyoko)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: ss24x and generic 800x600 driver
Date: 23 Nov 92 09:00:03 GMT

I am using a speedstar 24x and the 800x600 driver does not work
well for me, has anybody gotten it to work? (this is the generic
800x600 driver from hobbes)  I do the svga off, 24xmode, svga on,
install the driver, and it works.  However, the first time I
use a vesa application (vpic, cview) the 800x600 and 1024x768
modes will not display, then when I go back to WPS, the
video loses sync.  Ths system is still out of sync if I reboot or
power off and restart.  This also occurs if I boot dos and use a
viewer on my dos partition (even though my 24xmode settings in DOS
are identical to those in use in OS/2.  My screen refresh rates are
all 60hz and under.  Do Tseng cards have this problem?
From: pickrell@hoss.unl.edu (Andrew Pickrell)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Looking for different Boot Manager
Date: 19 Nov 1992 03:39:36 GMT
Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln	
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: hoss.unl.edu
Summary: Where can I find a different boot manager?
Keywords: boot manager

This is not specifically an OS/2 question, but I am looking for a different
boot manager.  I am sure there are a few out there but can't seem to find
them.

Email would be appriciated.

Thanks,
Andrew Pickrell


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From: pfr@drsrv1.hmi.de (Fritsch_Wolfgang)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: The SP, Diamond SpeedStar (ET4000), and Higher Resolutions
Date: 17 Nov 92 08:15:54 GMT
Organization: Hahn-Meitner-Institut Berlin GmbH

heinrich@leland.Stanford.EDU (Mark Andrew Heinrich) writes:

>In article <8Bu9TB2w165w@student.business.uwo.ca> pkedrosk@student.business.uwo.ca (Paul S. Kedrosky) writes:
>>what you have to do: boot your system under real dos, create a
>>directory called os/2 off your root directory, run "svga on" under
>>that root directory. 

>Yes!  I have been waiting for someone to verify this.  

For the sad record: this does not work for us here. The svgadata.pmi file
created under REAL Dos IS different but it DOES lead to loss of sync
when used under OS/2. The svgadata.pmi created under OS/2 (Dos full screen)
fixes the sync problem but the screen is NOT 72 Hz non-interlaced as it
should be - flickering etc.

Wolfgang fritsch
pfr@psun2.hmi.de
From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Christopher Mauritz)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: oasis and mirrors
Date: 22 Nov 92 15:36:55 GMT
Organization: Ritz International, Inc. - Import/Export Consultants
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

I seem to recall someone a while back saying that there are several
large files tucked away in the sytem folder that are only really
useful for windows programmers.  Specifically, I remember oasis.dll
and mirrors.dll were mentioned.  Is it OK to delete these files?
Are there any more piggy files that a non-programmer can toss?

Cheers,

Chris

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                                    | either.   -Bowie on Madonna-   
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: derek@wubios.wustl.edu (Derek Morgan)
Subject: Repost: PostScript problem in OS/2
Organization: Division of Biostatistics, WUMS, St. Louis, MO
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 16:47:24 GMT

I didn't get any response last time, so I'm trying this again. Has anybody had
any success with eliminating the dialog box that appears and asks for type of
file (Plain text/Printer-specific).

I would like to be able to just send files to the printer intelligently; that
is, I want the driver to recognize PostScript vs. plain text. Failing that,
for most print items, I know in advance whether or not it's PS code; can I let
the printer driver know this without any user intervention ("Select type of
file")?

Any hints, ideas, kludges welcome.

Derek Morgan
Washington University
Division of Biostatistics
From: stanton@haas.berkeley.edu (Richard Stanton)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: DOS windows leave "ghost" characters/double lines
Date: 19 Nov 1992 17:42:28 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: haas.berkeley.edu

Ever since I started using OS/2 2.0 (i.e. under GA and now SP) I've noticed a
problem with screen updating using certain applications in a DOS window.

The commonest is CUTCP TELNET. Often when the screen updates, parts of the
old screen get left behind. For example, when I went into EMACS to edit this
posting, one line from the last message I read was left on the middle
of the screen until my own message got down to that line, and I typed
C-L to refresh. Similarly, I often see lines appear twice when doing a
directory listing, and when I use RN to read news (all of this on a remote
machine via TELNET), I often find that not all of the article numbers
appear. Sometimes the last several articles only show 3 of 5 digits.

I've noticed similar behavior using a statistical program called GAUSS. It doesn't,
however, happen in a regular DOS command line session, and never happens in
a full screen session. Has nobody else noticed this? If not, what might be
going on? I'm running on a PS/2 model 90, with XGA display in high res. mode.

Richard Stanton
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Install OS/2 from driver B
From: cvafyaga@vmsa.is.csupomona.edu (Srikanth Viswanathan)
Date: 18 Nov 1992 08:15 -0800
 <1992Nov13.132928.15487@sura.net> <1992Nov14.010317.3203@midway.uchicago.edu> <1992Nov15.010056.1241@nmt.edu>
Distribution: world
Organization: California Polytechnic University, Pomona
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    

In article <1992Nov15.010056.1241@nmt.edu>, mystical@nmt.edu (Gurupartap Davis) writes...
>Speaking of Info-Zip, I was wondering if anyone knew how to unzip into
>a directory other than the current one.  I was used to using pkunzip where
>you could be in your download directory (eg: c:\comm\dl) and automatically
>unzip something into your temporary unzip directory (c:\comm\dl\zip) so that 
>you can decide whether or not you really want it and easily delete it later.

I think this is a bug.  When I first tried KWQ/2 (.QWK mail reader), this 
drove me nuts!  I couldn't figure out why my mail packet wasn't unzipping to
a work directory.  It turns out that InfoZIP doesn't do anything when you
try to unzip file in another directory to yet another directory like this:

C:\MYDIR] IUNZIP C:\TRANSFER\MYFILE.ZIP C:\YOURDIR

Anyone know if this bug was fixed?  

Srikanth
.

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: schimken@fornax.cs.rpi.edu (Nathan Schimke)
Subject: Re: POV 1.0 and OS/2
Summary: no problem
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 17:23:24 GMT

In article <1992Nov16.153623.29330@u.washington.edu> rene@hardy.u.washington.edu (Rene Magritte) writes:
> 	Has anyone managed to get OS/2 working with POV raytracer v.
>1.0?  It relies (in DOS land) on a memory extender that I expect OS/2
>finds evil.  In any case, it aborts with a "not enough extended
>memory" failure message.   I'd like it if I could get this to work...

It works--I did it once, just to try it.  Just give it enough of the
right kind of memory in OS/2's 'Dos Settings'.  It wants at least
three meg of DPMI as I recall, but check the readme files in the POV
archive (one of them specifically discusses running POV under OS/2
2.0).
-- 
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schimken@cs.rpi.edu
From: thompson@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Do OS/2 beta testers get a free copy?
Date: 16 Nov 92 15:48:52 CST
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

Hello netters,

I ordered the OS/2 32 bit GRE/Win-OS/2 3.1 beta and am a beta tester.
Do I get a free copy of OS/2 after the beta period is over?

Thanks,

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From: pynq@quads.uchicago.edu (George Jetson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: CSD Questions.....
Date: 16 Nov 92 02:53:32 GMT
Reply-To: pynq@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: D. J. Dougherty & Associates

In article <hatton.720342244@cgl.ucsf.edu> hatton@socrates.ucsf.edu (Tom Hatton) writes:
>jks4675@ritvax.isc.rit.edu writes:
>
>>What number do I call to get IBM to mail me the CSD disks?
>>How much do they cost (I know, shipping only).
>
>On or after Nov. 13, call 1-800-3-IBM-OS2, and have a credit card
>with at least $24.95 credit left :-)

I've had OS/2 for about 3 days now, and I just joined this group, so
please forgive if this is old news and/or FAQ'd, but:

	What is the current scoop on the CSD/service pack?
	Do I need it?  Is it a good thing?  Is it available from watson?
	(An IBM support person told me that it could be gotten from
	watson, but that I probably didn't need it.  How true is this?)
	What is/are the filename(s) to d/l from there?
	(I was on watson earlier today - didn't see anything that
	directly looked like the service pack)

Also, could someone point me towards the FAQs (and just the FAQs!)

Thanks muchly.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: kitchin@avo.hp.com (Bruce Kitchin)
Subject: Re: How to open more then 30 files in a DOS-Box ?
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Santa Clara Division
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.4 PL6]
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 17:24:21 GMT

The problem may be the DOS program.  Since you don't mention it or whether
you've had this problem when running under a booted copy of DOS, I can
only guess.

There are two file limits which apply to a DOS program.  Fundamental is
the one fixed by the FILES= statement in DOS's config.sys (or the DOS
settings in OS/2).  This is a maximum number of files that can be opened
at once for all programs.

However, there is another limit.  Each program is by default limited to
20 files open.  To overcome this, the PROGRAM must make a DOS Int 21
call with the appropriate parameters to set the desired limit.  I recall
in MSC there are comments in the source of the startup code to indicate
how one may make a C program able to open more files.  That change
involves both calling DOS to up the DOS limit for the program AND
changing the number of file handles and control blocks allocated in the
C run time library.

If you have not done so, you might wish to check the program against
'real' DOS to see if the program is setup to handle the large number of
files you need.  If that is the problem, you'll have to contact your
software supplier.  If you can demonstrate that it works under 'real'
DOS and not under OS/2, then you probably have a bug to report.  What
you were doing is the right thing to do to enable OS/2's DOS emulation
to permit more than 30 files (actually 70).

Good luck.

Bruce

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: adhir@wam.umd.edu (Al Dhir)
Subject: Re: will this work for the swapfile growth problem?
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 00:32:44 GMT

In article <By37LD.EKF@news.cso.uiuc.edu> nap42487@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Nishith A. Patel) writes:
>Seems like a lot of people who use the CSD experience swapfiles that grow huge.
>How effective would this be: create a script that deletes whatever the  swap
>file is, and put that in the startup folder. Will OS/2 allocate a new one.
>If so, what are the drawbacks to doing this?
>
This is not a solution to anything, it's a waste of time.  The large swapfile
problem surfaces after the machines been on for a while.  When I first
start up OS/2, it is ALWAYS at 4096.  After working for a while, it starts
growing.

I am pretty sure it has to do with peices of screen memory being swapped out
and forgotten.  I need to report this to IBM.
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