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From: godfrey@isl.stanford.edu                          11-Dec-99 04:55:06
  To: All                                               11-Dec-99 03:29:26
Subj: Re: 2GB file size limit

From: godfrey@isl.stanford.edu

In <V6g44.149$ZT5.46877@news1.rdc1.on.wave.home.com>, Peter Fitzsimons
<pfitzsim@NOSPAMBASTARDS!home.com> writes:
>Jules Gilbert wrote:
>> 
>> Okay, what do I do?
>> 
>> I have a Adobe .pdf file (representing almost 700 pages of a manual)
>> which I want to print.
>> 
>> I would like two-sided copy, printed in reverse order on a Z-51 from
>> Lexmark.    I'd like two copies but I'm willing to run the print-job
>> twice.
>> 
>> I start the job, and of course wait while it 'prints' to an intermediate
>> disk file.  But at page 624, this intermediate file first exceeds 2GB

This raises an interesting point with respect to the Aurora JFS, which
supports 2TB files:

1. Does DosRead()/DosWrite() just read/write to the end?

2. Does DosSetFilePtr() allow incrementing the file pointer up to 2TB
   by successive calls with the increment set to 2GB-1?

If not, how does it work?

If I get a few free minutes, I'll give it a try. But, if someone knows...

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From: oliver.rick@oor.de                                10-Dec-99 21:13:06
  To: All                                               11-Dec-99 05:07:10
Subj: Re: New Fix Tool?

From: oliver.rick@oor.de (Oliver Rick)

On Thu, 09 Dec 1999 Irv Spalten wrote:

> I'm also looking into another avenue for handling OS/2 related news on
> Service and Support items. There is a possibility of a subscription page
> that will cover what the present news page does.

I would really do appreciate that!

   /Olli/
--
IBM OS/2 Warp Update Summary:
http://www.warpupdates.de/english/warpupdates.html

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From: NOSPAM_R.Ihle@S-t.De                              11-Dec-99 09:42:21
  To: All                                               11-Dec-99 10:16:29
Subj: Re: 2GB file size limit

From: NOSPAM_R.Ihle@S-t.De (Ruediger Ihle)

On Sat, 11 Dec 1999 04:55:12, godfrey@isl.stanford.edu wrote:

> This raises an interesting point with respect to the Aurora JFS, which
> supports 2TB files:
>  
> 1. Does DosRead()/DosWrite() just read/write to the end?
>  
> 2. Does DosSetFilePtr() allow incrementing the file pointer up to 2TB
>    by successive calls with the increment set to 2GB-1?
>  
> If not, how does it work?
>  
> If I get a few free minutes, I'll give it a try. But, if someone knows...
> 

Take a look at ADDENDUM.INF of the WSeB toookit . There are some
new functions like DosOpenL(), DosSetFilePtrL() and DosSetFileSizeL()
to deal with this issue. DosRead() and DosWrite() does not seem to be
affected.


-- 
Ruediger "Rudi" Ihle [S&T Systemtechnik GmbH, Germany]
http://www.s-t.de
Please remove all characters left of the "R" in my email address

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From: rsteiner@visi.com                                 11-Dec-99 03:57:05
  To: All                                               11-Dec-99 10:16:29
Subj: Re: Fixpack 12 Can I Assume

From: rsteiner@visi.com (Richard Steiner)

Here in comp.os.os2.bugs, Irv Spalten <ispalten@us.ibm.com>
spake unto us, saying:

>Steen, we've stopped updating OS2MEMU, but Theseus has been released as
>version 3 to run under the latest FP's.

Hi, Irv.  Does that mean OS20MEMU is essentially abandoned?  :-(

Yes, I know it's EWS (and released to us through the good graces of IBM
and you folks -- thanks for what you've done!), but I vastly prefer its
simplified memory-per-process display to Theseus.

Does anyone else know about any other nice quick-and-dirty per-process
memory display utilities for OS/2?

-- 
   -Rich Steiner  >>>--->  rsteiner@visi.com  >>>---> Bloomington, MN
     OS/2 + BeOS + Linux + Solaris + Win95 + WinNT4 + FreeBSD + DOS
      + VMWare + Fusion + vMac + Executor = PC Hobbyist Heaven! :-)
                         Are we having fun yet?

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From: gczerw@home.No-Spam.com                           11-Dec-99 13:54:27
  To: All                                               11-Dec-99 14:33:26
Subj: Re: Weird Colors after FP12

From: gczerw@home.No-Spam.com (George Czerw)

On Fri, 10 Dec 1999 23:58:52, "Gail Koontz" <gail.koontz@quancon.com> 
wrote:

> On 10 Dec 1999 19:20:13 GMT, Doug Bissett wrote:
> 
> >
> >I assume that you are running in either 16 color mode, or (more 
> >likely) in 256 color mode. If so, the BEST fix, is to switch to a 65K 
> >color mode (which may be impractical on your system). Go to System 
> >Setup-> System-> Screen, and select a 65K color mode-> reboot.  
> 
> No, I'm running 1024 x 768 x 16Million.
> 
> 
> Gail Koontz		Retired in my home state
> 836 Mallard Rd.		 . . . and loving it!
> Cocoa, FL 32926	gail.koontz@quancon.com
> 
> 
> 

Gail, I'm using an Elsa Winner 2000 Office - 8 ViVo.  This problem 
began with FP#11 and continues with Elsa cards.  I sent a problem 
report to IBM.  I've also reported it to Elsa several months ago, but 
they really don't care since they've decided to stop OS/2 development 
and support.  I've never received a reply from them. ..period.  I 
found that the ONLY thing that worked for me was to drop back to 65k 
colors.  Then everything works fine.

George

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From: donnelly@tampabay.rr.com                          11-Dec-99 14:09:26
  To: All                                               11-Dec-99 14:33:26
Subj: Re: Fixpack 12 Can I Assume

From: donnelly@tampabay.rr.com (Buddy Donnelly)

On Sat, 11 Dec 1999 09:57:11, rsteiner@visi.com (Richard Steiner) 
wrote:

snip
> 
> Does anyone else know about any other nice quick-and-dirty per-process
> memory display utilities for OS/2?

But more detailed than TOP, right?


-- 

Good luck,

Buddy

Buddy Donnelly
donnelly@tampabay.rr.com


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From: godfrey@isl.stanford.edu                          12-Dec-99 04:45:10
  To: All                                               12-Dec-99 02:24:03
Subj: Re: 2GB file size limit

From: godfrey@isl.stanford.edu

In <Bd1D8ggkpXsj-pn2-dYM5QKIloZEd@Tobias>, NOSPAM_R.Ihle@S-t.De (Ruediger
Ihle) writes:
>On Sat, 11 Dec 1999 04:55:12, godfrey@isl.stanford.edu wrote:
>
>> This raises an interesting point with respect to the Aurora JFS, which
>> supports 2TB files:
>>  
>> 1. Does DosRead()/DosWrite() just read/write to the end?
>>  
>> 2. Does DosSetFilePtr() allow incrementing the file pointer up to 2TB
>>    by successive calls with the increment set to 2GB-1?
>>  
>> If not, how does it work?
>>  
>> If I get a few free minutes, I'll give it a try. But, if someone knows...
>> 
>
>Take a look at ADDENDUM.INF of the WSeB toookit . There are some
>new functions like DosOpenL(), DosSetFilePtrL() and DosSetFileSizeL()
>to deal with this issue. DosRead() and DosWrite() does not seem to be
>affected.
>
Yes, I did that. And, looked at bsedos.h. Both define the new 64 bit
IO functions, but do not answer the questions above, or others like:
If a file was created with standard 32 bit functions (DosOpen()), and
it be opened with DosOpenL? 

This is a pretty major enhancement. It would be nice to have a full
description.

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From: sider@satlink.com                                 12-Dec-99 00:28:01
  To: All                                               12-Dec-99 02:24:03
Subj: OS/2 and NT

From: "Leandro D. Cucco" <sider@satlink.com>

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I can't get conected my OS/2 and aother PC with NT trough LAN.
Why is that, because I have no problem with those same computers in
OS/2-OS/2 and Win95-OS/2 lan connection.

What does NT need to see the OS/2 and viceversa

Regards Leo. :)
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From: rsteiner@visi.com                                 11-Dec-99 23:19:12
  To: All                                               12-Dec-99 02:36:09
Subj: Re: Fixpack 12 Can I Assume

From: rsteiner@visi.com (Richard Steiner)

Here in comp.os.os2.bugs, donnelly@tampabay.rr.com (Buddy Donnelly)
spake unto us, saying:

>On Sat, 11 Dec 1999 09:57:11, rsteiner@visi.com (Richard Steiner) 
>wrote:
>
>> Does anyone else know about any other nice quick-and-dirty per-process
>> memory display utilities for OS/2?
>
>But more detailed than TOP, right?

TOP 2.01 doesn't show anything at all about process memory usage.

[Searching]

I forgot about the PMEM utility that comes with TOP.  :-)  That might
be good enough by itself for what I want.  Except that it is apparently
dependent on OS20MEMU.DLL and OS20MEMU.SYS to get its information.

Does it still work when OS20MEMU does not?

-- 
   -Rich Steiner  >>>--->  rsteiner@visi.com  >>>---> Bloomington, MN
     OS/2 + BeOS + Linux + Solaris + Win95 + WinNT4 + FreeBSD + DOS
      + VMWare + Fusion + vMac + Executor = PC Hobbyist Heaven! :-)
           Prepositions are not things to end sentences with.

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From: aboritz@cybernex.net                              12-Dec-99 01:29:25
  To: All                                               12-Dec-99 10:13:26
Subj: Re: New Fix Tool?

From: aboritz@cybernex.net (Alan Boritz)

In article <384EB14E.FC313C61@us.ibm.com>, Irv Spalten <ispalten@us.ibm.com>
wrote:
...
>Now, how did you know it was changed? Program watch the FTP site for you
>or were you just there and happen to notice? Many times we'll stage
>releases, and when the files are in place, announce the availability. I
>wish people wouldn't grab stuff just because it was there.

We grab stuff where we can when we can because you guys do such a poor job of
letting us know about updates.  How many years did it take to put the release
date for Netscape on the Netscape/2 home page?

>I'm sure that
>at some point we'll be putting out files and THEN discover a problem,
>and replace/remove the files. Unfortunately, we do not have direct
>access to the external site, and putting up files as well as removing
>them takes time.

Learn how to run Windows, perhaps it may help you out.  Let me think, a
company whose programmers can't figure out how to quickly put files on an ftp
site it trying to sell the world on thier competence in eservers for business?
I don't think so...

>When we have something new up, we WILL announce it, either on the NEWS
>PAGE or one of the pages that normally would show FP's.

No, Irv, you guys rarely tell us when you release critical updates.  Are you
trying to convince YOURSELF that you are?

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From: jms%email.de%email.de%email.de@b...               12-Dec-99 11:38:05
  To: All                                               12-Dec-99 10:13:27
Subj: NETWKSTA.200 won't load

Message sender: jms%email.de%email.de%email.de@bromo.email.ch

From: jms%email.de%email.de%email.de@bromo.email.ch (Jens)

If I have a mouse on COM2/IRQ3, the NETWKSTA.200 driver gets a SYS1719
while booting and does not load.

(no reply or help necessary on this)

Jens

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From: jms%email.de%email.de%email.de@b...               12-Dec-99 11:40:12
  To: All                                               12-Dec-99 10:13:27
Subj: Re: OS/2 and NT

Message sender: jms%email.de%email.de%email.de@bromo.email.ch

From: jms%email.de%email.de%email.de@bromo.email.ch (Jens)

See

  http://www.flash.net/~roknrob/sea.htm
  http://www.mit.edu/activities/os2/peer/WARPPEER.HTM

Jens

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From: jms%email.de%email.de%email.de@b...               12-Dec-99 11:53:07
  To: All                                               12-Dec-99 10:13:27
Subj: Re: 2GB file size limit

Message sender: jms%email.de%email.de%email.de@bromo.email.ch

From: jms%email.de%email.de%email.de@bromo.email.ch (Jens)

Some ideas:

You can activate "print while spooling", or you can disable spooling 
at all (System Setup, right mouse click on Spooler). If you disably 
the spooler, there is no need for a spool file.

Also you can play with the printer setting "printer specific format".

Jens


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From: xp7.cc@telia.com                                  12-Dec-99 13:54:06
  To: All                                               12-Dec-99 14:24:12
Subj: Re: Communicator problem or Deja News problem?

From: Mats Fanell <xp7.cc@telia.com>

 Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser <wwilly@one.net> wrote:
>
>Nobody is confirming that they're seeing this with
>the latest OS/2 WARP 4 maintenance & the latest Communicator.
>But nobody is saying they're seeing what I'm seeing.
>Where are you?  I have bad eyes but I'm not just
>hallucinating this...........
>

 Hallo Bill!

 12/03/1999 the author "heloman <heloman@my-deja.com>"
 posted the following message in comp.os.os2.apps:

- For some strange reason the font size in the message
- screens has changed > smaller. Went to edit
- preferences - fonts. Adjusted the 4 selections but
- these change the other screens but not the one that
- actually displays the senders message(s). What/where
- is the control to change this font size? Tried a
- quick dirty boot (cad) in hopes it would correct
- itself but it didn't. Any help appreciated.....

Since I experienced the same thing I watched this post
for several days to see if anybody would reply to it.
But to my suprise nobody did.
I started to pook around to see if I had missed anything
when installing NS404. But I could'nt find anything.
I even compared it with the winloze version but the messsage
font where much smaller there too
(even though the messages were easier to read)

I began to suspect the Deja had done some HTML changes,
since it was *only* font size of posted messages.
Everything else worked as before.

Then I stumbled on your post and Buddy Donnely confirmed
my thoughts.

So it's nothing wrong with your eys and
you're not hallucinating this !!!

It's strange though that there were so few posts
regarding this.

Regards,
Mats Fanell
Stockholm/Sweden








Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.

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From: donnelly@tampabay.rr.com                          12-Dec-99 14:08:04
  To: All                                               12-Dec-99 14:24:12
Subj: Re: Fixpack 12 Can I Assume

From: donnelly@tampabay.rr.com (Buddy Donnelly)

On Sun, 12 Dec 1999 05:19:25, rsteiner@visi.com (Richard Steiner) 
wrote:

> Here in comp.os.os2.bugs, donnelly@tampabay.rr.com (Buddy Donnelly)
> spake unto us, saying:
> 
> >On Sat, 11 Dec 1999 09:57:11, rsteiner@visi.com (Richard Steiner) 
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Does anyone else know about any other nice quick-and-dirty per-process
> >> memory display utilities for OS/2?
> >
> >But more detailed than TOP, right?
> 
> TOP 2.01 doesn't show anything at all about process memory usage.

Just usage, you're right.

> 
> [Searching]
> 
> I forgot about the PMEM utility that comes with TOP.  :-)  That might
> be good enough by itself for what I want.  Except that it is apparently
> dependent on OS20MEMU.DLL and OS20MEMU.SYS to get its information.
> 
> Does it still work when OS20MEMU does not?

Doesn't appear to. Sorry to bother you with this.

-- 

Good luck,

Buddy

Buddy Donnelly
donnelly@tampabay.rr.com


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From: wwiv@pppproject.org                               12-Dec-99 11:57:21
  To: All                                               12-Dec-99 16:45:15
Subj: Epson Stylus Color 600 & OS/2 Warp 3

From: "Dilbert Firestorm" <wwiv@pppproject.org>

anyone ever have a page printing problem with Epson Stylus Color 600 under
Warp
3?

What it does is prints half of one page and then picks up again on the next
page.  It might do this every 4 or 5 pages.
-


Origin: Nuclear Wasteland * 504-394-0509


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From: mgreene@exis.net                                  12-Dec-99 13:30:24
  To: All                                               12-Dec-99 16:45:15
Subj: TRAPDUMP to a ZIP100 (SCSI)

From: "Michael K Greene" <mgreene@exis.net>

Ok, I understand the TRAPDUMP process but I can not get the dump to my ZIP100
(SCSI) drive. The command say that it can not find the drive. Something
wrong?

Michael K Greene <mgreene@exis.net>     |      OS/2 Warp / Linux / Win95-311



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From: wkoep1@N^O^S^P^A^Mfastlane.net                    12-Dec-99 12:46:27
  To: All                                               12-Dec-99 16:45:15
Subj: Norman AntiVirus error

From: wkoep1@N^O^S^P^A^Mfastlane.net

I have installed v4.72 on Warp Connect FP38.

Upon executing NVCPM, has anyone ever received the following error msg:
      NBSInit() Returned 0x00030002   
 Pressing <enter> returns another error dialog box with something about
couldn't create "Disk Siblings".  Then, NVCPM just closes down. 

Also, when it does run, a SYS0031, a device attached to the system is
not functioning properly, can occur thus halting the virus scanning.  I
am scanning C: D: E: F: G: -> all hard drives, all SCSI, and all working
perfectly until Norman's install.  The log report just states "*
Scanning aborted."

I've unloaded Norman numerous times, cleaned the OS2 ini files with
INIMaint and Hank's utility and reinstalled Norman to no avail.

I haven't quite determined the correlation but after downloading and
installing the registered version of Norman antivirus, my machine will
not shutdown properly after Norman has been run (I have to press CAD). 
Before the installation of Norman, I uninstalled eval copies of  Sophos
and Antiviral Toolkit by ?.  Therefore, the shutdown problem was caused
by Norman or the uninstalling.

-- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Bill wkoep1@N^O^S^P^A^Mfastlane.net
To reply, remove all capital letters and carets.
Sunday, December 12, 1999 - 12:46 PM
"...they can't stop this thing called Jesus."  Big  Tent  Revival, BTR.
"Genius is 90% perspiration."  George  Gilder
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From: gail.koontz@quancon.com                           12-Dec-99 14:51:07
  To: All                                               12-Dec-99 19:56:11
Subj: Re: Weird Colors after FP12

From: "Gail Koontz" <gail.koontz@quancon.com>

On Sat, 11 Dec 1999 13:54:55 GMT, George Czerw wrote:

>Gail, I'm using an Elsa Winner 2000 Office - 8 ViVo.  This problem 
>began with FP#11 and continues with Elsa cards.  I sent a problem 
>report to IBM.  I've also reported it to Elsa several months ago, but 
>they really don't care since they've decided to stop OS/2 development 
>and support.  I've never received a reply from them. ..period.  I 
>found that the ONLY thing that worked for me was to drop back to 65k 
>colors.  Then everything works fine.

You're exactly right. I had a bit of trouble changing to 65k. After I booted,
the Elsa Resolution Manager wouldn't come up - said there was no Elsa card
recognized. After I had done several other things, none of them having
anything to do with modifying the system, I tried again and it worked.
Strange!

Even if IBM won't fix this reported problem, it seems like someone could tell
us what to back out to get back to fully functioning drivers. I did notice in
reading the text associated with the latest Elsa drivers that at one time
(FP3?) a new version of SOFTDRAW.DLL caused strange colors. I tried backing
that out, but it didn't change anything. I really don't want to remove FP12,
because it seems like everything is working well and that  an annoying
problem has been fixed, but I like to have true color when I'm working on
photographs.

  
Gail Koontz		Retired in my home state
836 Mallard Rd.		 . . . and loving it!
Cocoa, FL 32926	gail.koontz@quancon.com



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From: esko.kauppinen@ibm.net                            12-Dec-99 12:58:08
  To: All                                               12-Dec-99 19:56:11
Subj: Re: Java Runtime + NS 4.61 - solved!!

From: "Esko Kauppinen" <esko.kauppinen@ibm.net>

On Tue, 07 Dec 1999 09:34:29 +0000, Henk Hendriks wrote:

>In a previous thread problems were posted with running the java runtime
>package with NS 4.61. Well the solution is: different runtime package.
>
>The JRE runtime package appears to be primarily designed for
>distribution with Java programs. The java 1.1.8 runtime package
>available from IBM's software choice website is the one to use with NS
>4.61.

  I have also downloaded both runtime.exe and os2jre.exe. With
  runtime Comm 4.61 works ok but Moneydance  and Java acrobat
  trap.

  If I transfer the files from jre11 to java11, Moneydance and java
  apps work but  Comm 4.61 dies.  

  I don't understand the difference of the packets. When you look
  at the files, they are largely the same.
  I used to be able to run all java apps and Comm 4.61 with same
  setup but something is now broken with the upgrades or in my
  system.

  Esko


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From: greywolf@onlink.net                               12-Dec-99 16:51:23
  To: All                                               12-Dec-99 19:56:11
Subj: Weird icons on desktop after Netscape 4.61 plus FP12

From: "Wolf Kirchmeir" <greywolf@onlink.net>

When I use the scroolbar on Netscape 4.61 whil downloading, there is
sometimes the following effect:

The cahracters in the NS window become corrupted (they look "greeked"), and
several icons on the DT and on the Warpenter bar become partrly or wholly
strange. I addition, the ""group read" icons in PMNews become courrupted,
too.

Minimising and restroing windows doesn't change anything. Closing the program
and restarting thme works.

Starting an OS/2 full screen command line session, then exiting restores the
desktop appearance.

Is there a fix for this?




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From: nospam@savebandwidth.invalid                      12-Dec-99 19:52:04
  To: All                                               12-Dec-99 19:56:11
Subj: Re: Epson Stylus Color 600 & OS/2 Warp 3

From: nospam@savebandwidth.invalid       (John Thompson)

In <3853e217-nukewaste@wwivbbs.org>, "Dilbert Firestorm" <wwiv@pppproject.org> 
writes:

>anyone ever have a page printing problem with Epson Stylus Color 600 under
Warp
>3?
>
>What it does is prints half of one page and then picks up again on the next
>page.  It might do this every 4 or 5 pages.

Which printer driver are you using?  I use OMNI v30.702 and the 
epson.de v1.020 and they both work fine here with Stylus Color 
600 and Warp v3 FP38.

-John (John.Thompson@attglobal.net)

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From: oad@it.hkbank.com                                 13-Dec-99 10:07:08
  To: All                                               13-Dec-99 03:31:19
Subj: WordPerfect 6.0 Invalid Filename

From: "oad" <oad@it.hkbank.com>

Why WordPerfect6.0 filename will have a @XXX in the beginning characters?
The software is on OS/2 platform, installed at LAN server running Netware.





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From: dwparsons@t-online.de                             13-Dec-99 08:34:06
  To: All                                               13-Dec-99 05:13:27
Subj: Re: Trap 0008 with Java 1.1.8

From: dwparsons@t-online.de (Dave Parsons)

On Tue, 30 Nov 1999 08:32:12, dwparsons@t-online.de (Dave Parsons) wrote:

> I have also received a mail from Scott saying that he thinks that
> the problem could be hardware. I guess it could be, but why only
> with that one Java applet? I am not experiencing any other problems.
> 
> Anywhy, I have now disabled Java and Javascript and will wait until
> that ad comes round again and if is doesn't crash the system I will
> try to capture the page and all the relevant files.
> One problem is that it does not appear very often, so checking ideas
> is rather slow but, when it does appear it always produces a system
> crash of some kind. Monday morning seems to be its favorite:-(
> 

Well, it's now two weeks since my last post and I haven't seen that
Sun advertisment again since.
I guess it has now run it's course, so we will never know what the
problem really was unless they start it again sometime.

Bye for now,
-- 
Dave

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From: wwiv@pppproject.org                               13-Dec-99 02:02:15
  To: All                                               13-Dec-99 05:13:27
Subj: Re: Epson Stylus Color 600 & OS/2 Warp 3

From: "Dilbert Firestorm" <wwiv@pppproject.org>

RE: Re: Epson Stylus Color 600 & OS/2 Warp 3
BY: john.thompson@attglobal.net

>Which printer driver are you using?  I use OMNI v30.702 and the 
>epson.de v1.020 and they both work fine here with Stylus Color 
>600 and Warp v3 FP38.
-
I'm using the german driver, I think version 1011.

I do have the omni drivers, but I couldn't figure out how to add it in
addition
to the german driver which has its own printer icon.
-


Origin: Nuclear Wasteland * 504-394-0509


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From: zayne@omen.com.au                                 13-Dec-99 10:59:10
  To: All                                               13-Dec-99 10:24:20
Subj: Re: NETWKSTA.200 won't load

From: zayne@omen.com.au (Mooo)

jms%email.de%email.de%email.de@bromo.email.ch (Jens) wrote:

>
>If I have a mouse on COM2/IRQ3, the NETWKSTA.200 driver gets a SYS1719
>while booting and does not load.

A lot of NIC drivers will try to default to irq 3, this is probably
the problem


>(no reply or help necessary on this)

So this posting is just a statement?

Cheers,
Craig

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From: ispalten@us.ibm.com                               13-Dec-99 08:06:21
  To: All                                               13-Dec-99 14:26:29
Subj: Re: FP 13?

From: Irv Spalten <ispalten@us.ibm.com>

Rick, I'll be updating this URL,
http://ps.software.ibm.com/pbin-usa-ps/getobj.pl?/pdocs-usa/fixnews.html#y2knew
,
if there are ANY Y2K issues that appear for OS/2 and we have a fix for.
If there are issues that we discover, but no fix is available (with our
contingency plans, I don't forsee how we could have a problem and no
fix) this URL,
http://ps.software.ibm.com/pbin-usa-ps/getobj.pl?/pdocs-usa/fixnews.html,
would be updated with a new NEWS item.

Irv

Oliver Rick wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 08 Dec 1999 Irv Spalten wrote:
> 
> > If a Y2K fix should be needed, we'd try to get that out like other Y2K
> > fixes, individual not requiring a FP to get it.
> 
> Is there/Will there be a Y2K newsletter (maybe OS/2 only) that tells about
> Y2K 'hotfixes' if the need will arise after the rollover?
> Will the fixes be available via the testcase server or the 'official'
> Boulder server?
> 
>    /Olli/
> --
> IBM OS/2 Warp Update Summary:
> http://www.warpupdates.de/english/warpupdates.html

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From: ispalten@us.ibm.com                               13-Dec-99 08:10:14
  To: All                                               13-Dec-99 14:26:29
Subj: Re: Fixpack 12 Can I Assume

From: Irv Spalten <ispalten@us.ibm.com>

Rich, unfortunately, yes, consider it abandoned. The program needed to
have a manual update done everytime the kernel changed. Wasn't a big
deal when we released 'official' FP's randomly and far apart. Last year,
we were releasing FP's monthly, and this meant a monthly manual change.

Sorry,
Irv

Richard Steiner wrote:
> 
> Here in comp.os.os2.bugs, Irv Spalten <ispalten@us.ibm.com>
> spake unto us, saying:
> 
> >Steen, we've stopped updating OS2MEMU, but Theseus has been released as
> >version 3 to run under the latest FP's.
> 
> Hi, Irv.  Does that mean OS20MEMU is essentially abandoned?  :-(
> 
> Yes, I know it's EWS (and released to us through the good graces of IBM
> and you folks -- thanks for what you've done!), but I vastly prefer its
> simplified memory-per-process display to Theseus.
> 
> Does anyone else know about any other nice quick-and-dirty per-process
> memory display utilities for OS/2?
> 
> --
>    -Rich Steiner  >>>--->  rsteiner@visi.com  >>>---> Bloomington, MN
>      OS/2 + BeOS + Linux + Solaris + Win95 + WinNT4 + FreeBSD + DOS
>       + VMWare + Fusion + vMac + Executor = PC Hobbyist Heaven! :-)
>                          Are we having fun yet?

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From: frank_mckenney@mindspring.com                     13-Dec-99 14:21:22
  To: All                                               13-Dec-99 14:26:29
Subj: Re: TRAPDUMP to a ZIP100 (SCSI)

From: frank_mckenney@mindspring.com (Frank McKenney)

Michael,

You left off a Followup-To:  newsgroup, so I've set it to
comp.os.os2.misc

In <zterrarrkvfarg.fmn4rd0.pminews@news.exis.net>, "Michael K Greene"
<mgreene@exis.net> writes:
>Ok, I understand the TRAPDUMP process but I can not get the dump to my ZIP100
>(SCSI) drive. The command say that it can not find the drive. Something
>wrong?

I assume you've already set up the ZIP cartridge as FAT and given it the
correct name.

Given that this is for a standalone system dump (e.g.  "dump as much as
we can without depending on anything that might have been tromped on and
without disturbing anything"), I'd expect it to be using BIOS Int13h
calls to write the data to disk(ette).

Is your ZIP drive BIOS-addressable?  Or is it only available once OS/2
drivers have been loaded (which the standalone dump code has to assume
_might_ have been mangled)?


Frank McKenney, McKenney Associates
Richmond, Virginia / (804) 320-4887
E-mail: frank_mckenney@mindspring.com

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From: nospam@savebandwidth.invalid                      13-Dec-99 13:53:14
  To: All                                               13-Dec-99 14:27:00
Subj: Re: Epson Stylus Color 600 & OS/2 Warp 3

From: nospam@savebandwidth.invalid       (John Thompson)

In <3854a817-nukewaste@wwivbbs.org>, "Dilbert Firestorm" <wwiv@pppproject.org> 
writes:

>RE: Re: Epson Stylus Color 600 & OS/2 Warp 3
>BY: john.thompson@attglobal.net
>
>>Which printer driver are you using?  I use OMNI v30.702 and the 
>>epson.de v1.020 and they both work fine here with Stylus Color 
>>600 and Warp v3 FP38.

>I'm using the german driver, I think version 1011.
>
>I do have the omni drivers, but I couldn't figure out how to add it in
addition
>to the german driver which has its own printer icon.

Open your "templates" folder and drag a printer template onto 
your desktop (or RMB on an existing printer object and select 
"Create another...printer").  Open the Settings notebook, select 
"Printer driver" and RMB on one of the driver icons in the 
"Installed drivers" window.  Select "Install...New Driver" and 
you're off and running.

-John (John.Thompson@attglobal.net)

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From: wwilly@one.net                                    13-Dec-99 16:09:06
  To: All                                               13-Dec-99 14:27:00
Subj: Re: NETWKSTA.200 won't load

From: Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser <wwilly@one.net>

In article <3854d141.2562202@news.omen.net.au>,
  zayne@omen.com.au (Mooo) wrote:
> jms%email.de%email.de%email.de@bromo.email.ch
(Jens) wrote:
> >If I have a mouse on COM2/IRQ3, the NETWKSTA.200
driver gets a SYS1719
> >while booting and does not load.
>
> A lot of NIC drivers will try to default to irq 3,
this is probably
> the problem

I should have thought of this sooner.  There is
another possible explanation.  This is an old bug in
the installation/configuration routines going back to
WARP Connect.  They put the statements in CONFIG.SYS
in the wrong sequence.  I have this at home, where I
connect over a modem:

DEVICE=F:\MPTN\PROTOCOL\SOCKETS.SYS /V
DEVICE=F:\MPTN\PROTOCOL\AFOS2.SYS
DEVICE=F:\MPTN\PROTOCOL\AFINET.SYS
DEVICE=F:\MPTN\PROTOCOL\AFNB.SYS /S:130 /C:225 /N:21
RUN=F:\MPTN\BIN\AFNBINI.EXE
RUN=F:\MPTN\BIN\CNTRL.EXE
CALL=F:\OS2\CMD.EXE /Q /C F:\MPTN\BIN\MPTSTART.CMD
RUN=F:\IBMCOM\PROTOCOL\NBTCP.EXE
DEVICE=F:\IBMCOM\PROTOCOL\NETBEUI.OS2
DEVICE=F:\IBMCOM\PROTOCOL\TCPBEUI.OS2
DEVICE=F:\IBMCOM\PROTOCOL\NETBIOS.OS2
DEVICE=F:\IBMLAN\NETPROG\RDRHELP.200
IFS=F:\IBMLAN\NETPROG\NETWKSTA.200 /I:F:\IBMLAN /N
DEVICE=F:\IBMCOM\MACS\NULLNDIS.OS2

At the office, where I'm connected to the LAN over a
NIC, that last line reads this:

DEVICE=F:\IBMCOM\MACS\EL90X.OS2

But the rest of it is the same.  On both systems I
have a serial mouse on COM1.  COM1, COM2, what's a
COM port between friends . . . ?  <:-))

Another thing occurs to me.  I have noticed that
sometimes it matters where your statements for your
video support appear relative to your networking
statements.  If you install certain video drivers, or
even just upgrade to a new release, they like to
delete their old statements & insert all their
statements at the bottom of CONFIG.SYS.  The Matrox
drivers do this & I always have to undo their damage.
(And they like to change rem to REM, but that's
another complaint.)  But sometimes the video driver
statements have to come before the networking
statements.  This is very much dependant on your
particular combination of hardware.  At the office,
I'm running the GRADD driver for an ATI RAGE
something & that seems to be OK with all the GRADD
statements at the very bottom.  At home, I have the
Matrox statements before the networking stuff.  Seems
to me I recall at the office we had Compaq something
desktop systems a few years ago & the Matrox
statements needed to come before the networking
statements, which supported a Compaq proprietary
something NIC.  It's all a matter of experimenting &
coming up with the answer by trial & error.

WW
Team OS/2 Cincinnati & PROUD OF IT!


Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.

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From: doug.bissett"at"attglobal.net                     13-Dec-99 19:47:01
  To: All                                               13-Dec-99 17:04:11
Subj: Re: Epson Stylus Color 600 & OS/2 Warp 3

From: doug.bissett"at"attglobal.net (Doug Bissett)

On Mon, 13 Dec 1999 02:02:30, "Dilbert Firestorm" 
<wwiv@pppproject.org> wrote:

> RE: Re: Epson Stylus Color 600 & OS/2 Warp 3
> BY: john.thompson@attglobal.net
> 
> >Which printer driver are you using?  I use OMNI v30.702 and the 
> >epson.de v1.020 and they both work fine here with Stylus Color 
> >600 and Warp v3 FP38.
> -
> I'm using the german driver, I think version 1011.
> 
> I do have the omni drivers, but I couldn't figure out how to add it in
addition
> to the german driver which has its own printer icon.
> -
> Origin: Nuclear Wasteland * 504-394-0509

I have an Epson Stylus Color 600 (warp4, but I don't think that should
make any difference). I used the german driver (1011, and 1020 -> I 
think they are really the same), and OMNI, until the EPOMNI driver 
showed up. I scrapped both, and just use EPOMNI (it did not take me 
very long to realize that EPOMNI is far superior). IMO it gives the 
quality of the German driver, and the performance of the OMNI driver, 
without any hassels. 

You can find EPOMNI at the OS/2 device driver web site:
http://service.software.ibm.com/os2ddpak/html/index.htm

Hope this helps...
******************************
From the PC of Doug Bissett
doug.bissett at attglobal.net
The " at " must be changed to "@"
******************************

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From: doug.bissett"at"attglobal.net                     13-Dec-99 19:47:01
  To: All                                               13-Dec-99 17:04:11
Subj: Re: Weird icons on desktop after Netscape 4.61 plus FP12

From: doug.bissett"at"attglobal.net (Doug Bissett)

On Sun, 12 Dec 1999 16:51:47, "Wolf Kirchmeir" <greywolf@onlink.net> 
wrote:

> When I use the scroolbar on Netscape 4.61 whil downloading, there is
> sometimes the following effect:
> 
> The cahracters in the NS window become corrupted (they look "greeked"), and
> several icons on the DT and on the Warpenter bar become partrly or wholly
> strange. I addition, the ""group read" icons in PMNews become courrupted,
> too.
> 
> Minimising and restroing windows doesn't change anything. Closing the
program
> and restarting thme works.
> 
> Starting an OS/2 full screen command line session, then exiting restores the
> desktop appearance.
> 
> Is there a fix for this?
> 

Just a guess, but it sounds like your Video drivers are causing 
problems. Check at:
http://service.software.ibm.com/os2ddpak/html/index.htm
for updated video drivers for your machine.

Hope this helps...
******************************
From the PC of Doug Bissett
doug.bissett at attglobal.net
The " at " must be changed to "@"
******************************

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From: mikus@bga.com                                     13-Dec-99 13:27:13
  To: All                                               13-Dec-99 17:04:11
Subj: Re: Java Runtime + NS 4.61 - solved!!

From: mikus@bga.com (Mikus Grinbergs)

On Sun, 12 Dec 1999 12:58:16 +0200 (EET) "Esko Kauppinen"
<esko.kauppinen@ibm.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 07 Dec 1999 09:34:29 +0000, Henk Hendriks wrote:
>
> >In a previous thread problems were posted with running the java runtime
> >package with NS 4.61. Well the solution is: different runtime package.
> >
> >The JRE runtime package appears to be primarily designed for
> >distribution with Java programs. The java 1.1.8 runtime package
> >available from IBM's software choice website is the one to use with NS
> >4.61.
>
>   I have also downloaded both runtime.exe and os2jre.exe. With
>   runtime Comm 4.61 works ok but Moneydance  and Java acrobat
>   trap.
>
>   If I transfer the files from jre11 to java11, Moneydance and java
>   apps work but  Comm 4.61 dies.
>
>   I don't understand the difference of the packets. When you look
>   at the files, they are largely the same.
>   I used to be able to run all java apps and Comm 4.61 with same
>   setup but something is now broken with the upgrades or in my
>   system.

When the runtime came out together with the JRE I tried to do a file
by file comparison.  The JRE might have had some extra files (I forget)
but the *principal* difference I was able to identify was in file
naming - the JRE distribution contained (and referred to) javri.dll
and javrr.dll, and had an EXECUTABLE install module which renamed these
files and their references over to javai.dll and javar.dll .  (For
instance, made sure \java11\lib\jre.prp names javai.dll )   Whereas
the non-JRE runtime package distributed these files, and referenced
them, by their javai.dll and javar.dll names.

I don't know if there is any difference between *installing* the JRE
package vs. *applying* the non-JRE runtime.  However, if anyone merely
applied the JRE without running the install, I *would* expect problems.

mikus

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From: bnc@webone.com.au                                 14-Dec-99 07:47:27
  To: All                                               13-Dec-99 17:04:11
Subj: STARDOCK PROBLEM----CAUSE????

From: bnc@webone.com.au

For some time people have been mentioning here that they have a problem with a 
Stardock application.

My problem was/is Object Navigator. When you opened a drive(this varied as to
which one),
the harddisk light came on and you could not close Object Navigator. In
addition you could not shut down.

The cause............CHKDSK.LOG.

I managed to reproduce the problem using another product by doing a text
search on chkdsk.log.

I have just done some limited testing. 
1) ran a command file that deleted all the chkdsk.log's off my hard disks.
2) Used Object Navigator with no problems for 15mins.

Running this verion of chkdsk

CHKDSK32 DLL    121895   8-10-99   3:18p  A...

Brian

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From: pauncz@attglobal.net                              13-Dec-99 16:17:20
  To: All                                               13-Dec-99 19:44:00
Subj: Re: STARDOCK PROBLEM----CAUSE????

From: "Tom Pauncz" <pauncz@attglobal.net>

On 14 Dec 1999 07:47:55 +1000, bnc@webone.com.au wrote:

>For some time people have been mentioning here that they have a problem with
a Stardock application.
>
>My problem was/is Object Navigator. When you opened a drive(this varied as to 
which one),
>the harddisk light came on and you could not close Object Navigator. In
addition you could not shut down.
>
>The cause............CHKDSK.LOG.
>
>I managed to reproduce the problem using another product by doing a text
search on chkdsk.log.
>
>I have just done some limited testing. 
>1) ran a command file that deleted all the chkdsk.log's off my hard disks.
>2) Used Object Navigator with no problems for 15mins.
>
>Running this verion of chkdsk
>
>CHKDSK32 DLL    121895   8-10-99   3:18p  A...
>
>Brian

I, too, have been seeing this dumb problem.  I have the same level of
CHKDSK32.DLL on this system. 
However, it does not happen on all my partitions, all of the time. Any idea
what corrupts those
files?
What was the other app you were using to test??
Cheers,
Tom Pauncz


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From: pauncz@attglobal.net                              13-Dec-99 16:22:09
  To: All                                               13-Dec-99 19:44:00
Subj: Re: STARDOCK PROBLEM----CAUSE????

From: "Tom Pauncz" <pauncz@attglobal.net>

On 14 Dec 1999 07:47:55 +1000, bnc@webone.com.au wrote:

>For some time people have been mentioning here that they have a problem with
a Stardock application.
>
>My problem was/is Object Navigator. When you opened a drive(this varied as to 
which one),
>the harddisk light came on and you could not close Object Navigator. In
addition you could not shut down.
>
>The cause............CHKDSK.LOG.
>
>I managed to reproduce the problem using another product by doing a text
search on chkdsk.log.
>
>I have just done some limited testing. 
>1) ran a command file that deleted all the chkdsk.log's off my hard disks.
>2) Used Object Navigator with no problems for 15mins.
>
>Running this verion of chkdsk
>
>CHKDSK32 DLL    121895   8-10-99   3:18p  A...
>
>Brian

I posted a question on the Stardock  'stardock.os2.support'  forum, and
someone there responded
that Stardock told him to erase WP ROOT. SF from that drive, after running
CHKDSK x: /F:2.  I tried
that with no luck at all.

Cheers,
Tom Pauncz


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From: mgreene@exis.net                                  13-Dec-99 15:21:11
  To: All                                               13-Dec-99 19:44:00
Subj: Re: TRAPDUMP to a ZIP100 (SCSI)

From: "Michael K Greene" <mgreene@exis.net>

On 13 Dec 1999 14:21:44 GMT, Frank McKenney wrote:

>
>Michael,
>
>You left off a Followup-To:  newsgroup, so I've set it to
>comp.os.os2.misc
>
>In <zterrarrkvfarg.fmn4rd0.pminews@news.exis.net>, "Michael K Greene"
<mgreene@exis.net> writes:
>>Ok, I understand the TRAPDUMP process but I can not get the dump to my
ZIP100
>>(SCSI) drive. The command say that it can not find the drive. Something
>>wrong?
>
>I assume you've already set up the ZIP cartridge as FAT and given it the
>correct name.
>
>Given that this is for a standalone system dump (e.g.  "dump as much as
>we can without depending on anything that might have been tromped on and
>without disturbing anything"), I'd expect it to be using BIOS Int13h
>calls to write the data to disk(ette).
>
>Is your ZIP drive BIOS-addressable?  Or is it only available once OS/2
>drivers have been loaded (which the standalone dump code has to assume
>_might_ have been mangled)?

Frank,

The ZIP100 is running off an Adaptec 1505 and depends on the SCSI drivers.

>Frank McKenney, McKenney Associates
>Richmond, Virginia / (804) 320-4887
>E-mail: frank_mckenney@mindspring.com
>

Michael K Greene <mgreene@exis.net>     |      OS/2 Warp / Linux / Win95-311



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From: gczerw@home.No-Spam.com                           13-Dec-99 22:53:00
  To: All                                               13-Dec-99 19:44:00
Subj: Re: Weird Colors after FP12

From: gczerw@home.No-Spam.com (George Czerw)

On Sun, 12 Dec 1999 19:51:14, "Gail Koontz" <gail.koontz@quancon.com> 
wrote:

> On Sat, 11 Dec 1999 13:54:55 GMT, George Czerw wrote:
> 
> >Gail, I'm using an Elsa Winner 2000 Office - 8 ViVo.  This problem 
> >began with FP#11 and continues with Elsa cards.  I sent a problem 
> >report to IBM.  I've also reported it to Elsa several months ago, but 
> >they really don't care since they've decided to stop OS/2 development 
> >and support.  I've never received a reply from them. ..period.  I 
> >found that the ONLY thing that worked for me was to drop back to 65k 
> >colors.  Then everything works fine.
> 
> You're exactly right. I had a bit of trouble changing to 65k. After I
booted,
> the Elsa Resolution Manager wouldn't come up - said there was no Elsa card
> recognized. After I had done several other things, none of them having
> anything to do with modifying the system, I tried again and it worked.
> Strange!
> 
> Even if IBM won't fix this reported problem, it seems like someone could
tell
> us what to back out to get back to fully functioning drivers. I did notice
in
> reading the text associated with the latest Elsa drivers that at one time
> (FP3?) a new version of SOFTDRAW.DLL caused strange colors. I tried backing
> that out, but it didn't change anything. I really don't want to remove FP12,
> because it seems like everything is working well and that  an annoying
> problem has been fixed, but I like to have true color when I'm working on
> photographs.
> 
>   
> Gail Koontz		Retired in my home state
> 836 Mallard Rd.		 . . . and loving it!
> Cocoa, FL 32926	gail.koontz@quancon.com
> 
> 
> 

I'm hoping that the Sci-Tech display doctor driver ultimately works 
well with these cards so that we can use that instead of the Elsa 
drivers.  Worst case scenario is to ditch the Elsa card and buy a 
Matrox G400! 

George

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From: bumby@lagrange.rutgers.edu                        13-Dec-99 18:48:00
  To: All                                               13-Dec-99 21:12:03
Subj: Re: STARDOCK PROBLEM----CAUSE????

From: bumby@lagrange.rutgers.edu (Richard Bumby)

bnc@webone.com.au writes:

>For some time people have been mentioning here that they have a problem with
a Stardock application.

>My problem was/is Object Navigator. When you opened a drive(this varied as to 
which one),
>the harddisk light came on and you could not close Object Navigator. In
addition you could not shut down.

>The cause............CHKDSK.LOG.

>...

This is an old problem.  I have seen it discussed here before and I
have experienced it on my machine.  As you have noted, it's not much
of a problem since it is usually safe to delete the chkdsk.log before
starting the Object Navigator, or pointing it at the root directory of
a drive with one of these files.

In those rare cases in which chkdsk has found something that you want
to examine, you can view the file using a special program.  This
viewer is mentioned in some of the documentation that came with chkdsk
-- I don't remember where, but I do remember that it wasn't in the
first place that I expected to find it.  Getting the program, even if
I never use it, means that I don't need to find where IBM hid it.
-- 
R. T. Bumby **  Rutgers Math || Amer. Math. Monthly Problems Editor 1992--1996
bumby@math.rutgers.edu       ||   
Telephone:    [USA] 732-445-0277 (full-time message line) FAX 732-445-5530

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From: bnc@webone.com.au                                 14-Dec-99 18:00:29
  To: All                                               14-Dec-99 03:29:06
Subj: Re: STARDOCK PROBLEM----CAUSE????

From: bnc@webone.com.au

In <8340jh$qto$1@lagrange.rutgers.edu>, bumby@lagrange.rutgers.edu (Richard
Bumby) writes:
>bnc@webone.com.au writes:
>
>>For some time people have been mentioning here that they have a problem with 
a Stardock application.
>
>>My problem was/is Object Navigator. When you opened a drive(this varied as
to which one),
>>the harddisk light came on and you could not close Object Navigator. In
addition you could not shut down.
>
>>The cause............CHKDSK.LOG.
>
>>...
>
>This is an old problem.  I have seen it discussed here before and I
>have experienced it on my machine.  As you have noted, it's not much
>of a problem since it is usually safe to delete the chkdsk.log before
>starting the Object Navigator, or pointing it at the root directory of
>a drive with one of these files.
>
>In those rare cases in which chkdsk has found something that you want
>to examine, you can view the file using a special program.  This
>viewer is mentioned in some of the documentation that came with chkdsk
>-- I don't remember where, but I do remember that it wasn't in the
>first place that I expected to find it.  Getting the program, even if
>I never use it, means that I don't need to find where IBM hid it.
>-- 
Richard,
I agree with the above except that the point of the message was that it was
the CHKDSK.LOG
file that was causing the problem.
It would have saved a lot of heartache if we had known this earlier.
The second point is that it is not really a Stardock problem as I think you
could reproduce it
with any program that does a TEXT search of a chkdsk.log file(that is how I
found it).
Brian

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From: bnc@webone.com.au                                 14-Dec-99 18:06:02
  To: All                                               14-Dec-99 03:29:06
Subj: Re: STARDOCK PROBLEM----CAUSE????

From: bnc@webone.com.au

In <cnhapmnggtybonyarg.fmp75g0.pminews@news1.attglobal.net>, "Tom Pauncz"
<pauncz@attglobal.net> writes:
>On 14 Dec 1999 07:47:55 +1000, bnc@webone.com.au wrote:
>
>>For some time people have been mentioning here that they have a problem with 
a Stardock application.
>>
>>My problem was/is Object Navigator. When you opened a drive(this varied as
to which one),
>>the harddisk light came on and you could not close Object Navigator. In
addition you could not shut down.
>>
>>The cause............CHKDSK.LOG.
>>
>>I managed to reproduce the problem using another product by doing a text
search on chkdsk.log.
>>
>>I have just done some limited testing. 
>>1) ran a command file that deleted all the chkdsk.log's off my hard disks.
>>2) Used Object Navigator with no problems for 15mins.
>>
>>Running this verion of chkdsk
>>
>>CHKDSK32 DLL    121895   8-10-99   3:18p  A...
>>
>>Brian
>
>I, too, have been seeing this dumb problem.  I have the same level of
CHKDSK32.DLL on this system. 
>However, it does not happen on all my partitions, all of the time. Any idea
what corrupts those
>files?
Ok, this is the way I understand it.
1) you boot your machine and access say two of your drives.
2) this turns on the DIRTY bit for each drive.
3) You shut down unexpectedly for some reason
4) On reboot a chkdsk is run automatically, which creates a chkdsk.log

Then if you attempt to read this file, apprently with anything other than the
special
program mentioned by Richard, you are history.



>What was the other app you were using to test??

SPF 3.C

Brian

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From: rsteiner@visi.com                                 13-Dec-99 23:19:20
  To: All                                               14-Dec-99 03:29:06
Subj: Re: Fixpack 12 Can I Assume

From: rsteiner@visi.com (Richard Steiner)

Here in comp.os.os2.bugs, Irv Spalten <ispalten@us.ibm.com>
spake unto us, saying:

>Rich, unfortunately, yes, consider it abandoned. The program needed to
>have a manual update done everytime the kernel changed. Wasn't a big
>deal when we released 'official' FP's randomly and far apart. Last year,
>we were releasing FP's monthly, and this meant a monthly manual change.

Thanks.  I understand that sometimes it has to happen, and as it stands
Theseus/2 is a pretty cool "replacement", at least in some ways (yeah,
okay, it's really an immeasurably nicer superset <grin>).

Any chance of including a quick-and-dirty command-line call to Theseus
so it can display a quickie per-process memory summary?  The dropping of
OS20MEMU apparently kills both tools I know of that do that (one being
itself), and I'm usually just interested in basic Owned/InMem numbers
(so I can see on a high level who's using how many memory).

>Sorry,

Nah, you don't have to be.  OS20MEMU was a useful tool, but I know that
maintaining stuff is an effort (particularly when it's so closely tied
to OS changes), and I really appreciate your honest response.  :-)

-- 
   -Rich Steiner  >>>--->  rsteiner@visi.com  >>>---> Bloomington, MN
     OS/2 + BeOS + Linux + Solaris + Win95 + WinNT4 + FreeBSD + DOS
      + VMWare + Fusion + vMac + Executor = PC Hobbyist Heaven! :-)
               Don't use commas, which, aren't necessary.

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From: jms%email.de%email.de%email.de@b...               14-Dec-99 08:44:28
  To: All                                               14-Dec-99 11:41:16
Subj: FDISK crashes with linux drive

Message sender: jms%email.de%email.de%email.de@bromo.email.ch

From: jms%email.de%email.de%email.de@bromo.email.ch (Jens)

If I switch to the Linux harddisk within FDISK (level 9.30), it 
crashes !
(FDISKPM also)

Jens

(When I found the tips on the web that I have to use os/2 fdisk BEFORE
installing linux it was too late)

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From: mat_nieuwenhoven@x400.icl.co.uk                   14-Dec-99 17:01:17
  To: All                                               14-Dec-99 14:35:15
Subj: Re: Files get completely cleared

From: mat_nieuwenhoven@x400.icl.co.uk

In article <810ojh$i01$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
  mat_nieuwenhoven@x400.icl.co.uk wrote:
> In article <80ukg1$1as$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
>   mnieuw@my-deja.com wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > The last week I have occurances of files being completely
> wiped to
> > zero. This happens to both object and executable files. An
> executable
> > can work fine one afternoon, when I come in the next morning
> and
> > power-up the machine, it won't work because it's all set to
> zero. I
> > never had this before. I have just applied FP12, but can't
> imagine this
> > is caused by a fixpak. These are files build with Watcom C .
I
> have't
> > had it happening with other files. Any ideas what may cause
> this?
> > Has anyone else problems with FP12 and files?
> >
> > Thanks, Mat Nieuwenhoven
>
> Oops. Forget this message. Running chkdsk revealed many errors
> on precisely the files that got corrupted. I expect all to be
> well now.
>
> Mat

No such luck. The problem kept coming back. Finally I went back
to fixpak 10 and the problem disappeared. So at least in my
case, FP12 is unusable because it corrupts the disk structure
for executable and object files created by Watcom C 10.6 .
I guess I wait for FP13, if that ever comes.
Regards, Mat


Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.

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From: mike.luther@ziplog.com                            14-Dec-99 17:29:22
  To: All                                               14-Dec-99 16:42:03
Subj: NS 4.16 SYS3175 errors partial solution?

From: mike.luther@ziplog.com

in researching some of the NS 4.16b collection of SYS3175 errors I've noticed
something.  Im at Warp 4 FP8 in a 64MB box.  As well, I'd installed Internet
Junk Buster.  My latest collection of SYS3175 errors appears to involve IJB,
wherein SWAPPER.DAT takes off on a wild rampage.  I've configured the
system long ago for COMIT and given it the 'magic' number over just over
16MB.  Immediately on load of either IJB or NS 4.16b, it SWAPPER.DAT
stars growing.  As have others, I've tried no cache, standard cache,
large cache, no help.  During operations, SWAPPER.DAT just gets bigger
and bigger.  I've seen it escallate to 105MB with just NS 4.16b and IJB,
but can't comment on what happens without IJB enabled just yet.

What does seem relevant is that as long as I leave IJB loaded, after
exiting NS 4.16b, SWAPPER.DAT never collapses.

Reloading NS 4.16b, on a left-in-place IJB, is one good way to whop it
up, nearly doubling in size with not necessarily every fresh load of NS
4.16b, but certainly many of them.

It is when this doubling, or maybe it isn't actually exponential growth,
but it smells like it, occurs, that the system collapses into SYS3175
errors.

The first such will produce a SYS3175 error from which you can recover.
It's the second one in a row, initiated in response to a reload after
that first one shows, which locks the entire box requiring the "You get
and F in the course!", salute.

On repeated runs of this, from the dirty flag set initialization CHKDSK,
which always seemed to show the IJB log file as an alloaction size
error, which prompted me to experiment.

Now .. You can always seem to get a rollback in SWAPPER.DAT size,
provided you will UNLOAD the IJB utility, after each exit from NS 4.16b.
Again, we're not talking about where NS 4.16b goes as to SWAPPER.DAT
growth during a single load, just for repeated loads.

This whomp up in SWAPPER.DAT also applies to when you get bombed with a
URL which opens a second or third instance of NS 4.16b for one of these
cutesy "Sell me the World for Ten Cents." ad campaign deals too!  This
seems to be another way for SWAPPER.DAT to grow and grow, and never
collapse, at least while IJB is running.

I run NS 5.16b out of a .CMD file which allows me to sycronize the
system to NISTIME with each pull-up of NS 4.16b.  Also, on command, I
can examine the COOKIE's file if I want to, if it exists for one reason
or another, but, IJB is limiting that per it's configuration.

Now ..

What I want to do is try to load ... and UNLOAD ... IJB in that same
.CMD file.  That way I can experiment to find out if I can always assure
a graceful degradtion of the SWAPPER.DAT to cure this one glitch I think
I have found.

Problem ..

I can OPEN the IJB creature in the .CMD file.  However, when I do, it
grabs the thread and locks it to that thread and won't return me to the
.CMD file for the rest of the load ...

How can I use a REXX procedure or function to force the .CMD file to
return me to the thread of the .CMD file after IJB loads?

That said, I smell more trouble coming.  After I exit ND 4.16b in this
scenario from a .CMD file, how do I then gain re-entry to the IJB thread
to KILL it from that same .CMD file.

Curious mind isn't well enough informed about threading, REXX and .CMD
to know how to do this.

Any help here so I can finish the research and post what I have, maybe,
confirmed?



--> Sleep well; OS2's still awake! ;)

Mike.Luther@ziplog.com
Mike.Luther@f3000.n117.z1.fidonet.org

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From: reply_to_the_newsgroup@please.com                 14-Dec-99 18:18:19
  To: All                                               14-Dec-99 16:42:03
Subj: How to crash your system with a Video-CD !!

From: Wim Wauters <reply_to_the_newsgroup@please.com>

Hello all,

I think I just found a new feature of BugPack12 (grumble).

Whenever I have this videoCD in a CD-ROM reader, OS/2 will
crash whenever a program tries to get the CD-ROM's status.

More details:
1) VideoCD works fine in Win98 or WinNT (damned!).

2) OS/2 4.0 client crashes with a TrapD (Black Screen of
Death)

3) "to get CD-ROM's status": whenever a program determines
whether there is an accessible CD in the drive (the program
can be anything from OS/2 command prompt to AudioCDplayer)

4) the above crash can be reliably re-created using any of
the following:

System 1: Intel chipset, Pentium100
IDE CD-ROM drive, IBM IDE driver (IBMs506.ADD)

System 2: Ali V chipset, AMD K-6 400
IDE CD-ROM drive, Daniela's driver (Danis506.ADD)
SCSI CD-ROM Drive (Plextor 32 running on Iwill 2930U)

5) For the uninitiated: a videoCD is a CD-ROM containing
some 'junk' files and of course the movie (which is 'hidden'
in x:\mpeg\music.dat or something like that)

As far as I can tell now, the CDFS.IFS must be the culprit
(more in particular the /W switch). Will try to disable this
option later, when I have my third system back (system 1 is
normally not used in a productive way).


The one who thought his systems were stable,
Wim.

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From: bbarclay@ca.ibm.com                               14-Dec-99 13:51:12
  To: All                                               14-Dec-99 16:42:03
Subj: Re: How to crash your system with a Video-CD !!

From: Brad BARCLAY <bbarclay@ca.ibm.com>

Wim Wauters wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I think I just found a new feature of BugPack12 (grumble).
> 
> Whenever I have this videoCD in a CD-ROM reader, OS/2 will
> crash whenever a program tries to get the CD-ROM's status.
> 
> More details:
> 1) VideoCD works fine in Win98 or WinNT (damned!).
> 
> 2) OS/2 4.0 client crashes with a TrapD (Black Screen of
> Death)

Hi Wim:

	Just out of curiosity:  does this just happen on a specific VideoCD, or
does it happen with different VideoCD's?

Brad BARCLAY

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Posted from the OS/2 WARP v4.5 desktop of Brad BARCLAY.
E-Mail:  bbarclay@ca.ibm.com		Location:  2G43D@Torolabs

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From: JHB@jita.nospam.demon.co.uk                       14-Dec-99 22:53:20
  To: All                                               14-Dec-99 19:59:13
Subj: Trap D using CSF0141

From: JHB@jita.nospam.demon.co.uk (Jim Backus)

I'm trying to apply the latest general relaease fixpack for Warp 3 - 
xruw040.  Couldn't find the method of doing this from the hard disk so
created a set of floppies.

I boot to a command line using Alt F1 and then run A:\Service to start
the CSF tool (version 1.41)

There is activity on the floppy drive, then the screen clears and a 
few seconds later the PC stops with a trap 000d

The trap screen reads:

Exception in device driver: SINGLEQ$
TRAP 000d       ERRCD=0000  ERACC=****  ERLIM=********
EAX=a3900000  EBX=9bca00f2  ECX=00000020  EDX=0000005b
ESI=9bda0000  EDI=1b2b0010  EBP=000b506c  FLG=00012292
CS:EIP=0438:00000971  CSACC=009b  CSLIM=00000b50
SS:EIP=0030:00005000  SSACC=1097  SSLIM=0000432f
DS=0440  DSACC=0093  DSLIM=000000c0  CR0=fffffffb
ES=0000  ESACC=****  ESLIM=********  CR2=1f9b101a
ES=0000  ESACC=****  ESLIM=********
ES=0000  ESACC=****  ESLIM=********

The systems detected an internal processing error at
location ##0168:fff4b06e - 000e:c06e
60000, 9084

038600d1
Internal revision 8.259_uni, 98/01/07

The system is stopped.  Record all of the above information and
contact your service representative.

The PC is a 386DX40 which has been running very reliably as a file and
print server.

Is there any history of problems with CSF 0141?

Would I be better booting from floppies?

What is the method of installing a fix pack from the hard drive.  I'm 
aware of a tool called Fastkick which is derived from the CSF tool but
the version I have is older than 1.41.

TIA for any advice

--
Jim Backus  OS/2 - 32 bits without the bloat
bona fide replies to jimb(at)jita(dot)demon(dot)co(dot)uk
http://www.jita.demon.co.uk

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From: lsunley@mb.sympatico.ca                           14-Dec-99 23:23:21
  To: All                                               14-Dec-99 21:14:08
Subj: Re: Trap D using CSF0141

From: lsunley@mb.sympatico.ca (Lorne Sunley)

On Tue, 14 Dec 1999 22:53:41, JHB@jita.nospam.demon.co.uk (Jim Backus)
wrote:

> I'm trying to apply the latest general relaease fixpack for Warp 3 - 
> xruw040.  Couldn't find the method of doing this from the hard disk so
> created a set of floppies.
> 
> I boot to a command line using Alt F1 and then run A:\Service to start
> the CSF tool (version 1.41)
> 
> There is activity on the floppy drive, then the screen clears and a 
> few seconds later the PC stops with a trap 000d
> 
> The trap screen reads:
> 
> Exception in device driver: SINGLEQ$
> TRAP 000d       ERRCD=0000  ERACC=****  ERLIM=********
> EAX=a3900000  EBX=9bca00f2  ECX=00000020  EDX=0000005b
> ESI=9bda0000  EDI=1b2b0010  EBP=000b506c  FLG=00012292
> CS:EIP=0438:00000971  CSACC=009b  CSLIM=00000b50
> SS:EIP=0030:00005000  SSACC=1097  SSLIM=0000432f
> DS=0440  DSACC=0093  DSLIM=000000c0  CR0=fffffffb
> ES=0000  ESACC=****  ESLIM=********  CR2=1f9b101a
> ES=0000  ESACC=****  ESLIM=********
> ES=0000  ESACC=****  ESLIM=********
> 
> The systems detected an internal processing error at
> location ##0168:fff4b06e - 000e:c06e
> 60000, 9084
> 
> 038600d1
> Internal revision 8.259_uni, 98/01/07
> 
> The system is stopped.  Record all of the above information and
> contact your service representative.
> 
> The PC is a 386DX40 which has been running very reliably as a file and
> print server.
> 
> Is there any history of problems with CSF 0141?
> 
> Would I be better booting from floppies?
> 
> What is the method of installing a fix pack from the hard drive.  I'm 
> aware of a tool called Fastkick which is derived from the CSF tool but
> the version I have is older than 1.41.
> 
> TIA for any advice

First bit of advice.

The SERVICE.EXE program is meant to run from your
regular desktop, not from command prompt boot.

The service program requires PM which will only be
present if you boot to your reguar desktop.

If you boot from floppies you have to run the FSERVICE.EXE
program which uses a response file to determine
what system to service. This response file is documented
in the readme file for the CSF 141 fix tool.

To install a fixpack from the hard drive, you have to
expand the fixpack diskette images to a directory
on your hard drive. There is a tool called DSKXTRCT.EXE
you can obtain it from http://hobbes.nmsu.edu

Once you have the images expanded, open an OS/2
Window and enter the
SET CSFCDROMDIR=X:\where_ever_the_fix_is_directory
command to set the location of the fix pack files. Then
run the SERVICE.EXE program.

The usage of the CSFCDROMDIR variable is 
explained in the fix tool readme file.

--

Lorne Sunley

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From: pNoOrStPiAgM@attglobal.net                        15-Dec-99 01:32:08
  To: All                                               15-Dec-99 03:46:00
Subj: Re: pmmerge  and WPS crashes

From: pNoOrStPiAgM@attglobal.net (Harald Portig)

For the past couple of months, since 9/28/99, I have been experiencing
the same thing, i.e., trying to start Netscape causes the WPS to 
freeze.  I don't think that it has to do with the number of days the 
system has been up since it has happened in as few as four days and as
many as nine.  I have tried both mentioned PMMERGE.DLLs, and that does
not seem to have affected it.  Running FP12, Comm/2 4.61.  I don't 
think this happened with version 4.04.

When WPS locks, Ctrl-Esc produces the dialog about WarpCenter not 
responding, but the option to kill it then does'nt work.  I can FTP 
into the hung machine from another machine and exchange files; however
TELNET into the hung machine does not work.  CAD is the only recourse.

The associated dumps in POPUPLOG.OS2 are not always the same.  They 
are reproduced at the end of this message.

At other times there have been problems in that Comm/2 won't start 
when the Organizer from SmartSuite 1.1 is loaded.  Closing Organizer 
allows Comm/2 to start.  Once this happens it is a matter of only a 
few hours or a day before things get so flaky that a reboot is 
necessary.  This behavior was more prevalent with 4.04 than 4.61.  It 
may just be different because I don't have Organizer loaded at all 
times, the way I used to.

------------------------------------------------------------

09-28-1999  10:49:07  SYS3175  PID 0089  TID 0001  Slot 0071
I:\NETSCAPE\PROGRAM\NETSCAPE.EXE
c0000005
1be396c6
P1=00000001  P2=0000007c  P3=XXXXXXXX  P4=XXXXXXXX
EAX=00000000  EBX=00000000  ECX=00000000  EDX=13e8afa0
ESI=007c49f0  EDI=007c0004
DS=0053  DSACC=d0f3  DSLIM=1fffffff
ES=0053  ESACC=d0f3  ESLIM=1fffffff
FS=150b  FSACC=00f3  FSLIM=00000030
GS=08d3  GSACC=10f3  GSLIM=00003fff
CS:EIP=005b:1be396c6  CSACC=d0df  CSLIM=1fffffff
SS:ESP=0053:007c4994  SSACC=d0f3  SSLIM=1fffffff
EBP=007c49c4  FLG=00012202

PMMERGE.DLL 0004:001396c6

------------------------------------------------------------

09-28-1999  10:49:07  SYS3170  PID 001b  TID 0001  Slot 002d
G:\OS2\PMSHELL.EXE
0000057d
16e12220
P1=00000024  P2=0401401c  P3=16e12220  P4=16e12288
EAX=1b00002c  EBX=00000000  ECX=17aceb28  EDX=00000000
ESI=0004f994  EDI=17ad63a4
DS=0053  DSACC=d0f3  DSLIM=1fffffff
ES=0053  ESACC=d0f3  ESLIM=1fffffff
FS=150b  FSACC=00f3  FSLIM=00000030
GS=08d3  GSACC=10f3  GSLIM=00003fff
CS:EIP=005b:1bdf8923  CSACC=d0df  CSLIM=1fffffff
SS:ESP=0053:0004f7a0  SSACC=d0f3  SSLIM=1fffffff
EBP=0004f8b0  FLG=00012246

PMMERGE.DLL

------------------------------------------------------------

09-28-1999  10:49:07  SYS3170  PID 001b  TID 000c  Slot 003b
G:\OS2\PMSHELL.EXE
c0010002
1be21f00
P1=00000001  P2=XXXXXXXX  P3=XXXXXXXX  P4=XXXXXXXX
EAX=00000000  EBX=17acef34  ECX=1b00002c  EDX=00f377ec
ESI=00000000  EDI=00000000
DS=0053  DSACC=d0f3  DSLIM=1fffffff
ES=0053  ESACC=d0f3  ESLIM=1fffffff
FS=150b  FSACC=00f3  FSLIM=00000030
GS=0000  GSACC=****  GSLIM=********
CS:EIP=005b:1be0550d  CSACC=d0df  CSLIM=1fffffff
SS:ESP=0053:00f37fa4  SSACC=d0f3  SSLIM=1fffffff
EBP=00000000  FLG=00012206

PMMERGE.DLL 0004:00121f00

------------------------------------------------------------

10-08-1999  08:37:51  SYS3170  PID 0019  TID 0001  Slot 002d
G:\OS2\PMSHELL.EXE
00000000
00000000
P1=0004cb80  P2=1be1382f  P3=16b486c8  P4=16b38dec
EAX=17abe07c  EBX=0004f994  ECX=17ad63a4  EDX=0fb10160
ESI=17ad63a4  EDI=17abe07c
DS=0053  DSACC=d0f3  DSLIM=1fffffff
ES=0053  ESACC=d0f3  ESLIM=1fffffff
FS=150b  FSACC=00f3  FSLIM=00000030
GS=08d3  GSACC=10f3  GSLIM=00003fff
CS:EIP=005b:0fb10160  CSACC=d0df  CSLIM=1fffffff
SS:ESP=0053:0004f870  SSACC=d0f3  SSLIM=1fffffff
EBP=00000000  FLG=00012246

------------------------------------------------------------

10-18-1999  15:48:53  SYS3184  PID 00a3  TID 0004  Slot 0076
I:\NETSCAPE\PROGRAM\NETSCAPE.EXE
c000009b
00124e7b
EAX=00000000  EBX=012965c0  ECX=1bff002c  EDX=00000000
ESI=010a5f00  EDI=01855a50
DS=0053  DSACC=d0f3  DSLIM=1fffffff
ES=0053  ESACC=d0f3  ESLIM=1fffffff
FS=150b  FSACC=00f3  FSLIM=00000030
GS=0000  GSACC=****  GSLIM=********
CS:EIP=005b:00124e7b  CSACC=d0df  CSLIM=1fffffff
SS:ESP=0053:01b6bec8  SSACC=d0f3  SSLIM=1fffffff
EBP=01b6bf14  FLG=00012246

NETSCAPE.EXE 0001:00114e7b

------------------------------------------------------------

10-18-1999  15:48:53  SYS3170  PID 00a3  TID 0001  Slot 0069
I:\NETSCAPE\PROGRAM\NETSCAPE.EXE
80000199
00000000
P1=00020000  P2=072b0002  P3=63589fcf  P4=b07c07bc
EAX=017f1f64  EBX=00000000  ECX=00000000  EDX=017f1f64
ESI=0fb9cf5c  EDI=0fb9d11c
DS=0053  DSACC=d0f3  DSLIM=1fffffff
ES=0053  ESACC=d0f3  ESLIM=1fffffff
FS=150b  FSACC=00f3  FSLIM=00000030
GS=0000  GSACC=****  GSLIM=********
CS:EIP=005b:0fa6a52d  CSACC=d0df  CSLIM=1fffffff
SS:ESP=0053:007c6498  SSACC=d0f3  SSLIM=1fffffff
EBP=007c64dc  FLG=00012246

------------------------------------------------------------

10-20-1999  08:53:38  SYS3175  PID 00c5  TID 0001  Slot 0073
I:\NETSCAPE\PROGRAM\NETSCAPE.EXE
c0000005
1be396c6
P1=00000001  P2=0000007c  P3=XXXXXXXX  P4=XXXXXXXX
EAX=00000000  EBX=00000000  ECX=00000000  EDX=13e8afa0
ESI=007c49f0  EDI=007c0004
DS=0053  DSACC=d0f3  DSLIM=1fffffff
ES=0053  ESACC=d0f3  ESLIM=1fffffff
FS=150b  FSACC=00f3  FSLIM=00000030
GS=08d3  GSACC=10f3  GSLIM=00003fff
CS:EIP=005b:1be396c6  CSACC=d0df  CSLIM=1fffffff
SS:ESP=0053:007c4994  SSACC=d0f3  SSLIM=1fffffff
EBP=007c49c4  FLG=00012202

PMMERGE.DLL 0004:001396c6

------------------------------------------------------------

10-20-1999  08:53:38  SYS3170  PID 0019  TID 0001  Slot 002d
G:\OS2\PMSHELL.EXE
ce798410
ce79ce79
EAX=1b00002c  EBX=00000000  ECX=17ace108  EDX=00000000
ESI=0004f994  EDI=17ad6198
DS=0053  DSACC=d0f3  DSLIM=1fffffff
ES=0053  ESACC=d0f3  ESLIM=1fffffff
FS=150b  FSACC=00f3  FSLIM=00000030
GS=08d3  GSACC=10f3  GSLIM=00003fff
CS:EIP=005b:1bdf8923  CSACC=d0df  CSLIM=1fffffff
SS:ESP=0053:0004f7a0  SSACC=d0f3  SSLIM=1fffffff
EBP=0004f8b0  FLG=00012246

------------------------------------------------------------

10-20-1999  08:53:39  SYS3170  PID 0019  TID 000b  Slot 003c
G:\OS2\PMSHELL.EXE
c0010002
1be21f00
P1=00000001  P2=XXXXXXXX  P3=XXXXXXXX  P4=XXXXXXXX
EAX=00000000  EBX=17acf114  ECX=1b00002c  EDX=00f077ec
ESI=00000000  EDI=00000000
DS=0053  DSACC=d0f3  DSLIM=1fffffff
ES=0053  ESACC=d0f3  ESLIM=1fffffff
FS=150b  FSACC=00f3  FSLIM=00000030
GS=0000  GSACC=****  GSLIM=********
CS:EIP=005b:1be0550d  CSACC=d0df  CSLIM=1fffffff
SS:ESP=0053:00f07fa4  SSACC=d0f3  SSLIM=1fffffff
EBP=00000000  FLG=00012202

PMMERGE.DLL 0004:00121f00

------------------------------------------------------------

10-20-1999  08:54:26  SYS3175  PID 0015  TID 0008  Slot 0023
G:\OS2\PMSHELL.EXE
c0000005
1be58374
P1=00000001  P2=1b000030  P3=XXXXXXXX  P4=XXXXXXXX
EAX=1b00002c  EBX=0000046c  ECX=0086ebd2  EDX=00000000
ESI=0087ef9e  EDI=de77032e
DS=0053  DSACC=d0f3  DSLIM=1fffffff
ES=0053  ESACC=d0f3  ESLIM=1fffffff
FS=150b  FSACC=00f3  FSLIM=00000030
GS=0000  GSACC=****  GSLIM=********
CS:EIP=005b:1be58374  CSACC=d0df  CSLIM=1fffffff
SS:ESP=0053:0086eb40  SSACC=d0f3  SSLIM=1fffffff
EBP=0087ef8e  FLG=00012202

PMMERGE.DLL 0004:00158374

------------------------------------------------------------

11-09-1999  06:15:42  SYS3170  PID 0019  TID 0001  Slot 002d
G:\OS2\PMSHELL.EXE
0000047c
16b5450c
P1=00000024  P2=0401401c  P3=16b5450c  P4=16b54574
EAX=17ad0804  EBX=0004f994  ECX=17ad6198  EDX=11eb0160
ESI=17ad6198  EDI=17ad0804
DS=0053  DSACC=d0f3  DSLIM=1fffffff
ES=0053  ESACC=d0f3  ESLIM=1fffffff
FS=150b  FSACC=00f3  FSLIM=00000030
GS=08d3  GSACC=10f3  GSLIM=00003fff
CS:EIP=005b:11eb0160  CSACC=d0df  CSLIM=1fffffff
SS:ESP=0053:0004f870  SSACC=d0f3  SSLIM=1fffffff
EBP=00000000  FLG=00012246

PMMERGE.DLL

------------------------------------------------------------

11-11-1999  12:04:29  SYS3175  PID 0019  TID 0001  Slot 002f
G:\OS2\PMSHELL.EXE
c0000005
11e70160
P1=00000001  P2=11e70160  P3=XXXXXXXX  P4=XXXXXXXX
EAX=17ac1d18  EBX=0004f994  ECX=17ad6198  EDX=11e70160
ESI=17ad6198  EDI=17ac1d18
DS=0053  DSACC=d0f3  DSLIM=1fffffff
ES=0053  ESACC=d0f3  ESLIM=1fffffff
FS=150b  FSACC=00f3  FSLIM=00000030
GS=08d3  GSACC=10f3  GSLIM=00003fff
CS:EIP=005b:11e70160  CSACC=d0df  CSLIM=1fffffff
SS:ESP=0053:0004f870  SSACC=d0f3  SSLIM=1fffffff
EBP=00000000  FLG=00012246

------------------------------------------------------------

11-18-1999  07:31:59  SYS3175  PID 0019  TID 0001  Slot 002f
G:\OS2\PMSHELL.EXE
c0000005
11930160
P1=00000001  P2=11930160  P3=XXXXXXXX  P4=XXXXXXXX
EAX=17ab6450  EBX=0004f994  ECX=17ad6198  EDX=11930160
ESI=17ad6198  EDI=17ab6450
DS=0053  DSACC=d0f3  DSLIM=1fffffff
ES=0053  ESACC=d0f3  ESLIM=1fffffff
FS=150b  FSACC=00f3  FSLIM=00000030
GS=08d3  GSACC=10f3  GSLIM=00003fff
CS:EIP=005b:11930160  CSACC=d0df  CSLIM=1fffffff
SS:ESP=0053:0004f870  SSACC=d0f3  SSLIM=1fffffff
EBP=00000000  FLG=00012246

------------------------------------------------------------

11-29-1999  06:54:04  SYS3175  PID 0021  TID 0001  Slot 002f
G:\OS2\PMSHELL.EXE
c0000005
12290160
P1=00000001  P2=12290160  P3=XXXXXXXX  P4=XXXXXXXX
EAX=17acd450  EBX=0004f994  ECX=17ad619c  EDX=12290160
ESI=17ad619c  EDI=17acd450
DS=0053  DSACC=d0f3  DSLIM=1fffffff
ES=0053  ESACC=d0f3  ESLIM=1fffffff
FS=150b  FSACC=00f3  FSLIM=00000030
GS=08d3  GSACC=10f3  GSLIM=00003fff
CS:EIP=005b:12290160  CSACC=d0df  CSLIM=1fffffff
SS:ESP=0053:0004f870  SSACC=d0f3  SSLIM=1fffffff
EBP=00000000  FLG=00012246

------------------------------------------------------------

12-01-1999  06:33:27  SYS3171  PID 0019  TID 0001  Slot 002f
G:\OS2\PMSHELL.EXE
00000003
13e600c0
EAX=00000000  EBX=0004f888  ECX=0004f888  EDX=4d454d53
ESI=01861e1c  EDI=017035bc
DS=0053  DSACC=d0f3  DSLIM=1fffffff
ES=0000  ESACC=****  ESLIM=********
FS=150b  FSACC=00f3  FSLIM=00000030
GS=0000  GSACC=****  GSLIM=********
CS:EIP=005b:000401f9  CSACC=d0df  CSLIM=1fffffff
SS:ESP=0053:0004002c  SSACC=d0f3  SSLIM=1fffffff
EBP=00040044  FLG=00012212

PMMERGE.DLL 000a:000000c0

------------------------------------------------------------

12-02-1999  07:03:18  SYS3175  PID 005a  TID 0007  Slot 005b
I:\NETSCAPE\PROGRAM\NETSCAPE.EXE
c0000005
1bdfe13c
P1=00000001  P2=0000f625  P3=XXXXXXXX  P4=XXXXXXXX
EAX=0000f5e5  EBX=0000f5e5  ECX=17aba5e6  EDX=17aba5e6
ESI=0000f5e5  EDI=0000000e
DS=0053  DSACC=d0f3  DSLIM=1fffffff
ES=0053  ESACC=d0f3  ESLIM=1fffffff
FS=150b  FSACC=00f3  FSLIM=00000030
GS=0000  GSACC=****  GSLIM=********
CS:EIP=005b:1bdfe13c  CSACC=d0df  CSLIM=1fffffff
SS:ESP=0053:05e9f07c  SSACC=d0f3  SSLIM=1fffffff
EBP=05e9f088  FLG=00012202

PMMERGE.DLL 0004:000fe13c

------------------------------------------------------------

12-02-1999  07:03:18  SYS3170  PID 005a  TID 0001  Slot 004c
I:\NETSCAPE\PROGRAM\NETSCAPE.EXE
c0010002
1bdf877d
P1=00000007  P2=XXXXXXXX  P3=XXXXXXXX  P4=XXXXXXXX
EAX=17aba75c  EBX=17ac12c8  ECX=00000002  EDX=17adb644
ESI=17ac5774  EDI=80000234
DS=0053  DSACC=d0f3  DSLIM=1fffffff
ES=0053  ESACC=d0f3  ESLIM=1fffffff
FS=150b  FSACC=00f3  FSLIM=00000030
GS=0000  GSACC=****  GSLIM=********
CS:EIP=005b:1be32344  CSACC=d0df  CSLIM=1fffffff
SS:ESP=0053:007c475c  SSACC=d0f3  SSLIM=1fffffff
EBP=007c478c  FLG=00012202

PMMERGE.DLL 0004:000f877d

------------------------------------------------------------

12-13-1999  06:22:52  SYS3175  PID 0020  TID 0001  Slot 0030
G:\OS2\PMSHELL.EXE
c0000005
11450160
P1=00000001  P2=11450160  P3=XXXXXXXX  P4=XXXXXXXX
EAX=17ac4e38  EBX=0004f994  ECX=17ad619c  EDX=11450160
ESI=17ad619c  EDI=17ac4e38
DS=0053  DSACC=d0f3  DSLIM=1fffffff
ES=0053  ESACC=d0f3  ESLIM=1fffffff
FS=150b  FSACC=00f3  FSLIM=00000030
GS=08d3  GSACC=10f3  GSLIM=00003fff
CS:EIP=005b:11450160  CSACC=d0df  CSLIM=1fffffff
SS:ESP=0053:0004f870  SSACC=d0f3  SSLIM=1fffffff
EBP=00000000  FLG=00012246

Harald Portig

Cheng-Yang Tan wrote:

> Hi all,
>    I just wanted to see if I alone in this: My machine is pretty stable for
> about 10 days
> at a time. At or around the 10th day:
>
>         (1) If using PMMERGE.DLL buildlevel from testcase:
>
>                         Build Level Display Facility Version 5.28.348 Jan 22
1998
>                         (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1993-1998
>                         Signature:       @#IBM:9.35#@ OS/2 PM Merged Library
>                         Vendor:          IBM
>                         Revision:        9.35
>                         File Version:    9.35
>                         Description:     OS/2 PM Merged Library
>
>            NS4.6 would crash with:
>
>                         12-07-1999  09:48:18  SYS3175  PID 122c  TID 0001
Slot 009f
>                         D:\NETSCAPE46\PROGRAM\NETSCAPE.EXE
>                         c0000005
>                         00149c76
>                         P1=00000001  P2=00000000  P3=XXXXXXXX  P4=XXXXXXXX
>                         EAX=00000000  EBX=007c5ccc  ECX=00000000 
EDX=00000002
>                         ESI=0175e540  EDI=01b76370
>                         DS=0053  DSACC=d0f3  DSLIM=1fffffff
>                         ES=0053  ESACC=d0f3  ESLIM=1fffffff
>                         FS=150b  FSACC=00f3  FSLIM=00000030
>                         GS=0d53  GSACC=10f3  GSLIM=00003fff
>                         CS:EIP=005b:00149c76  CSACC=d0df  CSLIM=1fffffff
>                         SS:ESP=0053:007c5814  SSACC=d0f3  SSLIM=1fffffff
>                         EBP=007c5d48  FLG=00012202
>
>                         NETSCAPE.EXE 0001:00139c76
>
>           and then all the CMD windows cannot be moved! WPS cannot be
> restarted. NS4.6
>           relaunch causes WPS to crash.
>
>      (2) If using PMMERGE.DLL from FP12:
>
>          Build Level Display Facility Version 5.28.348 Jan 22 1998
>          (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1993-1998
>          Signature:       @#IBM:9.36#@ OS/2 PM Merged Library
>          Vendor:          IBM
>          Revision:        9.36
>          File Version:    9.36
>          Description:     OS/2 PM Merged Library
>
>          Login in the morning (i.e. typing password into lockup) causes CMD
> windows
>          to refuse to move. WPS cannot be restarted and needs reboot.
>
> Note: all the above happens around 10 days of uptime! Has anyone else seen
> this? Any possible fixes?
>
> Cheng-Yang Tan

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From: dmckenn@attglobal.net                             14-Dec-99 21:04:25
  To: All                                               15-Dec-99 03:46:00
Subj: Re: STARDOCK PROBLEM----CAUSE????

From: "David McKenna" <dmckenn@attglobal.net>

On 14 Dec 1999 07:47:55 +1000, bnc@webone.com.au wrote:

>For some time people have been mentioning here that they have a problem with
a Stardock application.
>
>My problem was/is Object Navigator. When you opened a drive(this varied as to 
which one),
>the harddisk light came on and you could not close Object Navigator. In
addition you could not shut down.
>
>The cause............CHKDSK.LOG.
>
>I managed to reproduce the problem using another product by doing a text
search on chkdsk.log.
>
>I have just done some limited testing. 
>1) ran a command file that deleted all the chkdsk.log's off my hard disks.
>2) Used Object Navigator with no problems for 15mins.
>
>Running this verion of chkdsk
>
>CHKDSK32 DLL    121895   8-10-99   3:18p  A...
>
>Brian
__________________________________________________________________

   PLEASE report this to IBM! About 8 months ago I did and was told that
since *no one else has reported it*, it must be my system. Get

ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/defect_submission/problem.txt

fill it out (be complete!) send it in, and don't take any crap about 'no one
else has reported it'! 

BTW, *any* chkdsk.* file will cause trouble, as well as folders named FOUNDx.

I have had lockups occur with Object Navigator, FM/2, and the OS/2 Drives
objects.

Dave McKenna


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From: nospam_n.saxon@mindspring.com                     14-Dec-99 21:31:24
  To: All                                               15-Dec-99 03:46:00
Subj: Re: How to crash your system with a Video-CD !!

From: "Nick Saxon" <nospam_n.saxon@mindspring.com>

On Tue, 14 Dec 1999 18:18:38 +0000, Wim Wauters wrote:

>Hello all,
>
>I think I just found a new feature of BugPack12 (grumble).
>
>Whenever I have this videoCD in a CD-ROM reader, OS/2 will
>crash whenever a program tries to get the CD-ROM's status.
>
>More details:
>1) VideoCD works fine in Win98 or WinNT (damned!).
>
>2) OS/2 4.0 client crashes with a TrapD (Black Screen of
>Death)
>
>3) "to get CD-ROM's status": whenever a program determines
>whether there is an accessible CD in the drive (the program
>can be anything from OS/2 command prompt to AudioCDplayer)
>
>4) the above crash can be reliably re-created using any of
>the following:
>
>System 1: Intel chipset, Pentium100
>IDE CD-ROM drive, IBM IDE driver (IBMs506.ADD)
>
>System 2: Ali V chipset, AMD K-6 400
>IDE CD-ROM drive, Daniela's driver (Danis506.ADD)
>SCSI CD-ROM Drive (Plextor 32 running on Iwill 2930U)
>
>5) For the uninitiated: a videoCD is a CD-ROM containing
>some 'junk' files and of course the movie (which is 'hidden'
>in x:\mpeg\music.dat or something like that)
>
>As far as I can tell now, the CDFS.IFS must be the culprit
>(more in particular the /W switch). Will try to disable this
>option later, when I have my third system back (system 1 is
>normally not used in a productive way).
>
>
>The one who thought his systems were stable,
>Wim.

Hmmm. I've just checked my system and found everything OK.
I tried a Video CD 2.0 disk, though. There should be some difference to
regular Video CD,
I guess, 'cause I can't play it and never could with OS/2, may be this
explains my results.

My system is @FixPak 12, Intel chipset, Pentium Pro 200, IDE CD Toshiba,
DaniS506.add.
I don't use /W switch with CDFS.

Nick Saxon


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From: bnc@webone.com.au                                 15-Dec-99 16:02:12
  To: All                                               15-Dec-99 03:46:01
Subj: CHKDSK PROBLEM(WAS STARDOCK PROBLEM----CAUSE????)

From: bnc@webone.com.au

In <qzpxraanggtybonyarg.fmrf431.pminews@news1.attglobal.net>, "David McKenna"
<dmckenn@attglobal.net> writes:
>On 14 Dec 1999 07:47:55 +1000, bnc@webone.com.au wrote:
>
>>For some time people have been mentioning here that they have a problem with 
a Stardock application.
>>
>>My problem was/is Object Navigator. When you opened a drive(this varied as
to which one),
>>the harddisk light came on and you could not close Object Navigator. In
addition you could not shut down.
>>
>>The cause............CHKDSK.LOG.
>>
>>I managed to reproduce the problem using another product by doing a text
search on chkdsk.log.
>>
>>I have just done some limited testing. 
>>1) ran a command file that deleted all the chkdsk.log's off my hard disks.
>>2) Used Object Navigator with no problems for 15mins.
>>
>>Running this verion of chkdsk
>>
>>CHKDSK32 DLL    121895   8-10-99   3:18p  A...
>>
>>Brian
>__________________________________________________________________
>
>   PLEASE report this to IBM! About 8 months ago I did and was told that
>since *no one else has reported it*, it must be my system. Get
>
>ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/defect_submission/problem.txt
>
>fill it out (be complete!) send it in, and don't take any crap about 'no one
>else has reported it'! 
>
>BTW, *any* chkdsk.* file will cause trouble, as well as folders named FOUNDx.
>
>I have had lockups occur with Object Navigator, FM/2, and the OS/2 Drives
>objects.
>
>Dave McKenna

Dave,
Good point, I have the form will fill it out. Can I ask if others who have HAD 
or can demonstrate
this problem do so as well.
Brian

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From: JHB@jita.nospam.demon.co.uk                       15-Dec-99 09:43:15
  To: All                                               15-Dec-99 10:26:21
Subj: Re: Trap D using CSF0141

From: JHB@jita.nospam.demon.co.uk (Jim Backus)

On Tue, 14 Dec 1999 23:23:43, lsunley@mb.sympatico.ca (Lorne Sunley) 
wrote:

> On Tue, 14 Dec 1999 22:53:41, JHB@jita.nospam.demon.co.uk (Jim Backus)
> wrote:
> 
<snip>
> 
> First bit of advice.
> 
> The SERVICE.EXE program is meant to run from your
> regular desktop, not from command prompt boot.
> 
> The service program requires PM which will only be
> present if you boot to your reguar desktop.
> 
> If you boot from floppies you have to run the FSERVICE.EXE
> program which uses a response file to determine
> what system to service. This response file is documented
> in the readme file for the CSF 141 fix tool.
> 
> To install a fixpack from the hard drive, you have to
> expand the fixpack diskette images to a directory
> on your hard drive. There is a tool called DSKXTRCT.EXE
> you can obtain it from http://hobbes.nmsu.edu
> 
> Once you have the images expanded, open an OS/2
> Window and enter the
> SET CSFCDROMDIR=X:\where_ever_the_fix_is_directory
> command to set the location of the fix pack files. Then
> run the SERVICE.EXE program.
> 
> The usage of the CSFCDROMDIR variable is 
> explained in the fix tool readme file.
> 
> --
> 
> Lorne Sunley
> 

Lorne,

Thanks for the advice - I have applied fixpacks previously but don't 
do it very often - I'm a believer in the "if it ain't broke don't fix 
it" philosophy but thought I'd better put in the necessary stuff for 
y2k compliance.

--
Jim Backus  OS/2 - 32 bits without the bloat
bona fide replies to jimb(at)jita(dot)demon(dot)co(dot)uk
http://www.jita.demon.co.uk

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From: pauncz@attglobal.net                              15-Dec-99 09:00:08
  To: All                                               15-Dec-99 16:48:09
Subj: Re: STARDOCK PROBLEM----CAUSE????

From: "Tom Pauncz" <pauncz@attglobal.net>

On Tue, 14 Dec 1999 21:04:51 -0500 (EST), David McKenna wrote:

>On 14 Dec 1999 07:47:55 +1000, bnc@webone.com.au wrote:
>
>>For some time people have been mentioning here that they have a problem with 
a Stardock application.
>>
>>My problem was/is Object Navigator. When you opened a drive(this varied as
to which one),
>>the harddisk light came on and you could not close Object Navigator. In
addition you could not shut down.
>>
>>The cause............CHKDSK.LOG.
>>
>>I managed to reproduce the problem using another product by doing a text
search on chkdsk.log.
>>
>>I have just done some limited testing. 
>>1) ran a command file that deleted all the chkdsk.log's off my hard disks.
>>2) Used Object Navigator with no problems for 15mins.
>>
>>Running this verion of chkdsk
>>
>>CHKDSK32 DLL    121895   8-10-99   3:18p  A...
>>
>>Brian
>__________________________________________________________________
>
>   PLEASE report this to IBM! About 8 months ago I did and was told that
>since *no one else has reported it*, it must be my system. Get
>
>ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/defect_submission/problem.txt
>
>fill it out (be complete!) send it in, and don't take any crap about 'no one
>else has reported it'! 
>
>BTW, *any* chkdsk.* file will cause trouble, as well as folders named FOUNDx.
>
>I have had lockups occur with Object Navigator, FM/2, and the OS/2 Drives
>objects.
>
>Dave McKenna
>
>

Dave,
I'll send in my report as well, however to make matters even more strange, I
am seeing this
behaviour only on my laptop (Tpad 760XD) with Warp4+fp12 but NOT on my home
system (never ever saw
it at home) which is Warp4+fp9. Both machine have pretty much the same s/ware
including OD 2.0
+both fixkits.

Cheers,
Tom Pauncz


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From: pauncz@attglobal.net                              15-Dec-99 11:17:27
  To: All                                               15-Dec-99 16:48:09
Subj: Re: CHKDSK PROBLEM(WAS STARDOCK PROBLEM----CAUSE????)

From: "Tom Pauncz" <pauncz@attglobal.net>

On 15 Dec 1999 16:02:25 +1000, bnc@webone.com.au wrote:

>In <qzpxraanggtybonyarg.fmrf431.pminews@news1.attglobal.net>, "David McKenna" 
<dmckenn@attglobal.net> writes:
>>On 14 Dec 1999 07:47:55 +1000, bnc@webone.com.au wrote:
>>
>>>For some time people have been mentioning here that they have a problem
with a Stardock application.
>>>
>>>My problem was/is Object Navigator. When you opened a drive(this varied as
to which one),
>>>the harddisk light came on and you could not close Object Navigator. In
addition you could not shut down.
>>>
>>>The cause............CHKDSK.LOG.
>>>
>>>I managed to reproduce the problem using another product by doing a text
search on chkdsk.log.
>>>
>>>I have just done some limited testing. 
>>>1) ran a command file that deleted all the chkdsk.log's off my hard disks.
>>>2) Used Object Navigator with no problems for 15mins.
>>>
>>>Running this verion of chkdsk
>>>
>>>CHKDSK32 DLL    121895   8-10-99   3:18p  A...
>>>
>>>Brian
>>__________________________________________________________________
>>
>>   PLEASE report this to IBM! About 8 months ago I did and was told that
>>since *no one else has reported it*, it must be my system. Get
>>
>>ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/defect_submission/problem.txt
>>
>>fill it out (be complete!) send it in, and don't take any crap about 'no one
>>else has reported it'! 
>>
>>BTW, *any* chkdsk.* file will cause trouble, as well as folders named
FOUNDx.
>>
>>I have had lockups occur with Object Navigator, FM/2, and the OS/2 Drives
>>objects.
>>
>>Dave McKenna
>
>Dave,
>Good point, I have the form will fill it out. Can I ask if others who have
HAD or can demonstrate
>this problem do so as well.
>Brian
>

Just to let you know that my report was submitted today.  Will post any
results here.

Cheers,
Tom Pauncz


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From: fisa@jet.uk                                       15-Dec-99 16:35:00
  To: All                                               15-Dec-99 16:48:09
Subj: Re: How to crash your system with a Video-CD !!

From: filippo sartori <fisa@jet.uk>

HI
I have been experiencing this for some time.
Some VCDs do make os2 v4 Fp11 and also WSEB crash with a BSOD!
I use the W switch myself, I have never tried without.

Ciao.
Filippo

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From: rde@tavi.co.uk                                    16-Dec-99 00:33:12
  To: All                                               15-Dec-99 21:17:21
Subj: Re: Trap and testcfg.sys problem

From: rde@tavi.co.uk (Bob Eager)

On Wed, 15 Dec 1999 16:48:11, Antonio Correia 
<acorreia@mail.quatrosi.pt> wrote:

> I'm trying to install OS/2 WARP V.3 in a IBM POS Shureone, with a Cyrix
> 266 processor with 32 MB RAM, with instalations disks.
> When i insert the OS/2 disk 1 he gives me this message:
> 
> trap 000d     errcd=0000    eracd=****    erlim=********

See my web page for a fix....

   http://www.tavi.co.uk/os2pages/install.html

BTW, please don't post messages in HTML as well as plain text....it 
nearly trebles the download time!

-- 
Bob Eager
rde at tavi.co.uk
PC Server 325; PS/2s 8595*3, 9595*3 (2*P60 + P90), 8535, 8570, 9556*2,
8580*6,
8557*2, 8550, 9577, 8530, P70, PC/AT..

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From: bytehead@infinet.com                              16-Dec-99 01:03:15
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 00:43:20
Subj: Re: Warp Server for e-business weirdness

From: bytehead@infinet.com (Bryan Price)

In article <frthfvozpbz.fmstdd0.pminews@rtpnews.raleigh.ibm.com>, "Scott E.
Garfinkle" <seg@NOSPAM-us.ibm.com> wrote:
|On 15 Dec 1999 20:37:05 GMT, Bryan L. Price wrote:
|
|>Anybody else seeing this happen, or able to offer any words of wisdom?
|I think this is related to a kernel bug that's already fixed. i put out some
|fix kernels a while ago; I don't know if anyone saved them.

Scott,

I saved the article, (I just finished reading it again).

Unfortunately, I didn't grab the two files like I had intended. :(

At least now that it seems to be a known problem, maybe I can ride herd on 
these cats till a real FP1 for WSEB is out.  Any indication when? :)

Unless somebody has the fixes that Scott posted, and they want to e-mail them 
to me?  Preferred address to send me the files would be 
bryan.price@liquor.state.oh.us-NOSPAM (Remove the -NOSPAM please)  No mailbox 
limitations on size on that address.  TIA!

Bryan Price

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From: cvopicka@erols.com                                15-Dec-99 21:34:28
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 00:43:20
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: Ron Vopicka <cvopicka@erols.com>

Many thanks to Rainer.

After reading the readme, I remembered doing it... but I still don't
know what I did with the original zip... even now that I know the name
(that I recognize!), but I have all the necessary pieces so thanks to
all.

Ron


I have dug myself into a small hole.
> >
> big snip
> 
> >After much tracking and cursing my poor memory (I have now created a
> >written log of my activities), I tracked this back to a directory on my
> >fix disk entitled "stak402w" (I don't know if the name is signifcant). 
> >At any rate I cannot find what must have been the original zip or
> >xip/exe file where it came from, can't find any read.me or any other
> >clue about where it came from.
> >
> >I apparently did this superior system maintence back about 4/99.
> >
> >The first question is, does anyone know where this came from and...
> >shudder... could I have inadvertently (carelessly) installed some 4.1
> >stuff on top of the 4.0 stack?
> >
> >Needless to say, I am wondering if I should reinstall the "STAK402W".
> >
> >Ron the clueless
> The file name is LATEST40.EXE.

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From: chdove@home.com                                   16-Dec-99 03:09:00
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 00:43:20
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: chdove@home.com (Clive Dove)

On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 02:34:57, Ron Vopicka <cvopicka@erols.com> wrote:

> Many thanks to Rainer.
> 
> After reading the readme, I remembered doing it... but I still don't
> know what I did with the original zip... even now that I know the name
> (that I recognize!), but I have all the necessary pieces so thanks to
> all.
> 
> Ron
> 
> 
> I have dug myself into a small hole.
> > >
> > big snip
> > 
> > >After much tracking and cursing my poor memory (I have now created a
> > >written log of my activities), I tracked this back to a directory on my
> > >fix disk entitled "stak402w" (I don't know if the name is signifcant). 
> > >At any rate I cannot find what must have been the original zip or
> > >xip/exe file where it came from, can't find any read.me or any other
> > >clue about where it came from.
> > >
> > >I apparently did this superior system maintence back about 4/99.
> > >
> > >The first question is, does anyone know where this came from and...
> > >shudder... could I have inadvertently (carelessly) installed some 4.1
> > >stuff on top of the 4.0 stack?
> > >
> > >Needless to say, I am wondering if I should reinstall the "STAK402W".
> > >
> > >Ron the clueless
> > The file name is LATEST40.EXE.

To be on the safe side, you should download Latest40.exe  and a file 
called ICI6063.exe

These are the latest fixes for TCPIP stack version 4.02

First, run inetver from an os/2 prompt.  If you get a response of 
version 4.02e, you have the un-upgraded stack.

In such a case, install ICI6063 then Latest40, the order is important,
after which inetver should show 4.02w.

ICI6063 brings you up to date for application of latest40.exe.  

I generally do a manual install, so my view is it doesn't hurt to 
apply ICI6063 first anyway, even if you think it is already on, as you
will simply be replacing existing files and any later files will be 
found in latest40.exe.

Here is the url for the stack update page.

ftp://ps.software.ibm.com/ps/products/tcpip/rsu/stack/latestv4.html

That page talks about version 4.02t, but the actual fix produces 
version 4.02w.  It looks like they didn't upgrade the text in the url 
when they upgraded the software.


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From: acorreia@mail.quatrosi.pt                         15-Dec-99 16:48:05
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 02:11:09
Subj: Trap and testcfg.sys problem

From: Antonio Correia <acorreia@mail.quatrosi.pt>

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Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Hi,

I'm trying to install OS/2 WARP V.3 in a IBM POS Shureone, with a Cyrix
266 processor with 32 MB RAM, with instalations disks.
When i insert the OS/2 disk 1 he gives me this message:

trap 000d     errcd=0000    eracd=****    erlim=********
.
.
cs:eip=0658:00000226   csacc=009f   cslim=00000589
ss:esp=00e8:00001faa    ssacc=0093    sslim=00001fff
.
.
.
the system detect an internal processing error at location
##0160:fff5c364 - 000d:a364.
60000, 9084

048600b4
internal revision 8.209, 94/11/09

I read in the ibm suport page that this is suposed to be related with
"testcfg.sys". They said to exclude this line from my config.sys. And it
worked, the instalation process continues, but when OS/2  starts the
instalation program says that

"an error ocurred while opening the following file: TESTCFG.SYS
Operating System/:
The system cannot open the device or file specified.
Do you wish to retry the operation ?"

So, at this point i can't continue becouse the os/2 stops here. I think
it's becouse the install.exe in this location C:\os2\install , is trying
to load the testcfg.sys. So my os/2 instalation isn't finished and i
don't know what to to !!!

What is testcfg.sys  ????

Can someone explain me what to do to instal Os/2 in this case.

Thanks

Ant¢nio Correia

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<html>
Hi,
<p>I'm trying to install OS/2 WARP V.3 in a IBM POS Shureone, with a Cyrix
266 processor with 32 MB RAM, with instalations disks.
<br>When i insert the OS/2 disk 1 he gives me this message:
<p><b><i>trap 000d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; errcd=0000&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
eracd=****&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; erlim=********</i></b>
<br><b><i>.</i></b>
<br><b><i>.</i></b>
<br><b><i>cs:eip=0658:00000226&nbsp;&nbsp; csacc=009f&nbsp;&nbsp;
cslim=00000589</i></b>
<br><b><i>ss:esp=00e8:00001faa&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ssacc=0093&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
sslim=00001fff</i></b>
<br><b><i>.</i></b>
<br><b><i>.</i></b>
<br><b><i>.</i></b>
<br><b><i>the system detect an internal processing error at location</i></b>
<br><b><i>##0160:fff5c364 - 000d:a364.</i></b>
<br><b><i>60000, 9084</i></b><b><i></i></b>
<p><b><i>048600b4</i></b>
<br><b><i>internal revision 8.209, 94/11/09</i></b><b><i></i></b>
<p>I read in the ibm suport page that this is suposed to be related with&nbsp;
"testcfg.sys". They said to exclude this line from my config.sys. And it
worked, the instalation process continues, but when OS/2&nbsp; starts the
instalation program says that
<p><b>"an error ocurred while opening the following file: TESTCFG.SYS
Operating
System/:</b>
<br><b>The system cannot open the device or file specified.</b>
<br><b>Do you wish to retry the operation ?"</b>
<p>So, at this point i can't continue becouse the os/2 stops here. I think
it's becouse the install.exe in this location C:\os2\install , is trying
to load the testcfg.sys. So my os/2 instalation isn't finished and i don't
know what to to !!!
<p>What is testcfg.sys&nbsp; ????
<p>Can someone explain me what to do to instal Os/2 in this case.
<p>Thanks
<p>Ant&oacute;nio Correia</html>

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From: cvopicka@erols.com                                15-Dec-99 14:44:22
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 02:11:09
Subj: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: Ron Vopicka <cvopicka@erols.com>

I have dug myself into a small hole.

I have been trying to finish some warp 4 updates before the Y2K tolls
(and even assure myself that I haven't improved it to the extent that it
no longer works).

I've updated the stack software, installing WR08423 and 8424.  Before I
started I backed up the likely directories, and after that the update
went fine.

Last night I decided to visually scan the dates/modules in the saved
directories vs. the new ones... and found a few "newer" modules had been
(kindly) regressed. (afinet, afos2, ifndis, inetcfg, inetdbg, ipformat,
route, sockets, tcpipdll, and tcptime - the newer modules are 12/98 and
the older/new modules are 8/98).  This was courtesy of 8423... 8424 uses
fixt and lets you know when mayhem may be being created.

After much tracking and cursing my poor memory (I have now created a
written log of my activities), I tracked this back to a directory on my
fix disk entitled "stak402w" (I don't know if the name is signifcant). 
At any rate I cannot find what must have been the original zip or
xip/exe file where it came from, can't find any read.me or any other
clue about where it came from.

I apparently did this superior system maintence back about 4/99.

The first question is, does anyone know where this came from and...
shudder... could I have inadvertently (carelessly) installed some 4.1
stuff on top of the 4.0 stack?

Needless to say, I am wondering if I should reinstall the "STAK402W".

Ron the clueless

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From: oliver.rick@oor.de                                15-Dec-99 17:53:29
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 02:11:09
Subj: Re: FP 13?

From: oliver.rick@oor.de (Oliver Rick)

On Mon, 13 Dec 1999 Irv Spalten wrote:

> Rick, I'll be updating this URL,
> http://ps.software.ibm.com/pbin-usa-ps/getobj.pl?/pdocs-usa/fixnews.html#y2
> knew, if there are ANY Y2K issues that appear for OS/2 and we have a fix
> for. If there are issues that we discover, but no fix is available (with
> our contingency plans, I don't forsee how we could have a problem and
> no fix) this
> URL, http://ps.software.ibm.com/pbin-usa-ps/getobj.pl?/pdocs-usa/fixnews.ht
> ml, would be updated with a new NEWS item.

Thanks, Irv, I will check that page more often in January.
BTW, my first name is *Oliver*. :-)

   /Olli/
--
IBM OS/2 Warp Update Summary:
http://www.warpupdates.de/english/warpupdates.html

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From: wwilly@one.net                                    15-Dec-99 20:33:27
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 02:11:09
Subj: Re: NS 4.16 SYS3175 errors partial solution?

From: Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser <wwilly@one.net>

In article <s5cvk9lb53130@corp.supernews.com>,
  mike.luther@ziplog.com wrote:
> in researching some of the NS 4.16b

You wrote it that way so many times, you must really
think that's the release number.  It's not.  It's
4.61.  Unless you really do have some other version
of Communicator.  To be precise it's:

Version 4.61 [en] 990915

        <<<snip>>>
> How can I use a REXX procedure or function to force
the .CMD file to
> return me to the thread of the .CMD file after IJB
loads?
        <<<snip>>>

You really need to spend the time to read the REXX
online manual that comes with your system.  It sounds
like perhaps the START command might help you,
documented in the OS/2 Command Reference online
manual that comes with your system.  As for killing
tasks from command scripts, I found this teeny little
thing called KILLEM on Hobbes a long time ago.

WW
Team OS/2 Cincinnati & PROUD OF IT!


Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.

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From: bytehead@infinet.com                              15-Dec-99 20:37:02
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 02:11:09
Subj: Warp Server for e-business weirdness

From: "Bryan L. Price" <bytehead@infinet.com>

I have just moved people's home directories from a LAN Server 4.0 server
to a WSeb server.  Running DOS programs (Word Perfect 6, WinOS File
Manager) and accessing their home directory, sometimes, they will not get
all of their files listed.  OS/2 programs work flawlessly.  Just by
opening up a DOS window and doing a DIR, I can see this happen on my
workstation.  What is really strange is that when I'm short, I always stop
at the same place.  A "full" directory listing shows 78 files.  When it is
short, it only shows 10.  And it shows 10 everytime it is short.

This is, or course, freaking out the users, who now think the network is
eating their files.

The home directories were on an 386 HPFS partition.  They now reside on a
JFS partition.  Old server was a PC Server 350 using a LAN Streamer Token
Ring card, while the new server is a Netfinity 5500 with a PCI Token Ring
card.

Anybody else seeing this happen, or able to offer any words of wisdom?
Maybe report this to IBM?

-- 
Bryan

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From: seg@NOSPAM-us.ibm.com                             15-Dec-99 15:10:12
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 02:11:10
Subj: Re: Warp Server for e-business weirdness

From: "Scott E. Garfinkle" <seg@NOSPAM-us.ibm.com>

On 15 Dec 1999 20:37:05 GMT, Bryan L. Price wrote:

>Anybody else seeing this happen, or able to offer any words of wisdom?
I think this is related to a kernel bug that's already fixed. i put out some
fix kernels a while ago; I don't know if anyone saved them.


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From: rainer.doering@icn.siemens.de                     15-Dec-99 22:43:05
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 02:11:10
Subj: (1/2) Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: Rainer Doering <rainer.doering@icn.siemens.de>

On Wed, 15 Dec 1999 14:44:45 -0500, Ron Vopicka <cvopicka@erols.com>
wrote:

>I have dug myself into a small hole.
>
big snip

>After much tracking and cursing my poor memory (I have now created a
>written log of my activities), I tracked this back to a directory on my
>fix disk entitled "stak402w" (I don't know if the name is signifcant). 
>At any rate I cannot find what must have been the original zip or
>xip/exe file where it came from, can't find any read.me or any other
>clue about where it came from.
>
>I apparently did this superior system maintence back about 4/99.
>
>The first question is, does anyone know where this came from and...
>shudder... could I have inadvertently (carelessly) installed some 4.1
>stuff on top of the 4.0 stack?
>
>Needless to say, I am wondering if I should reinstall the "STAK402W".
>
>Ron the clueless
The file name is LATEST40.EXE.
The README:
READ.ME for LATEST40.EXE


Description:
------------

This package provides replacement modules for the V4.0 tcp/ip
stack and DLL's.


Prerequisites:
-------------

You must have one of the following installed on your system:
  - TCP/IP V4.0 and MPTS from OS/2 Warp Version 4, component id
5639B1700,
    R510.
  - Warp Connect or Warp Server with either or both of the following:
       - the MPTS from Comm Server
       - the MPTS from Warp Server SMP client   (NOT Warp Server SMP
server)
       - MPTS FixPak WRx8421   (superceded WRx8415)

You must also have one of the following installed:
  - MPTS FixPak WRx8421
  - The fix for IC16063



Pre-Installation Instruction:
----------------------------

The following must be done one time only to avoid tcp/ip problems:
If the file c:\tcpip\archive\dll\tcpipdll.dll exists, please erase it.
(Substitute the drive letter on which \TCPIP\ is installed for "c:")
This is a downlevel DLL which may replace the current DLL.



Installation instructions:
--------------------------

1. You should create a temporary directory and decompress (unzip)
LATEST40.EXE
   into it. Enter the following:
      LATEST40 .
   No subdirectories are created.

2. Since some of the files are locked by the system (the DLL's), to
replace
   them you must now perform a shutdown of your OS/2 system.
   The directions below will walk you thru the procedure for replacing
   these files.

3. Reboot your system.

4. As soon as your system begins to boot, and you see the OS2 with a
small
   white block in the upper left corner of your screen, depress the
ALT key and
   the F1 key at the same time (ALT-F1).

5. The Recovery Choices screen should be displayed. Press F2 to
   get a command prompt.

6. Your system will now continue to boot, and should complete with an
[X:\]
   prompt, where "X" is your boot drive.

7. Change to the drive and temporary directory in which you unzipped
the
   LATEST40.EXE file.

8. The files listed in this directory should replace ANY EXISTING
FILES of
   the same name currently on your system.  DO NOT create a
subdirectory for
   these files and simply place it in your PATH in CONFIG.SYS.  If you
do,
   it will create multiple copies of DLL'S, and EXE's etc, which could
cause
   erratic behavior of your system.

9. Place the files in directories as listed in the "Contents" section
below.
   Note that "y:" is the drive on which MPTN was installed, and "x:"
is
   the drive on which TCP/IP was installed (x: and y: are usually the
same).

10. Reboot your system. You can use Ctrl-Alt-Del.

11. Your system should now start normally and all file changes will be
in
    effect.

12. When your system has completed startup, you can verify that the
new
    TCP/IP stack is running by issuing the following command from an
OS/2
    command prompt:
       INETVER
    The following should be displayed:
       Inet Version: 4.02w


Contents
--------

The following is a list of the files contained in LATEST40.EXE and
the directories in which they should be placed:

y:\mptn\protocol

12-11-98   2:19p     37460           0  ifndis.sys
12-11-98  11:53a     60015           0  sockets.sys
12-11-98  11:52a    242697           0  afinet.sys
12-11-98  12:00p      8700           0  afos2.sys

y:\mptn\dll

12-11-98  12:02p     37842          49  so32dll.dll
12-11-98  12:05p     77813          49  tcp32dll.dll
12-11-98  12:13p     33228           0  tcpipdll.dll
12-11-98  12:05p     32288          49  tcptime.dll

y:\mptn\bin

12-11-98  12:02p     17215           0  ifconfig.exe
12-11-98  11:53a     19134           0  syndef.exe
12-11-98  12:02p     21191           0  route.exe
12-11-98  12:08p    123904          49  ipformat.exe
12-11-98  11:52a     10807           0  inetcfg.exe
12-11-98  11:53a     23160           0  inetdbg.exe


y:\tcpip\bin
12-11-98  12:07p     90112          49  routed.exe



HISTORY for Merlin Stack Fixes
------------------------------

Note : The fixes without the leading "IC" are defects that were raised
       internally.


 APAR/DEFECT     Module(s)    Abstract
------------    ----------   ----------------------------------------
40906           ifndis.sys    Defect 40751 was not proper.

40751           ifndis.sys    Re-adjust MTU size for DIX packet.

IC22184         afinet.sys    FTP of large files hangs.

IC21140         sockets.sys   ALL-TALK FAILS WHEN ATTEMPTED TO
TERMINATE
                              MULTIPLE THREADS (inetver - 4.02w)

40471           sockets.sys   SERVICE NEW REQUEST AFTER A RANDOM
CONNECTION IS
                              DROPPED WHEN SYNDEF=ON (inetver - 4.02v)

IC22162         tcp32dll.dll  Resolver couldn't differentiate names
NC301 & NCS301
                tcptime.dll

40576           ifndis.sys    TRAP D WHEN PING TO SUBNET OR BROADCAST
ADDRESS

IC20183         sockets.sys   TRAP 0 WHEN SYNDEF=ON (inetver - 4.02u)

IC19744         afinet.sys    TO BYPASS PROBLEM IN APAR IC19112

IC20005         tcpipdll.dll  DCAF 1.33 SYS3175 AFTER WR08421 AND
IC19489 APPLIED
                sockets.sys

IC19728         ifndis.sys    TRAP D IN IFNET$ WHEN PING FROM ANOTHER
HOST WITH STACK
                              FIX LEVEL INETVER 4.02M AND 4.02O

IC19732         sockets.sys   TRAP D IN OS/2 TCP/IP STACK RUNNING 3172
OFFLOAD AND
                              TELNETD

IC19489         sockets.sys  ARP TABLE ENTRIES ON 3172 OFFLOAD BOX
TIMING OUT. ALSO
                afinet.sys   OCCURS ON NON-3172 HOSTS IF ROUTED IS
RUNNING.
                ifndis.sys

IC19332         tcp32dll.dll   SOCKS_DOMAIN LIMITED TO ONE DOMAIN
                sockets.sys

IC19483         ifndis.sys    UNABLE TO NET USE TO SERVER USING
TCPBEUI AFTER IC19235
                              FIX IS APPLIED TO TCP/IP STACK

IC19396         sockets.sys  UNABLE TO CLOSE FTPD OR TELNETD BY
CNTRL-C

IC19112         afinet.sys   TCP/IP HANGS INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN TCP/IP
CONFIG NOTEBOOK ADDS
                route.exe    NET ROUTE AFTER DEFAULT ROUTE, AND
NETWORK IS NOT SUBNETTED
                sockets.sys

IC19235         sockets.sys   SOCENOPROTOOPT (RC=42) RETURNED BY
TCPIPDLL.DLL ON
                              TCP/IP V4 FOR PCEXPRESS CALL TO
SETSOCKOPT() WITH
                              OPTION SO_RCVTIMEO

IC19108         sockets.sys   ADD NEW FUNCTION FOR 802.3 MACHINE TO
COMMUNICATE IN 802.3
                ifndis.sys    ENCAPSULATION IF TARGET MACHINE IS
802.3. RE: IC18964.

IC18602         ipformat.exe  IPFORMAT FOR 802.3 FAILS TO FORMAT
IPTRACE.DMP CORRECTLY

IC17957         sockets.sys  TCP/IP STACK PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT WHEN
MANY THREADS BLOCKED
                afinet.sys   ON ACCEPT() CALLS

IC19010         afinet.sys   TCPBEUI NEEDS TO KNOW WHEN AN INTERFACE
IP ADDRESS CHANGES
                sockets.sys

IC18959         afinet.sys   TCPBEUI STOPS RESPONDING TO NAME /
SESSION REQUEST
                sockets.sys

IC17084         ifndis.sys    WRONG ARP TABLE ENTRY DELETED

IC18964         ifndis.sys    NEW FUNCTION FOR ETHERNET NETWORK. BOTH
DIX AND 802.3 ARP
                              REQUEST WILL BE SENT IF ONLY IF WE ARE
CONFIGURED AS 802.3.

IC18725         tcp32dll.dll  CAN'T EDIT FILE 'SOCKS.ENV' AFTER
IC17933 IS APPLIED

IC18433         so32dll.dll   SO32DLL MEMORY LEAK IN APPLICATION WITH
FTPDIR(), FTPLS(),
                              AND FTPLOGOFF() CALLS, CAUSING
SWAPPER.DAT TO FILL UP

IC18573         afinet.sys    TRAP D IN AFINET.SYS AFTER WR08415 WAS
APPLIED

IC18488         routed.exe    ROUTED ADDS NETWORK ROUTES USING NETMASK
OF
                              INTERFACE ON WHICH THE REQUEST PACKET
ARRIVED,
                              SHOULD BE NETWORK CLASS MASK

IC18755         sockets.sys   PREVENT SYN ATTACK FROM CONSUMING TCP/IP
RESOURCES
                syndef.exe

IC18562         afinet.sys    Integrate firewall code into base stack
                ifndis.sys
                sockets.sys
                tcp32dll.dll

IC17933         tcp32dll.dll  TCP32DLL.DLL traps when no socks.cfg
found
                tcptime.dll   NOTE: The changed modules for this APAR
have been removed
                sockets.sys   from the normal service sources.

IC18319         sockets.sys  TRAP 000D IN AFINET.SYS ON WARP 4 WITH
FP2 AND MPTS AT WR08415
                afinet.sys

IC18307         ifconfig.exe  EZB5133E OFFLOAD BOX OFF1: IP LINK TO
MVS NOT FOUND
                              AFTER WR08415

IC18283         sockets.sys  MEMORY LEAK IN TCP/IP STACK. MBUFS ARE
GETTING OVER, WHEN
                afinet.sys   RUNNING INTERNET SERVER.

IC18356         sockets.sys  3172  OS/2 TCPIP STOPS FORWARDING PACKETS
TO AND FROM AN
                afinet.sys   MVS HOST.
                ifndis.sys

IC18349         *IC18356*     RANDOM TRAP000D WHEN RUNNING 3172
OFFLOAD ON WARP CONNECT'S
                              TCPIP

IC17939         *IC18356*     SYSTEM HANG RUNNING 3172 OFFLOAD ON A
WARP CONNECT SYSTEM.

IC18136          afinet.sys    ROUTING TABLE CORRUPTED RANDOMLY IF TRY
TO CHANGE
                               DEFAULT ROUTER FROM A METRIC 1 DEFAULT
ROUTER TO
                               METRIC 2 DEFAULT ROUTER

IC17924          ifndis.sys    IFCONFIG UP ALLOWED FOR DUPLICATE
IPADDR IN SUBNET

IC17928          so32dll.dll   SOCKET CALL IOCTL() W/COMMAND OF
SIOCATMARK IS
                 sockets.sys   NOT SETTING THE PROPER VALUE.

IC17715          ifndis.sys    THIS APAR OPENED TO CORRECT PROBLEMS
WITH 802.3 THAT
                 sockets.sys   ic16331 DID NOT FIX AND NEW PROBLEMS IT
INTRODUCED

IC17443          tcp32dll.dll  malloc breaks in multithreaded
application.

WR08415   (see below)   MPTS FixPak


TCP/IP APAR fixes included in MPTS FixPak WR08415:
-------------------------------------------------

 APAR     Module(s)    Abstract
-------  ----------   ----------------------------------------
IC17349  Ifndis.sys    TCP/IP ALLOWS IP ADDRESS THAT ANOTHER HOST IS
USING

IC17544  sockets.sys   Using NETBOIS over tcp/ip, connection being
                       dropped during file transfer(NET MOVE fails)

IC17362  ifndis.sys    OS/2 MACHINE WITH IP ADRRESS 0.0.0.0 REPLIES
INCORRECTLY
                       TO ARPS FROM OTHER MACHINES WITH IP ADDRESS
0.0.0.0

IC17305  tcp32dll.dll  ANYNET TRAPS ON STARTUP DUE TO SHORTAGE OF
STACK SPACE

IC17122  afinet.sys    EXCEPTION IN DEVICE DRIVER: AFINET$ WHEN
PROCESSING
                       SOCLOSE()

IC16684  tcpipdll.dll  TCPIPDLL is not thread safe
         tcp32dll.dll

IC16782  afinet.sys   SELF CONNECTS AND SIMULTANEOUS OPENS  ( 4.4BSD )

IC16223  so32dll.dll  GPF in SO32DLL.DLL doing addsockettolist

IC16613  so32dll.dll  TCP/IP client hangs sending requests to web
server

IC16331  ifndis.sys   NEW FUNCTION IN TCP/IP TO SUPPORT INCOMING
ETHERNET
                      PACKETS IN EITHER DIX OR 802.3 FRAME TYPES

IC16463  afinet.sys   ARP STORM, ICMP PORT 137 UNREACHABLE, IN
RESPONSE TO
                      MS CLIENT BROADCAST PACKETS, WHILE WAITING FOR
                      DHCP ADDRESS ASSIGNMENT

IC16176  afinet.sys   OS/2 TCP/IP CONFIGURED AS ROUTER MAY OUTPUT
INCORRECT
                      MTU FOR PATH MTU DISCOVERY.

IC16063  (see below)  OS/2 TCP/IP V4.0 STACK, STACK APPS - SERVICE
                      UPDATES FROM PREVIOUS RELEASES, CONSOLIDATION
                      WITH COMM SERVER STACK


APAR fixes included in IC16063:
------------------------------

IC16063 provides replacement modules for the OS/2 Warp V4, TCP/IP V4.0
stack, DLL's, and stack applications. This is a consolidation of
service
fixes to Warp Connect and Warp Server, forward-fitted to OS/2 Warp V4
TCP/IP,
since GA (see below for the list of APARs).
Also, the OS/2 Warp V4 TCP/IP stack was consolidated with the TCP/IP
stack
for Comm Server V4.1.


 APAR     Module(s)   Abstract
-------  ----------   ---------------------------------------
IC15207  ifndis.sys   MAKE GRATUITOUS ARP BE SENT FOR ALL
                      ALIASES DEFINED

IC15208  afinet.sys   HOSTID AND NAME ARE BEING CHANGED WHEN
                      LOOPBACK IS DEFINED

IC15266  afinet.sys   MPTS FROM COMM SERVER 4.1: THE PRIMARY
                      SX.EXE PROCESS DOES NOT SHUTDOWN IF
                      ACSTRACE IS RUNNING AT COMM SERVER
                      SHUTDOWN TIME

IC15615  afinet.sys   POOR PERFORMANCE DUE TO IMPROPER
                      IMPLEMENTATION OF ALGORITHMS

IC15799  ifndis.sys   ATM (IFTYPE=37) IS NOT SUPPORTED IN
                      IFNDIS.SYS

IC15890  afinet.sys   WHILE BOOTP CLIENT IS AWATING A SERVER'S
                      REPLY, IT WILL RESPOND TO A PING OF ANY
                      ADDRESS THAT IS SENT TO ITS MAC ADDR

IC15891  sockets.sys  ROUTED STOPS UPDATING THE ROUTE TABLE IN
                      MIDDLE OF FOURTH RIP UPDATE (WHEN THERE
                      REDUNDANT ROUTERS SENDING RIP)

IC15892  afinet.sys   INTERNET CONNECTION SERVER (ICS)
                      BOTTLENECK DUE TO TOO HIGH MSL
                      (MAXIMUM SEGMENT LIFETIME)

IC15920  tcp32dll.dll SINCE APPLYING WR08210, THE DOMAIN NAME
         tcpipdll.dll GETS APPENDED TO FULLY QUALIFIED NAME
                      ON TCP/IP REQUESTS, CAUSING NETWORK
                      CONGESTION

IC15921  afinet.sys   TRAP IN AFINET WHEN LOTUS NOTES SERVER
                      PERFORMING HIGH LEVELS OF NETWORK
                      TRAFFIC

IC15929  inetwait.exe MPTSTART CALLING IFCONFIG BEFORE NETBIND
                      COMPLETES RESULTING IN TCP/IP NOT

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From: rainer.doering@icn.siemens.de                     15-Dec-99 22:43:05
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 02:11:10
Subj: (2/2) Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

                      ACTIVATING - REGRESSION IN WR08210 OF
                      ORIGINAL APAR

IC15945  tcpipdll.dll TCP/IP 3.0: SEARCH COMMAND OF RESOLV2
                      DOESN'T LOOK FOR THE OTHER DOMAIN

IC15962  ifndis.sys   SNMPD RETURNS A "0" WHEN QUERIED FOR
                      "IFOPERSTATUS." LEGAL VALUES ARE 1, 2,
                      OR 3 ACCORDING TO RFC1213.

IC15972  routed.exe   WITH ROUTED TURNED ON, NFS FAILS TO
                      START ON BOOT-UP DUE INABILITY TO
                      INTERPRET THE RIP REQUEST PACKETS
                      CORRECTLY.

IC15973  tcp32dll.dll HOSTNAME RESOLUTION ON THE LAN, BUT NOT
                      THROUGH A SERIAL CONNECTION.

IC16034  inetwait.exe INETWAIT.EXE DOES EXIT(STATUS) INSTEAD
                      OF RETURN(STATUS), AND THUS MPTSTART.CMD
                      CANNOT PARSE ITS RETURN CODE.

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From: chdove@home.com                                   16-Dec-99 03:26:16
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 03:34:19
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: chdove@home.com (Clive Dove)

On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 03:09:01, chdove@home.com (Clive Dove) wrote:

> On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 02:34:57, Ron Vopicka <cvopicka@erols.com> wrote:
> 
> > Many thanks to Rainer.
> > 
> > After reading the readme, I remembered doing it... but I still don't
> > know what I did with the original zip... even now that I know the name
> > (that I recognize!), but I have all the necessary pieces so thanks to
> > all.
> > 
> > Ron
> > 
> > 
> > I have dug myself into a small hole.
> > > >
> > > big snip
> > > 
> > > >After much tracking and cursing my poor memory (I have now created a
> > > >written log of my activities), I tracked this back to a directory on my
> > > >fix disk entitled "stak402w" (I don't know if the name is signifcant). 
> > > >At any rate I cannot find what must have been the original zip or
> > > >xip/exe file where it came from, can't find any read.me or any other
> > > >clue about where it came from.
> > > >
> > > >I apparently did this superior system maintence back about 4/99.
> > > >
> > > >The first question is, does anyone know where this came from and...
> > > >shudder... could I have inadvertently (carelessly) installed some 4.1
> > > >stuff on top of the 4.0 stack?
> > > >
> > > >Needless to say, I am wondering if I should reinstall the "STAK402W".
> > > >
> > > >Ron the clueless
> > > The file name is LATEST40.EXE.
> 
> To be on the safe side, you should download Latest40.exe  and a file 
> called ICI6063.exe
> 
> These are the latest fixes for TCPIP stack version 4.02
> 
> First, run inetver from an os/2 prompt.  If you get a response of 
> version 4.02e, you have the un-upgraded stack.
> 
> In such a case, install ICI6063 then Latest40, the order is important,
> after which inetver should show 4.02w.
> 
> ICI6063 brings you up to date for application of latest40.exe.  
> 
> I generally do a manual install, so my view is it doesn't hurt to 
> apply ICI6063 first anyway, even if you think it is already on, as you
> will simply be replacing existing files and any later files will be 
> found in latest40.exe.
> 
> Here is the url for the stack update page.
> 
> ftp://ps.software.ibm.com/ps/products/tcpip/rsu/stack/latestv4.html
> 
> That page talks about version 4.02t, but the actual fix produces 
> version 4.02w.  It looks like they didn't upgrade the text in the url 
> when they upgraded the software.
> 
> 

Further to the above, here is the anonymous ftp site

ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/tcpip/fixes/v4.0os2/latest/s
tack/

download all the files in this directory by anonymous ftp binary 
download and you will have the means to bring your tcpip stack up to 
date.
This update is absolutely necessary if you intend to use a cable 
modem.

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From: justinrc@SPAMSUCKS.nmia.com                       16-Dec-99 10:15:03
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 10:28:06
Subj: Netscape plugins problems

From: justinrc@SPAMSUCKS.nmia.com (Justin Curtner)

Hi everyone,

	I'm having a problem in Communicator loading any of the plugins (of the
Plugin Pack that is).  A page will come up like normal, then I get the error
"Could not load the plug-in 'OS/2 Multimedia Audio PlugIns' for the MIME type
'audio/wav'.  Make sure enough memory is available and that the plug-in is
installed correctly"  and it does this for mpgs and midi files and whatever
else...  Anyone know what's goin' on?  I don't THINK I changed anything...... 
I have tried reinstalling the plug-in pack since it weirded out like this, but
that didn't change anything.

Justin

The Windows User's Moto:
"Yes, I have a computer..... NO, I don't want to know how to use it!


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From: maxikins@os2bbs.com                               16-Dec-99 11:19:27
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 10:28:06
Subj: Re: Netscape plugins problems

From: maxikins@os2bbs.com (Mark Klebanoff)

A couple of .dll files in the plugin pack were a problem for some 
people.  They needed to be back-leveled to those from the Netscape 
2.02 pack.  I had this problem and that fixed it.  Unfortunately I 
can't remember what the files were

On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 10:15:06, justinrc@SPAMSUCKS.nmia.com (Justin 
Curtner) wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> 
> 	I'm having a problem in Communicator loading any of the plugins (of the
> Plugin Pack that is).  A page will come up like normal, then I get the error
> "Could not load the plug-in 'OS/2 Multimedia Audio PlugIns' for the MIME
type
> 'audio/wav'.  Make sure enough memory is available and that the plug-in is
> installed correctly"  and it does this for mpgs and midi files and whatever
> else...  Anyone know what's goin' on?  I don't THINK I changed
anything...... 
> I have tried reinstalling the plug-in pack since it weirded out like this,
but
> that didn't change anything.
> 
> Justin
> 
> 
> The Windows User's Moto:
> "Yes, I have a computer..... NO, I don't want to know how to use it!
> 
> 


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From: reply_to_the_newsgroup@please.com                 16-Dec-99 11:59:09
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 10:28:06
Subj: Re: How to crash your system with a Video-CD !!

From: Wim Wauters <reply_to_the_newsgroup@please.com>


filippo sartori wrote:
> 
> HI
> I have been experiencing this for some time.
> Some VCDs do make os/2 v4 Fp11 and also WSEB crash with a BSOD!

IF it's a problem in FP11 already, I would've thought FP12
would've fixed our problem.
HENCE, it must be the DriverPack1 (which is the same for 11
and 12).
I know DriverPack2 is being worked on (wow, ain't I smart
!!), so I only need to find out if it's on the APAR list.

> I use the W switch myself, I have never tried without.
Yep, still on the agenda here too.

Do you have any idea what makes these 'certain' VCDs so
special ?
Are they just a new standard, or is it some filename/file
structure that OS/2 trips over?
(This is to get an idea of how wide-spread the problem is).

Tara !

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From: mas@halo-int.co.uk                                16-Dec-99 12:57:10
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 10:28:06
Subj: Y2KCLOCK.EXE

From: "Mike Slater" <mas@halo-int.co.uk>

Has anybody had any experiences using the Y2KCLOCK.EXE to replace the
clocksys files for warp/warpconnect v3. This is recommended by IBM because
of possible Y2K dual boot or DosGetTimeDate problems. After performing this
we have seen dates jump 1-2 days in advance around the month end. One
particular BIOS was noted as having this fault by one of my colleagues  (1
May
1996 AWARD 2A59CF54C-00).

Regards

Mike S



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From: donnelly@tampabay.rr.com                          16-Dec-99 13:09:19
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 10:28:06
Subj: Re: Warp Server for e-business weirdness

From: donnelly@tampabay.rr.com (Buddy Donnelly)

On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 01:03:30, bytehead@infinet.com (Bryan Price) 
wrote:

> In article <frthfvozpbz.fmstdd0.pminews@rtpnews.raleigh.ibm.com>, "Scott E.
Garfinkle" <seg@NOSPAM-us.ibm.com> wrote:
> |On 15 Dec 1999 20:37:05 GMT, Bryan L. Price wrote:
> |
> |>Anybody else seeing this happen, or able to offer any words of wisdom?
> |I think this is related to a kernel bug that's already fixed. i put out
some
> |fix kernels a while ago; I don't know if anyone saved them.
> 
> Scott,
> 
> I saved the article, (I just finished reading it again).
> 
> Unfortunately, I didn't grab the two files like I had intended. :(
> 
> At least now that it seems to be a known problem, maybe I can ride herd on 
> these cats till a real FP1 for WSEB is out.  Any indication when? :)
> 
> Unless somebody has the fixes that Scott posted, and they want to e-mail
them 
> to me?  Preferred address to send me the files would be 
> bryan.price@liquor.state.oh.us-NOSPAM (Remove the -NOSPAM please)  No
mailbox 
> limitations on size on that address.  TIA!

I've got a testcase version of OS2KRNL that's dated Nov 3 1999, 
822,919 bytes. It gives BLDLEVEL though as 14.039F, the same level as 
WSeB's GA release. I don't see that it corrects anything, but if it's 
the one referred to you're welcome to it.

-- 

Good luck,

Buddy

Buddy Donnelly
donnelly@tampabay.rr.com


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From: mixxerdw@eye_eye_echs.com                         16-Dec-99 14:15:24
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 10:57:20
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: mixxerdw@eye_eye_echs.com

On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 03:09:01, chdove@home.com (Clive Dove) wrote:

> These are the latest fixes for TCPIP stack version 4.02
>  
> 
Given that my system returns:

D:\mywork\rexxcomp\inetver
Inet Version: 4.00e

C:\MPTN\SYSLEVEL.MPT
                    IBM OS/2 TCP/IP Stack
Version 5.10     Component ID 5639B1700
Current CSD level: WR08400
Prior   CSD level: WR08210


will you please list the fixes (and the order) that you would suggest?
I do not know of any problems in what I am running, but I have not
seen any advice on 2000 "gotchas" at my level.
Thanks!

=Dwight=
X1=L, X2=L & the domain is phonetic

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From: ivan@protein.bio.msu.su                           16-Dec-99 17:32:25
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 10:57:20
Subj: Re: Warp Server for e-business weirdness

From: "Ivan Adzhubei" <ivan@protein.bio.msu.su>

In <jORXtcYCR8l4-pn2-rqDqBKrOgNYL@SPHERICALBURN.TAMPABAY.RR.COM>, on
12/16/99 
   at 01:09 PM, donnelly@tampabay.rr.com (Buddy Donnelly) said:

>On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 01:03:30, bytehead@infinet.com (Bryan Price)  wrote:

>> |>Anybody else seeing this happen, or able to offer any words of wisdom?
>> |I think this is related to a kernel bug that's already fixed. i put out
some
>> |fix kernels a while ago; I don't know if anyone saved them.
>> 
>> I saved the article, (I just finished reading it again).
>> 
>> Unfortunately, I didn't grab the two files like I had intended. :(
>> 
>> At least now that it seems to be a known problem, maybe I can ride herd on 
>> these cats till a real FP1 for WSEB is out.  Any indication when? :)
>> 
>> Unless somebody has the fixes that Scott posted, and they want to e-mail
them 
>> to me?  Preferred address to send me the files would be 
>> bryan.price@liquor.state.oh.us-NOSPAM (Remove the -NOSPAM please)  No
mailbox 
>> limitations on size on that address.  TIA!

>I've got a testcase version of OS2KRNL that's dated Nov 3 1999,  822,919
>bytes. It gives BLDLEVEL though as 14.039F, the same level as  WSeB's GA
>release. I don't see that it corrects anything, but if it's  the one
>referred to you're welcome to it.

There is another recent update for WSeb kernel, bldlevel 14.040F_UNI (only
uniprocessor version) available at testcase. It is also available on my
ftp:

ftp://protein.bio.msu.su/pub/os2/fixes/wseb/07804250.zip

Running it for 2 days, very stable and with much improved multitasking.

You will also find the rest of unofficial WSeb fixes (testcase) released
up to date at the same location.

Cheers,
Ivan

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From: mixxerdw@eye_eye_echs.com                         16-Dec-99 14:39:21
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 10:57:20
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: mixxerdw@eye_eye_echs.com

On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 14:15:49, mixxerdw@eye_eye_echs.com wrote:

> Inet Version: 4.00e
> 
Reading again, particularly the contents of IC16063, it may be that I need
that, followed by LATEST40.EXE,
but I hesitate slightly since IC16.. is not quite specific about being
4.00->4.02.

Thanks,
=Dwight=
X1=L, X2=L & the domain is phonetic

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From: ivan@protein.bio.msu.su                           16-Dec-99 17:36:29
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 10:57:20
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: "Ivan Adzhubei" <ivan@protein.bio.msu.su>

In <1tGZ16mMk7i4-pn2-niRrtLje9lxz@localhost>, on 12/16/99 
   at 02:15 PM, mixxerdw@eye_eye_echs.com said:

>Given that my system returns:

>D:\mywork\rexxcomp\inetver
>Inet Version: 4.00e

>C:\MPTN\SYSLEVEL.MPT
>                    IBM OS/2 TCP/IP Stack
>Version 5.10     Component ID 5639B1700
>Current CSD level: WR08400
>Prior   CSD level: WR08210
>will you please list the fixes (and the order) that you would suggest? I
>do not know of any problems in what I am running, but I have not seen any
>advice on 2000 "gotchas" at my level.
>Thanks!

WR08423 + WR08424 (in that sequence, since WR08424 is not cumulative). Use
latest Fix Tool 1.41 for applying WR08424 instead of v.1.39 included with
it. WR08423 is applied by running MPTS.EXE, see readme.txt included.

Cheers,
Ivan

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From: firosen@my-deja.com                               16-Dec-99 14:37:25
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 10:57:20
Subj: Boot Problems with IBM 16GB HD (Fixpack 42, newest idedasd)

From: firosen@my-deja.com


I've following problem, i've a PIII 450Mhz,
Asus P3B-F Motherboard and a 16GB IBM HD,
2 Partitions C:200MB FAT, D:400 MB Fat (OS2)
the rest is not mapped(just for testing).

I've installed Warp 3 Connect with FP42 and
the newest idedasd.exe - drivers, but i cant
boot os2. it hangs at ibm1s505.add with the
following message "OS/2 unable to operate your
hard disk".

If a install the device drivers from my os2
warp connect install disks a CAN boot os2, but
if i make a new partition > 4GB the systems hangs.

BASEDEV=IBM1FLPY.ADD
REM BASEDEV=IBM2IDE.ADD
BASEDEV=IBM1S506.ADD /V /BM
REM BASEDEV=XDFLOPPY.FLT
REM BASEDEV=OS2DASD.DMD

REM **** IDE-ZIP ****
REM BASEDEV=IBMATAPI.FLT

If i enable BASEDEV=OS2DASD.DMD the the i get the
message "cannot find OS2DASD.DMD", i've copied all
the above drivers also to \os2 and into the root
but i still get this message.

Thanks for your help




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From: mixxerdw@eye_eye_echs.com                         16-Dec-99 15:08:02
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 10:57:20
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: mixxerdw@eye_eye_echs.com

On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 14:39:43, mixxerdw@eye_eye_echs.com wrote:

> Reading again, particularly the contents of IC16063
OK, OK, so I got off my lazy butte and see "readme.1st" sez:

"If you HAVE NOT yet installed IC16063.EXE on your Warp V4 system, then
do the following:

   You should create a temporary directory, copy LATEST40.EXE and IC16063.EXE
   into the directory, and unzip the files by entering the following, in
   sequence:

      IC16063 .
      LATEST40 .

   Note that the order of issuing the IC16063 and LATEST40 commands is
   important!  By issuing LATEST40 after IC16063, the more recent stack files
   in LATEST40.EXE will replace the older files in IC16063.EXE.

   Note that the '.' is important because it will unzip all the files into the
   current path.  No subdirectories are created.

   Once this is done, see INSTALL.DOC for installation directions.  READ.ME
   (unzipped from LATEST40.EXE) contains installation instructions and
   updated stack information for LATEST40.EXE."

So, unless somebody hollers, "Oh, no!  That'll kill ya!", I think that's what
I'll do.  

=Dwight=
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From: seg@NOSPAM-us.ibm.com                             16-Dec-99 09:52:27
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 13:28:01
Subj: Re: Warp Server for e-business weirdness

From: "Scott E. Garfinkle" <seg@NOSPAM-us.ibm.com>

On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 13:09:39 GMT, Buddy Donnelly wrote:

>I've got a testcase version of OS2KRNL that's dated Nov 3 1999, 
I reall STRONGLY urge people not to randomly grab stuff off testcase. I have
been known to put up modules including os2krnl and doscall1 that are
DELIBERATELY broken in specific ways designed to aggravate a particular
problem I'm investigating. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! Anyway, I uploaded
fp1uni.zip and fp1smp.zip, which contain alpha-level fixes from next
quarter's WSeB fixpack. These do not include JFS fixes -- you should get the
latest JFS fixes from the website (look in the fix news section).


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From: skozlowski@my-deja.com                            16-Dec-99 16:08:22
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 13:28:01
Subj: Warp for EBusiness - bad AT480AC.DSP ?

From: Stanislaw Kozlowski <skozlowski@my-deja.com>

While browsing Warp for EBusiness downloaded and unzipped from
Developer Connection I have noticed that in
ASCII file OS2IMAGE\DISP_1\AT480AC.DSP there are some
unprintable characters. IBM support confirmed that
it is not an error but could not explain why is this so.
When installing some display drivers when this file is accessed
installation program complaints that file is invalid.
   Anyone can check on his CD that the file is correct ?

--
Stanislaw Kozlowski, Poland


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From: donnelly@tampabay.rr.com                          16-Dec-99 16:40:08
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 13:28:01
Subj: Re: Warp Server for e-business weirdness

From: donnelly@tampabay.rr.com (Buddy Donnelly)

On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 15:52:55, "Scott E. Garfinkle" 
<seg@NOSPAM-us.ibm.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 13:09:39 GMT, Buddy Donnelly wrote:
> 
> >I've got a testcase version of OS2KRNL that's dated Nov 3 1999, 
> I reall STRONGLY urge people not to randomly grab stuff off testcase. I have
> been known to put up modules including os2krnl and doscall1 that are
> DELIBERATELY broken in specific ways designed to aggravate a particular
> problem I'm investigating. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! 


Scott's warning is underlined by me, and you should always be 
well-versed in Self-Rescue skills before plugging in wild system 
files. Don't come crawling here for help when you can't get back into 
your system, or a crash has actually destroyed files, because you 
wanted to play with testcase builds.

Better yet, just don't do it at all? 

(Although there have been periods in Warp development when *any* new 
file seemed to offer more hope than those that had been officially 
released. And I won't make any jokes about "deliberately broken", 
either. It is a serious warning he's making.)


> Anyway, I uploaded
> fp1uni.zip and fp1smp.zip, which contain alpha-level fixes from next
> quarter's WSeB fixpack. These do not include JFS fixes -- you should get the
> latest JFS fixes from the website (look in the fix news section).

Beat me, beat me, beat me with your alpha stick.

However, I see JFS fixes for FTP at:

	ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com:/ps/products/os2/fixes/v4.5warp/jfsfix1
.zip

dated Aug 31. I haven't yet looked for anything at "the website", but 
could we request that the FTP site be kept current with releases (not 
alphas or betas) published on the website? My FTP clients present far 
fewer problems downloading intact files than web browsers do.


-- 

Good luck,

Buddy

Buddy Donnelly
donnelly@tampabay.rr.com


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From: wwilly@one.net                                    16-Dec-99 17:30:24
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 16:52:16
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser <wwilly@one.net>

In article <3858f9ce$2$vina$mr2ice@news.msu.ru>,
  "Ivan Adzhubei" <ivan@protein.bio.msu.su> wrote:
> In <1tGZ16mMk7i4-pn2-niRrtLje9lxz@localhost>, on
12/16/99
>    at 02:15 PM, mixxerdw@eye_eye_echs.com said:
> >Given that my system returns:
>
> >D:\mywork\rexxcomp\inetver
> >Inet Version: 4.00e
>
> >C:\MPTN\SYSLEVEL.MPT
> >                    IBM OS/2 TCP/IP Stack
> >Version 5.10     Component ID 5639B1700
> >Current CSD level: WR08400
> >Prior   CSD level: WR08210
        <<<snip>>>
> WR08423 + WR08424
        <<<snip>>>

All the WR084xx stuff is backlevel.  There is newer
maintenance, which is now actually pretty old.  But
it's newer than the stuff y'all have been talking
about.  FTP to service.boulder.ibm.com.  Drill down
to /ps/products/mpts/fixes/english-us/wr08610_conv &
grab WR08610 & apply it.  Requires creating diskettes
& executing MPTS.EXE off the first of them.  Then
switch directories to
/ps/products/mpts/fixes/english-us/wr08620 & grab
WR08620.  Requires creating diskettes & executing Fix
Tool 1.41 (the latest).  Following that, THERE ARE NO
STACK UPDATES.  This will bring you up to the current
TCP/IP 4.2 stack.  WR08423/4 is NOT current.

[F:\]inetver
Version numbers of TCP/IP protocol drivers:
   SOCKETS.SYS: 6.2001
   AFOS2.SYS:   6.2000
   AFINET.SYS:  6.2002

I've been running this both dial-up and LAN with DHCP
& it works great.  W4/FP12/DDFP1/Peer IP08412.

WW
Team OS/2 Cincinnati & PROUD OF IT!


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From: mixxerdw@eye_eye_echs.com                         16-Dec-99 18:24:06
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 16:52:16
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: mixxerdw@eye_eye_echs.com

On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 17:30:48, Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser <wwilly@one.net>
wrote:

> grab WR08610 & apply it. .  Then grab
> WR08620.  ... Fix Tool 1.41 (the latest). 
> Following that, THERE ARE NO
> STACK UPDATES.  This will bring you up to the current
> TCP/IP 4.2 stack.

D:\graphics\images\inetver
Inet Version: 4.02w

OK - I did this first, as much for practice as anything else, but it was a
manual install.
I have the 1.41 fixtool (used it for FP12).
I'll pick off 8610 & 20 and look at what they do.  My questions still exist in 
the "x"
position of 4.x?, since I am still at 4.0 (although now '2w' rather than the
'0e' of this 
morning) and the discussion is about 4.2(0?).

Thanks!
=Dwight=
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From: mixxerdw@eye_eye_echs.com                         16-Dec-99 18:59:01
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 16:52:16
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: mixxerdw@eye_eye_echs.com

On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 18:25:33, "Ivan Adzhubei" <ivan@protein.bio.msu.su> wrote:

> I cannot recommend migrating your production system to
> above TCP/IP 4.01w (which is in WR08424).
>  
> 
Thanks, Ivan, that was the sort of information I was looking for.  I may take
a test machine
through 610/620, but until that proves out, I'll leave the 'fleisch und
kartoffeln' on 4.02w.

=Dwight=
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From: ivan@protein.bio.msu.su                           16-Dec-99 21:25:16
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 16:52:16
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: "Ivan Adzhubei" <ivan@protein.bio.msu.su>

In <83b7k8$7kg$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, on 12/16/99 
   at 05:30 PM, Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser <wwilly@one.net> said:

>In article <3858f9ce$2$vina$mr2ice@news.msu.ru>,
>  "Ivan Adzhubei" <ivan@protein.bio.msu.su> wrote:
>> In <1tGZ16mMk7i4-pn2-niRrtLje9lxz@localhost>, on
>12/16/99
>>    at 02:15 PM, mixxerdw@eye_eye_echs.com said:
>> >Given that my system returns:
>>
>> >D:\mywork\rexxcomp\inetver
>> >Inet Version: 4.00e
>>
>> >C:\MPTN\SYSLEVEL.MPT
>> >                    IBM OS/2 TCP/IP Stack
>> >Version 5.10     Component ID 5639B1700
>> >Current CSD level: WR08400
>> >Prior   CSD level: WR08210
>        <<<snip>>>
>> WR08423 + WR08424
>        <<<snip>>>

>All the WR084xx stuff is backlevel.  There is newer
>maintenance, which is now actually pretty old.  But
>it's newer than the stuff y'all have been talking
>about.  FTP to service.boulder.ibm.com.  Drill down
>to /ps/products/mpts/fixes/english-us/wr08610_conv &
>grab WR08610 & apply it.  Requires creating diskettes
>& executing MPTS.EXE off the first of them.  Then
>switch directories to
>/ps/products/mpts/fixes/english-us/wr08620 & grab
>WR08620.  Requires creating diskettes & executing Fix
>Tool 1.41 (the latest).  Following that, THERE ARE NO
>STACK UPDATES.  This will bring you up to the current
>TCP/IP 4.2 stack.  WR08423/4 is NOT current.

This advice I posted was about the _latest_ level of TCP/IP 4.0x. WR08610
actually upgrades TCP/IP to 4.1 level, while WR8620 is for TCP/IP 4.20.

I can only warn you that _some_ (well, enough) people had severe problems
with WR08610/8620. I personally still running my production server on
WR08424 level. I tried upgrading to TCP/IP 4.20 (WR08620) and it was a
complete disaster, curable only by restoring my system from backup. Once
again, YMMV, but you are warned.

In my experience, WR08610/8620 was a rush alpha release, buggy and with
broken install. On the other side, TCP/IP 4.21 (WSeb level) is pretty
stable, at least with a couple of late breaking fixes applied on top of
it. I hope IBM will update freely available TCP/IP stack to 4.21 level
soon. Until then, I cannot recommend migrating your production system to
above TCP/IP 4.01w (which is in WR08424).

Cheers,
Ivan

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From: hohmann@harddiskcafe.de                           16-Dec-99 20:15:16
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 16:52:16
Subj: ebusiness & db2 6.1 eval: no tcp/ip

From: "bernd hohmann" <hohmann@harddiskcafe.de>

hi,

i'd tried to install db/2 6.1 on warpserver for ebusiness and the
installer found only netbios and not tcp/ip.

this is very funny, because this is a gatewayserver/firewall into the
internet and no other application there has problems with tcp/ip.

but this may be something with the firewall: lan0 is a realtek-nic
and bound to the extranet and injoy firewall/gateway software. lan1
is an dec/intel-nic and bound to the intranet.

maybe the installer has problems to see lan0 - any idea to bind the
installe on lan1 during install ?

regards,
  bernd

OS/2 Warp 4.10 (de)



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From: doug.bissett"at"attglobal.net                     16-Dec-99 21:31:02
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 19:47:15
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: doug.bissett"at"attglobal.net (Doug Bissett)

On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 14:36:58, "Ivan Adzhubei" 
<ivan@protein.bio.msu.su> wrote:

> In <1tGZ16mMk7i4-pn2-niRrtLje9lxz@localhost>, on 12/16/99 
>    at 02:15 PM, mixxerdw@eye_eye_echs.com said:
> 
> >Given that my system returns:
> 
> >D:\mywork\rexxcomp\inetver
> >Inet Version: 4.00e
> 
> >C:\MPTN\SYSLEVEL.MPT
> >                    IBM OS/2 TCP/IP Stack
> >Version 5.10     Component ID 5639B1700
> >Current CSD level: WR08400
> >Prior   CSD level: WR08210
> >will you please list the fixes (and the order) that you would suggest? I
> >do not know of any problems in what I am running, but I have not seen any
> >advice on 2000 "gotchas" at my level.
> >Thanks!
> 
> WR08423 + WR08424 (in that sequence, since WR08424 is not cumulative). Use
> latest Fix Tool 1.41 for applying WR08424 instead of v.1.39 included with
> it. WR08423 is applied by running MPTS.EXE, see readme.txt included.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ivan
> 
> -- 
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> "Ivan Adzhubei" <ivan@protein.bio.msu.su>
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> 

There is a new one. Look at:

http://duanec.indelible-blue.com/fixes/LatestWarp4.html

near the bottom is a link to UN_980, which is the latest TCP/IP 
update. (that page has good links to most of the updates for OS/2). be
sure to READ the docs...

Hope this helps...
******************************
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From: doug.bissett"at"attglobal.net                     16-Dec-99 21:31:02
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 19:47:15
Subj: Re: Y2KCLOCK.EXE

From: doug.bissett"at"attglobal.net (Doug Bissett)

On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 12:57:20, "Mike Slater" <mas@halo-int.co.uk> 
wrote:

> Has anybody had any experiences using the Y2KCLOCK.EXE to replace the
> clocksys files for warp/warpconnect v3. This is recommended by IBM because
> of possible Y2K dual boot or DosGetTimeDate problems. After performing this
> we have seen dates jump 1-2 days in advance around the month end. One
> particular BIOS was noted as having this fault by one of my colleagues  (1
> May
> 1996 AWARD 2A59CF54C-00).
> 
> Regards
> 
> Mike S
> 

There was a large discussion about this, about a year ago (I think). 
Check at DEJANEWS to see if you can find more information.

I think the "fix" was to go back to an earlier clock driver (or, 
perhaps a later one). It seems to me that you may have got the "bad" 
clock driver.

Hope this helps...
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From: cvopicka@erols.com                                16-Dec-99 16:49:14
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 19:47:15
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: Ron Vopicka <cvopicka@erols.com>

From a note in the WRx8620 read.me (probably by Lou hisself).

Ron

Note:    1 - WRx8620 should not be installed on a non-SMP Warp Server
without
               installing TCP/IP v4.1 prior to it. There have been
various
               problems reported when using WRx8610 (or above) without
TCP/IP
               v4.1. This FixPak also supports Warp Server SMP machines
with
               WRx8610 applied.


mixxerdw@eye_eye_echs.com wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 17:30:48, Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser <wwilly@one.net>
wrote:
> 
> > grab WR08610 & apply it. .  Then grab
> > WR08620.  ... Fix Tool 1.41 (the latest).
> > Following that, THERE ARE NO
> > STACK UPDATES.  This will bring you up to the current
> > TCP/IP 4.2 stack.
> 
> D:\graphics\images\inetver
> Inet Version: 4.02w
> 
> OK - I did this first, as much for practice as anything else, but it was a
manual install.
> I have the 1.41 fixtool (used it for FP12).
> I'll pick off 8610 & 20 and look at what they do.  My questions still exist
in the "x"
> position of 4.x?, since I am still at 4.0 (although now '2w' rather than the 
'0e' of this
> morning) and the discussion is about 4.2(0?).
> 
> Thanks!
> =Dwight=
> X1=L, X2=L & the domain is phonetic

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From: chdove@home.com                                   16-Dec-99 22:03:05
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 19:47:15
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: chdove@home.com (Clive Dove)

On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 18:24:13, mixxerdw@eye_eye_echs.com wrote:

> On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 17:30:48, Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser <wwilly@one.net>
wrote:
> 
> > grab WR08610 & apply it. .  Then grab
> > WR08620.  ... Fix Tool 1.41 (the latest). 
> > Following that, THERE ARE NO
> > STACK UPDATES.  This will bring you up to the current
> > TCP/IP 4.2 stack.
> 
> D:\graphics\images\inetver
> Inet Version: 4.02w
> 
> OK - I did this first, as much for practice as anything else, but it was a
manual install.
> I have the 1.41 fixtool (used it for FP12).
> I'll pick off 8610 & 20 and look at what they do.  My questions still exist
in the "x"
> position of 4.x?, since I am still at 4.0 (although now '2w' rather than the 
'0e' of this 
> morning) and the discussion is about 4.2(0?).
> 
> Thanks!
> =Dwight=
> X1=L, X2=L & the domain is phonetic

If you are at 4.02w, you are at the most current tcp/ip stack ynless 
you purchase version 4.1 or 4.2 by purchasing a Software Choice 
subscription.

IBM accidentally put a free 4.1 out earlier this year but quickly 
withdrew it.  I would not suggest applying it as you will not get 
support and upgrades for it as you are not licenced to use it.

I am happily using 4.02w with a cable modem whereas 4.02e couldn't 
handle it, so your 4.02w stack should work well for you unless you are
doing something arcane.



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From: chdove@home.com                                   16-Dec-99 22:16:17
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 19:47:15
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: chdove@home.com (Clive Dove)

On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 14:15:49, mixxerdw@eye_eye_echs.com wrote:

> On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 03:09:01, chdove@home.com (Clive Dove) wrote:
> 
> > These are the latest fixes for TCPIP stack version 4.02
> >  
> > 
> Given that my system returns:
> 
> D:\mywork\rexxcomp\inetver
> Inet Version: 4.00e
> 
> C:\MPTN\SYSLEVEL.MPT
>                     IBM OS/2 TCP/IP Stack
> Version 5.10     Component ID 5639B1700
> Current CSD level: WR08400
> Prior   CSD level: WR08210
> 
> 
> will you please list the fixes (and the order) that you would suggest?
> I do not know of any problems in what I am running, but I have not
> seen any advice on 2000 "gotchas" at my level.
> Thanks!
> 
> =Dwight=
> X1=L, X2=L & the domain is phonetic

Use the FTP client that came with your Warp, go to the following 
anonymous FTP site:

ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/tcpip/fixes/v4.0os2/latest/

Download ic16063.exe, latest40.exe and the 2 readme files.
Follow the manual install insructions in the readme files to install 
FIRST ic16063 THEN latest40. There is an overlap in the files so 
latest40 must be the last one installled as it has the later version 
of the overlapped files.

If you are using Warp 4, you don't need anything else to upgrade your 
tcp/ip stack.

When you are finished copying all the files in the two upgrades, your 
system will be at 4.02w.  Verify this by running inetver from an os/2 
prompt.

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From: chdove@home.com                                   16-Dec-99 22:26:09
  To: All                                               16-Dec-99 19:47:15
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: chdove@home.com (Clive Dove)

On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 14:39:43, mixxerdw@eye_eye_echs.com wrote:

> On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 14:15:49, mixxerdw@eye_eye_echs.com wrote:
> 
> > Inet Version: 4.00e
> > 
> Reading again, particularly the contents of IC16063, it may be that I need
that, followed by LATEST40.EXE,
> but I hesitate slightly since IC16.. is not quite specific about being
4.00->4.02.
> 
> Thanks,
> =Dwight=
> X1=L, X2=L & the domain is phonetic

You are correct that you should apply IC16063 then Latest40. these 
files are all you need to take you from the 
version that is on your GA warp 4 cdrom to the present 4.02w level.
I just finished doing a complete low level format and re-install of 
Warp 4, followed by fixpack12, followed by these two upgrades, 
followed by Java 1.18 and Netscape 4.61.  (I was making room for 
Linux)
The system is  running tickety-boo with including the tcp/ip stack and
my cable modem.

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From: bnc@webone.com.au                                 17-Dec-99 14:39:12
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 03:47:22
Subj: CHKDSK.LOG Problem

From: bnc@webone.com.au

Hi,
As several of us have metioned here, the above file has been causing us
problems.
AS per Dave's suggestion I sent in a fault report  and got back what looks
like a standard
canned reply, see below.
For all those that have had this problem could you email me with the processor 
you are using,
thanks....Brian



Technicians response:
*******************************************************************************
****
 Thank you for choosing to report a suspected defect in our product.

 The appropriate product specialists have reviewed this defect report
 and have determined this to not be a known defect in our product or
 documentation.

 Work may not continue under this defect report.  However we will be
 happy to continue to work with you to resolve the problem under one
 of our SupportLine services.

 Please call the 1-800-237-5511 to discuss a variety of fee based
 services.
*******************************************************************************
******

Thank you,
Solutions Management Center
T/L 252-6155 or 800-237-5511 options 6,1,1
Fax 800-426-8602


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From: donnelly@tampabay.rr.com                          17-Dec-99 04:04:17
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 03:47:22
Subj: Re: CHKDSK.LOG Problem

From: donnelly@tampabay.rr.com (Buddy Donnelly)

On Fri, 17 Dec 1999 04:39:25, bnc@webone.com.au wrote:

> Hi,
> As several of us have metioned here, the above file has been causing us
problems.
> AS per Dave's suggestion I sent in a fault report  and got back what looks
like a standard
> canned reply, see below.
> For all those that have had this problem could you email me with the
processor you are using,
> thanks....Brian
> 
> 
> 
> Technicians response:
>
*******************************************************************************
****
>  Thank you for choosing to report a suspected defect in our product.
> 
>  The appropriate product specialists have reviewed this defect report
>  and have determined this to not be a known defect in our product or
>  documentation.


No surprise that IBM doesn't acknowledge that it's a problem. An 
alternative to waiting for them to fire or promote whoever was 
responsible, that appears to exempt my system from this problem, is to
put these lines in STARTUP.CMD:

@for %%a in ( c d e f g ) do @if exist %%a:\chkdsk.log del /f /y /z /s
%%a:\chkdsk.log 2> nul
@for %%a in ( c d e f g ) do @if exist %%a:\chkdsk.old del /f /y /z /s
%%a:\chkdsk.old 2> nul





-- 

Good luck,

Buddy

Buddy Donnelly
donnelly@tampabay.rr.com


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From: greywolf@onlink.net                               16-Dec-99 17:12:01
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 03:47:22
Subj: Re: Netscape plugins problems

From: "Wolf Kirchmeir" <greywolf@onlink.net>

And I can't get NS4.61 to use the Java installed on my machine.  Help!


On 16 Dec 1999 10:15:06 GMT, Justin Curtner wrote:

=>Hi everyone,
=>
=>	I'm having a problem in Communicator loading any of the plugins (of the
=>Plugin Pack that is).  A page will come up like normal, then I get the error
=>"Could not load the plug-in 'OS/2 Multimedia Audio PlugIns' for the MIME
type
=>'audio/wav'.  Make sure enough memory is available and that the plug-in is
=>installed correctly"  and it does this for mpgs and midi files and whatever
=>else...  Anyone know what's goin' on?  I don't THINK I changed
anything...... 
=>I have tried reinstalling the plug-in pack since it weirded out like this,
but
=>that didn't change anything.
=>
=>Justin
=>
=>
=>The Windows User's Moto:
=>"Yes, I have a computer..... NO, I don't want to know how to use it!
=>
=>



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From: wwilly@one.net                                    17-Dec-99 09:09:03
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 10:29:26
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser <wwilly@one.net>

In article
<PmRGDiEz74Uh-pn2-dCJz1oTF4vXE@24.64.171.183.on.wave.
home.com>,
  chdove@home.com (Clive Dove) wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 14:15:49,
mixxerdw@eye_eye_echs.com wrote:
> > On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 03:09:01, chdove@home.com
(Clive Dove) wrote:
     <<<snip of many other people's posts too>>>

Folks, the WR08610/WR08620 READMEs say in them that
they apply to WARP 4 Client.  Non-server,
non-Ebusiness, non-Workspace-On-Demand, uniprocessor
client.  I know Ivan said he had trouble with them.
There were others who posted that they also had
trouble.  But I have one dial-up & one LAN system
running "tickety-boo" <:-)) with these 2 packages of
maintenance applied.  Surely I'm not alone.  They
update the 4.0 stack to 4.2.  They update the 4.1
stack to 4.2.  Yes, BOTH.  Read the READMEs & you'll
see I speak the truth.

I note the pointer to some recent UN_980 app updates
that one poster mentioned earlier.  According to the
README for that package, you can apply those updates
on top of WR08610 but you need to apply WR08620
AFTER.  That sounds like there's some backleveling
going on in UN_980.  Well, since I already have
WR08620 applied, and it came out about FIVE MONTHS!!!
before this UN_980 package, I think it's
UNCONSCIONABLE that there is this kind of collision.
Sounds like a whole lot of manual repair & evasive
maneuvers required to get it working right if you
already have WR08620 applied.  I think I'll wait for
maintenance that moves forward in an orderly
progression & ignore this UN_980 package.  I suppose
if you have neither WR08610 not WR08620 applied,
you'd be safe to apply UN_980 between the two.

As somebody else said earlier on this thread, YOUR
MILEAGE MAY VARY.

WW
Team OS/2 Cincinnati & PROUD OF IT!


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From: wwilly@one.net                                    17-Dec-99 09:29:22
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 10:29:26
Subj: Re: Netscape plugins problems

From: Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser <wwilly@one.net>

In article
<jbysxvebayvaxarg.fmuto30.pminews@news.onlink.net>,
  "Wolf Kirchmeir" <greywolf@onlink.net> wrote:
> And I can't get NS4.61 to use the Java installed on
my machine.  Help!

Somebody posted this URL a while ago:

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Heights/9885/o
sapplet.html

(Sorry about the folded line.  That's Deja News doing
that.)

If you go there, it tells you what Java version
you're running, among other things.  So it's a good
test once you get it running.  It's telling me I'm
running 1.1.8, which is what I was hoping it would
say.

It is my understanding that Communicator 4.61 finds
Java through one of the Preferences.  Select
Preferences on the Edit dropdown menu.  Select OS/2
Preferences, then press the OS/2 Java Properties
button.  The first entry field on that page is for
Java Path.  I have E:\JAVA11\DLL\JAVAI.DLL filled in
there.  I never entered that; something filled that
in for me.  E:\JAVA11 is indeed the base directory
into which I installed Java 1.1.8 (and before that
1.1.7 & 1,1.6 & 1.1.4 -- I don't remember 1.1.5; was
there a 1.1.5?).

> On 16 Dec 1999 10:15:06 GMT, Justin Curtner wrote:
        <<<snip>>>

Wish I could help you, Justin, with your plugin
problem.  But I just installed the 3.0 Plugpak & it
worked so I don't know what's up with that.

WW
Team OS/2 Cincinnati & PROUD OF IT!


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From: wwilly@one.net                                    17-Dec-99 10:06:13
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 10:29:26
Subj: Swing install

From: Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser <wwilly@one.net>

Not knowing any better, I downloaded the 12Meg file
javaswng.zip from service.boulder.ibm.com.  That
unzips to 40Meg, from which you can find a README.
The README says there's an INSTALL.EXE in the
package.  I sure don't see it.  And the README is a
bit vague about the changes to your system, including
CONFIG.SYS, that are required to implement Swing.  It
implies that INSTALL.EXE will take care of it for you
& don't worry.  I searched Deja News for Swing & all
I found was a damn flame war.  Thanks a lot.

So.  Before I send an E-mail to the address in the
README -- which for some reason is at Sun, not IBM --
does anyone here know what to do with javaswng.zip to
get Swing installed?

WW
Team OS/2 Cincinnati & PROUD OF IT!


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From: firosen@my-deja.com                               17-Dec-99 10:08:16
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 10:29:26
Subj: Cannot find OS2DASD.DMD at Boot

From: firosen@my-deja.com


Hello,

I've copied my OS2 Warp FP26 to a new 16GB HD,
fist Partition = 200MB FAT, Second = 400MB FAT(OS2)
the remaining disk-space is not used(for testing).

If i install the newest Device-Drivers to support
HD>8GB i get following fault-message at booting(ALT-F2)
"Cannot find OS2DASD.DMD" but its in the \os2\boot directory.

If i install the device drivers from the original os2 warp connect
install disks, os2 is starting without any problems! But then i've
problems accessing large partitions, and my ide100-zip drive.

Thanks a lot
Mario Prem


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From: zayne@omen.com.au                                 17-Dec-99 15:10:05
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 20:07:15
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: zayne@omen.com.au (Mooo)

Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser <wwilly@one.net> wrote:

>Tool 1.41 (the latest).  Following that, THERE ARE NO
>STACK UPDATES.  This will bring you up to the current
>TCP/IP 4.2 stack.  WR08423/4 is NOT current.

Yes, but unless you own TCPIP V4.1 you will have problem with this
route.

Stack update 8610 has serious problems for those upgrading from V4
without installing the full blown TCPIP V4.1 product first (look at
the readmes now available from IBM).

V4.2 is the same, big problems for those without the full TCPIP V4.1
or V4.2 (WSeB).

IBM has left V4 for dead, a reasonable thing I suppose seeing as how
V4.1 has been available for a while.  

The way I see it, your only choice, if not wanting to pay for TCPIP
V4.1 is to go to fix 8424.

Cheers,
Craig

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From: zayne@omen.com.au                                 17-Dec-99 15:28:12
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 20:07:15
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: zayne@omen.com.au (Mooo)

Ron Vopicka <cvopicka@erols.com> wrote:

>Are you saying this note should be updated (with the advent of UN_0980)?

UN_0980, if I remember correctly is not a stack update, but rather a
TCPIP apps refresh.  This is a different beast to the 'mpts' update
which is what 8610 and 8620 represents.  


>I don't feel like experimenting myself when a number others have been
>burned even if some installations are apparently working.  What I really
>would need is an explanation of exactly how the working installations
>have managed to work.
>
>IBM, are you listening, you say 8610 and 8620 are valid updates to the
>stack, and you also say it may not work (see above).
>
>How does one applied (and what) service releases to have the most
>updated stack for 4.0.  More important, what, if anything should be
>avoided. 

Its a mess which almost drove me to distraction.  One day I just had
to sit down, say 'f&%k it!!' and download and read all the readme's
and other snippets and put together a small table of what is required
for what base levels and what interactions exist between them.

The result, for both Warp3 and Warp4 (Warp Server 4 as well) was that
8423 and 8424 (the update for 8423)  are the last known to work fixes
if you do not own or want to buy the full TCPIP V4.1 product.

This would update you to the last known good 16 bit TCPIP stack.

It would seem, though I have not tested the theory, that the recently
made available  UN_0980 fix is a refresh for the V4 TCPIP applications
which are a slightly overlapping but generally distinct part of the
tcpip subsystem (ie, not the stack).

As both 8610 and 8620 make an attempt to upgrade an existing TCPIP
V4.1 stack (without the applications)  it makes some sense (I
guess...) that you would need to have V4.1 TCPIP full product
(including applications) to be successful.  IBM suggests this in the
readme that now accompanies both updates and that has been posted to
this thread a couple of times already.

Much as V3.x tcpip is now a dead product, I think V4.0 is dead also.
Look to V4.2x as the current level.  For those of us with Warp4 we
need to buy into V4.1 to have the current 32 bit stack and its fixes
available to us.

Quite honestly, if you don't care much about "keeping up with the
Jones's" then the TCPIP V4 product with MPTS stack refresh 8424 is
very stable and very fast too.

If, because of the business you do, you find that you really -need- a
BSD compliant 32 bit stack, the US$200 or so thats required for a
software choice subscription is quite a reasonable figure.

Craig

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From: zayne@omen.com.au                                 17-Dec-99 15:13:25
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 20:07:15
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: zayne@omen.com.au (Mooo)

Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser <wwilly@one.net> wrote:

>Folks, the WR08610/WR08620 READMEs say in them that
>they apply to WARP 4 Client.  Non-server,
>non-Ebusiness, non-Workspace-On-Demand, uniprocessor
>client.  I know Ivan said he had trouble with them.
>There were others who posted that they also had
>trouble.  But I have one dial-up & one LAN system
>running "tickety-boo" <:-)) with these 2 packages of
>maintenance applied.  Surely I'm not alone.  They
>update the 4.0 stack to 4.2.  They update the 4.1
>stack to 4.2.  Yes, BOTH.  Read the READMEs & you'll
>see I speak the truth.

Try doing a netstat -s and see what happens.  I have had problems with
a stock Warp4 install and 8610/8620.


Craig

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From: chdove@home.com                                   17-Dec-99 15:55:09
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 20:07:15
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: chdove@home.com (Clive Dove)

On Fri, 17 Dec 1999 15:10:10, zayne@omen.com.au (Mooo) wrote:

> Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser <wwilly@one.net> wrote:
> 
> >Tool 1.41 (the latest).  Following that, THERE ARE NO
> >STACK UPDATES.  This will bring you up to the current
> >TCP/IP 4.2 stack.  WR08423/4 is NOT current.
> 
> Yes, but unless you own TCPIP V4.1 you will have problem with this
> route.
> 
> Stack update 8610 has serious problems for those upgrading from V4
> without installing the full blown TCPIP V4.1 product first (look at
> the readmes now available from IBM).
> 
> V4.2 is the same, big problems for those without the full TCPIP V4.1
> or V4.2 (WSeB).
> 
> IBM has left V4 for dead, a reasonable thing I suppose seeing as how
> V4.1 has been available for a while.  
> 
> The way I see it, your only choice, if not wanting to pay for TCPIP
> V4.1 is to go to fix 8424.
> 
> Cheers,
> Craig

I would suggest that fix 8424 be avoided unless you have purchased the
4.1 stack.

Ic16063.exe and Latest40.exe will bring you to 4.02w which is the 
current version of the 4.0 stack.  anything beyond that should be a 
purchased  4.1 and the purchased product installed or a purchased 4.2.
I am not an IBM employee or advocate, just suggesting that it is not 
advisable to have an unsupported version as a critical part of your 
system.

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From: ispalten@us.ibm.com                               17-Dec-99 10:24:02
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 20:07:15
Subj: Re: Y2KCLOCK.EXE

From: Irv Spalten <ispalten@us.ibm.com>

Mike, that problem was a regression that the files in Y2KCLOCK.EXE are
supposed to fix. You should see these files on the system with the
problem :

CLOCK01  SYS     4400   4-27-98   5:07p
CLOCK02  SYS     4282   4-27-98   5:07p

If these are not the correct timestamps, then the user didn't apply the
fix correctly. If he DID, please E-MAIL me the full details of the h/w.

Irv Spalten

Mike Slater wrote:
> 
> Has anybody had any experiences using the Y2KCLOCK.EXE to replace the
> clocksys files for warp/warpconnect v3. This is recommended by IBM because
> of possible Y2K dual boot or DosGetTimeDate problems. After performing this
> we have seen dates jump 1-2 days in advance around the month end. One
> particular BIOS was noted as having this fault by one of my colleagues  (1
> May
> 1996 AWARD 2A59CF54C-00).
> 
> Regards
> 
> Mike S

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From: chdove@home.com                                   17-Dec-99 16:31:11
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 20:07:15
Subj: Re: Swing install

From: chdove@home.com (Clive Dove)

On Fri, 17 Dec 1999 10:06:26, Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser 
<wwilly@one.net> wrote:

> Not knowing any better, I downloaded the 12Meg file
> javaswng.zip from service.boulder.ibm.com.  That
> unzips to 40Meg, from which you can find a README.
> The README says there's an INSTALL.EXE in the
> package.  I sure don't see it.  And the README is a
> bit vague about the changes to your system, including
> CONFIG.SYS, that are required to implement Swing.  It
> implies that INSTALL.EXE will take care of it for you
> & don't worry.  I searched Deja News for Swing & all
> I found was a damn flame war.  Thanks a lot.
> 
> So.  Before I send an E-mail to the address in the
> README -- which for some reason is at Sun, not IBM --
> does anyone here know what to do with javaswng.zip to
> get Swing installed?
> 
> WW
> Team OS/2 Cincinnati & PROUD OF IT!
> 
> 
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.

Download the Java118 and the other files, including Swing from 
Software Choice.
You will also have to get Feature Install v. 1.2.5, also from Software
Choice
Each file has an install.exe.  The icon is a monitor face with a 
turquoise screen and a yellow arrow.
Feature install is a java program and it requires Netscape to work.

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From: chdove@home.com                                   17-Dec-99 16:34:09
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 20:07:15
Subj: Re: Swing install

From: chdove@home.com (Clive Dove)

On Fri, 17 Dec 1999 16:31:22, chdove@home.com (Clive Dove) wrote:

> On Fri, 17 Dec 1999 10:06:26, Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser 
> <wwilly@one.net> wrote:
> 
> > Not knowing any better, I downloaded the 12Meg file
> > javaswng.zip from service.boulder.ibm.com.  That
> > unzips to 40Meg, from which you can find a README.
> > The README says there's an INSTALL.EXE in the
> > package.  I sure don't see it.  And the README is a
> > bit vague about the changes to your system, including
> > CONFIG.SYS, that are required to implement Swing.  It
> > implies that INSTALL.EXE will take care of it for you
> > & don't worry.  I searched Deja News for Swing & all
> > I found was a damn flame war.  Thanks a lot.
> > 
> > So.  Before I send an E-mail to the address in the
> > README -- which for some reason is at Sun, not IBM --
> > does anyone here know what to do with javaswng.zip to
> > get Swing installed?
> > 
> > WW
> > Team OS/2 Cincinnati & PROUD OF IT!
> > 
> > 
> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Before you buy.
> 
> Download the Java118 and the other files, including Swing from 
> Software Choice.
> You will also have to get Feature Install v. 1.2.5, also from Software
> Choice
> Each file has an install.exe.  The icon is a monitor face with a 
> turquoise screen and a yellow arrow.
> Feature install is a java program and it requires Netscape to work.

Further to the above, you might also want to get the upgrades for 
Java118, including Swing upgrades, from Hursley park, released 
yesterday.



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From: bd83h@bedford.waii.com                            17-Dec-99 16:36:11
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 20:07:15
Subj: Re: CHKDSK.LOG Problem

From: Steve Drewell <bd83h@bedford.waii.com>

On 17 Dec 1999 bnc@webone.com.au wrote:

î As several of us have metioned here, the above file has been causing us
î problems.

What problems are you seeing which are associated with the presence of
chkdsk.log?

Cheers,
Steve

Western Geophysical, Bedford, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1234 224404
Fax: +44 (0) 1234 224517


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From: hemo_jr@attglobal.net                             17-Dec-99 11:10:01
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 20:07:15
Subj: Re: Swing install

From: "Matt Hickman" <hemo_jr@attglobal.net>

In <PmRGDiEz74Uh-pn2-ldEqlRIwdTkE@24.64.171.183.on.wave.home.com>, on 12/17/99 

  
>Download the Java118 and the other files, including Swing from  Software
>Choice.
>You will also have to get Feature Install v. 1.2.5, also from Software
>Choice
>Each file has an install.exe.  The icon is a monitor face with a 
>turquoise screen and a yellow arrow.
>Feature install is a java program and it requires Netscape to work.

Is the feature Installer required to install Java118 also?  I downloaded
a Java-runtime.exe from Hursley and want to know if I need this
to don the install.

Thanks.

-- 
Matt Hickman
  You may fancy being eaten by a dragon; I don't.  It's 
  humiliating.  And final. 
                         Robert A. Heinlein (1907 - 1988)
                         _Glory Road_ 1963       

** Join "The Heinleiners" a SETI@home club **
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From: chdove@home.com                                   17-Dec-99 17:37:01
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 20:07:15
Subj: Re: Swing install

From: chdove@home.com (Clive Dove)

On Fri, 17 Dec 1999 17:10:02, "Matt Hickman" <hemo_jr@attglobal.net> 
wrote:

> In <PmRGDiEz74Uh-pn2-ldEqlRIwdTkE@24.64.171.183.on.wave.home.com>, on
12/17/99 
>   
> >Download the Java118 and the other files, including Swing from  Software
> >Choice.
> >You will also have to get Feature Install v. 1.2.5, also from Software
> >Choice
> >Each file has an install.exe.  The icon is a monitor face with a 
> >turquoise screen and a yellow arrow.
> >Feature install is a java program and it requires Netscape to work.
> 
> Is the feature Installer required to install Java118 also?  I downloaded
> a Java-runtime.exe from Hursley and want to know if I need this
> to don the install.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -- 
> Matt Hickman
>   You may fancy being eaten by a dragon; I don't.  It's 
>   humiliating.  And final. 
>                          Robert A. Heinlein (1907 - 1988)
>                          _Glory Road_ 1963       
> 
> ** Join "The Heinleiners" a SETI@home club **
> http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_17222.html
> 
You will need feature installer to install java v. 1.1.8
the Runtime at Hursley is a fix only, it must be installed into an 
already installed Java 1.1.8

Use feature install to install the Java Toolkit and the other items, 
including the swing, then go to Hursley to get the fixes.  

If  you need any help using Feature install, please post.

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From: wwilly@one.net                                    17-Dec-99 19:01:06
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 20:07:16
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser <wwilly@one.net>

In article <385a5188.8380519@news.omen.net.au>,
  zayne@omen.com.au (Mooo) wrote:
> Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser <wwilly@one.net>
wrote:
>
> >Tool 1.41 (the latest).  Following that, THERE ARE
NO
> >STACK UPDATES.  This will bring you up to the
current
> >TCP/IP 4.2 stack.  WR08423/4 is NOT current.
>
> Yes, but unless you own TCPIP V4.1 you will have
problem with this
> route.

Not true.  The READMEs contradict you.  My experience
contradicts you.  I NEVER had TCP/IP 4.1.  I somehow
managed not to hear about the free giveaway until
after it was withdrawn.  But I don't think I'd have
gotten it anyway since about the only thing I could
tell was different was that the configuration utility
was a Java app.  Whoop dee doo.  How often to you
configure your TCP/IP?  Well, for me anyway, that's
about once every 3 or 4 years when somebody decides
to change their DNS IP address or something like
that.  OK.  Mileage varies.  I never got 4.1.  I
applied WR08610 & WR08620 on top of some stack
version.  I may have been up to 4.02t, I think.

> Stack update 8610 has serious problems for those
upgrading from V4
> without installing the full blown TCPIP V4.1
product first (look at
> the readmes now available from IBM).

I have read them.  You're wrong.  That's not what
they say.  Read them again.  People may be having
problems.  No, people HAVE REPORTED that they ARE
having problems.  But I don't think absence of 4.1 is
the cause.

> V4.2 is the same, big problems for those without
the full TCPIP V4.1
> or V4.2 (WSeB).

Again, wrong.  Contradicted by my 2 installs.
Although I can't speak to WARP 3, WARP Server, WSeB,
or WSOD.  Plain WARP 4 uniprocessor Client is what
I'm running.

> IBM has left V4 for dead, a reasonable thing I
suppose seeing as how
> V4.1 has been available for a while.
>
> The way I see it, your only choice, if not wanting
to pay for TCPIP
> V4.1 is to go to fix 8424.

Again, no.  I went from 4.02something at WR08423
directly to 4.2 at WR08610 & then added WR08620. (By
the way, WR08610 --> IS <-- TCP/IP 4.2.  That's also
in the READMEs.)  This proves it can be done.  I wish
somebody else would just post to say, "Me too."  I
can't credit the notion that I am the only person on
the planet who's done it successfully.  On 2 machines
with radically different hardware, not the least
difference being one is dial-up & the other is on a
LAN.  Come on, folks, somebody, please speak up.....

WW
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From: bbarclay@ca.ibm.com                               17-Dec-99 14:10:27
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 20:07:16
Subj: Re: Swing install

From: Brad BARCLAY <bbarclay@ca.ibm.com>

Bill Wild Willy Kredentser wrote:
> So.  Before I send an E-mail to the address in the
> README -- which for some reason is at Sun, not IBM --
> does anyone here know what to do with javaswng.zip to
> get Swing installed?

	You can probably save yourself some time and hassle by downloading the
following files from Software Choice (one or both, depending on your
needs):

	javainsr.exe	- Swing Runtime
	javainst.exe	- Swing Toolkit

	The big ZPI file you downloaded contains all of the files in these two
arcihves, however it is *not* installable via any automated means.  It's
more intended or those who need to package Swing for OS/2 with their
products, or who otherwise have special installation needs.

	The two files mentioned above have everything you need to install them
via Feature Installer.

Brad BARCLAY

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Posted from the OS/2 WARP v4.5 desktop of Brad BARCLAY.
E-Mail:  bbarclay@ca.ibm.com		Location:  2G43D@Torolabs

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From: wwilly@one.net                                    17-Dec-99 19:26:08
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 20:07:16
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser <wwilly@one.net>

In article <385A441C.6E7A@erols.com>,
  cvopicka@erols.com wrote:
> Bill Wild Willy Kredentser wrote:
        <<<snip>>>
> At the risk of repeating myself, from 8620 read.me:
>
>  IBM MPTS LAN Adapter and Protocol Support FixPak
WRx8620
>                       (IBM PTF WR08620)
>
> snipped some stuff
>
>   Note:    1 - WRx8620 should not be installed on a
non-SMP Warp Server
> without
>                installing TCP/IP v4.1 prior to it.
>
> ==>            There have been various
> ==>            problems reported when using WRx8610
(or above) without
> TCP/IP
> ==>            v4.1.
>
> 	       This FixPak also supports Warp Server
SMP machines with
>                WRx8610 applied.
>
> Are you saying this note should be updated (with
the advent of UN_0980)?

I'm saying that you are not interpreting the words
correctly.  What it says is that if you have non-SMP
WARP Server, then you must first install TCP/IP 4.1
before WR08620.  Since I have WARP 4 uniprocessor
Client, a different platform entirely, the warning
does not apply to me.  Or you?

The README for WR08610 is even less restrictive.
That MPTS Refresh applies to ALL platforms except
Workspace On Demand Release 1.  Release 2 evidently
contained WR08610 from the outset, according to the
README for WR08620.

As for UN_980, I posted that it looked like it's a
botched update since, according to the README, it
collides with WR08620, something that predates it by
FIVE MONTHS!!!!!  I'm not applying it.  The README
implies that if you install WR08610, UN_980, WR08620
in that order, you should be fine.  But I already
have WR08620.  My SYSLEVEL files will say, after
applying UN_980, that I still have WR08620 applied.
I won't be able to re-apply WR08620 after UN_980
without major manual intervention.  Piss on that.

> I don't feel like experimenting myself when a
number others have been
> burned even if some installations are apparently
working.  What I really
> would need is an explanation of exactly how the
working installations
> have managed to work.

I just installed following the instructions.  WR08610
was like the 6 or so previous MPTS Refreshes IBM
released before that.  Then I installed WR08620 like
any Fix Pack over top of WR08610.

The warning is that some people saw endless problems
with WR08610.  Ivan was one of the most vocal.  I
remember the threads.  You might want to chase them
down at Deja News.  I vaguely recall posting on them,
although for the life of me I can't remember any
details now.

> IBM, are you listening, you say 8610 and 8620 are
valid updates to the
> stack, and you also say it may not work (see
above).

You may want to re-evaluate your position in light of
my explanation.  Being safe is always good, but
avoiding these updates entirely may be overly
cautious.

        <<<snip>>>

WW
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From: wwilly@one.net                                    17-Dec-99 19:38:20
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 20:07:16
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser <wwilly@one.net>

In article <1tGZ16mMk7i4-pn2-wfRWoUKI0e6W@localhost>,
  mixxerdw@eye_eye_echs.com wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Dec 1999 09:09:06, Bill "Wild Willy"
Kredentser <wwilly@one.net> wrote:
>
> >  I think I'll wait for
> > maintenance that moves forward in an orderly
> > progression & ignore this UN_980 package
> I concur.
>
> As I said in another post, I am going to try out
610/620 on a machine I don't
> have to trust with my paycheck, based on Ivan's
experience, but I have seen
> enough of Wild Willy to believe he no speak with
forked tongue.  If it works,
> I'll likely migrate to it on all 8 boxes.
> =Dwight=
> X1=L, X2=L & the domain is phonetic

Thank you for the kind words.  In your case, on your
experimental boxes of course, since you'll be coming
from below WR08610, I would go ahead & throw in
UN_980.  My only reservation about that is the
collision with WR08620, which I already have.
Applying UN_980 won't tell my SYSLEVEL files that
WR08620 can safely be reapplied.  So it would be a
huge pain in the ass for me.  But since you don't
have either WR08610 or WR08620 yet, you could do them
in sequence: WR08610, UN_980, WR08620.  Do please
post results of your experiments once you've done
them.

WW
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From: wwilly@one.net                                    17-Dec-99 19:48:04
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 20:07:16
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser <wwilly@one.net>

In article <385a52fd.8753289@news.omen.net.au>,
  zayne@omen.com.au (Mooo) wrote:
> Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser <wwilly@one.net>
wrote:
>
> >Folks, the WR08610/WR08620 READMEs say in them
that
> >they apply to WARP 4 Client.  Non-server,
> >non-Ebusiness, non-Workspace-On-Demand,
uniprocessor
> >client.  I know Ivan said he had trouble with
them.
> >There were others who posted that they also had
> >trouble.  But I have one dial-up & one LAN system
> >running "tickety-boo" <:-)) with these 2 packages
of
> >maintenance applied.  Surely I'm not alone.  They
> >update the 4.0 stack to 4.2.  They update the 4.1
> >stack to 4.2.  Yes, BOTH.  Read the READMEs &
you'll
> >see I speak the truth.
>
> Try doing a netstat -s and see what happens.  I
have had problems with
> a stock Warp4 install and 8610/8620.
>
> Craig

I remember that problem.  It would crash your whole
system, take you to a Black Trap Screen of Death,
from which only a hardware reset or power cycle would
get you going again.  Not now!

[F:\]netstat -s
-----------------------------------------------------
---------------------
                              AF_INET Address Family:
                              Total Number of sockets
9

  SOCK   TYPE       FOREIGN          LOCAL
FOREIGN         STATE
                     PORT             PORT
HOST
======  =====      ==========      ==========
==========    ========
     7  DGRAM               0 netbios-dgm..138
0.0.0.0  UDP
     8  DGRAM               0 netbios-ns..137
0.0.0.0  UDP
     9 STREAM               0 netbios-ssn..139
0.0.0.0  LISTEN
    10  DGRAM               0 emfis-data..140
0.0.0.0  UDP
    11 STREAM               0               0
0.0.0.0  CLOSED
   587 STREAM               0           49712
0.0.0.0  LISTEN
   657 STREAM    www-http..80           49783
10.1.1.154  ESTABLISH
  2348  DGRAM               0               0
0.0.0.0  UDP
  2392  DGRAM               0               0
0.0.0.0  UDP
-----------------------------------------------------
---------------------
                              AF_OS2 Address Family:
                              Total Number of sockets
0


-----------------------------------------------------
---------------------
                              AF_NB Address Family:
                              Total Number of sockets
0


DAMN Deja News!  Sorry about the folded lines.

I am currently dialed to my employer so this is a
pretty good test.  I don't have the Peer Requester
running when I dial my ISP, but I do now.  That's at
IP08412, which is its own can of worms, about which
I've posted numerous times.  And which continues to
be a problem for me on my work system, but not here
at home.

WW
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From: wwilly@one.net                                    17-Dec-99 19:58:25
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 20:07:16
Subj: Re: Swing install

From: Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser <wwilly@one.net>

In article
<PmRGDiEz74Uh-pn2-ysNzYXj5J2dU@24.64.171.183.on.wave.
home.com>,
  chdove@home.com (Clive Dove) wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Dec 1999 16:31:22, chdove@home.com
(Clive Dove) wrote:
> > On Fri, 17 Dec 1999 10:06:26, Bill "Wild Willy"
Kredentser
> > <wwilly@one.net> wrote:
        <<<snip>>>
> > Download the Java118 and the other files,
including Swing from
> > Software Choice.
> > You will also have to get Feature Install v.
1.2.5, also from Software
> > Choice
> > Each file has an install.exe.  The icon is a
monitor face with a
> > turquoise screen and a yellow arrow.
> > Feature install is a java program and it requires
Netscape to work.
>
> Further to the above, you might also want to get
the upgrades for
> Java118, including Swing upgrades, from Hursley
park, released
> yesterday.

Thanks for responding, Clive.  But I'm already at
this:

[F:\]java -fullversion
JAVA.EXE full version "JDK 1.1.8 IBM build
o118-19991026 (JIT enabled: javax V3.
5-IBMJDK1.1-19991026)"

And these cut/pasted from a SYSLEVEL command:

E:\COMMUNIC\PROGRAM\SYSLEVEL.NN2
                                Netscape Communicator
4.61 for OS/2 Warp (Secure
d)
Version 4.61     Component ID 5697B8601
Type ASD
Current CSD level: XR00461
Prior   CSD level: XR00461

E:\COMMUNIC\PROGRAM\SYSLEVEL.PP2
                                Netscape Communicator
4.61 for OS/2 Warp -IBM Pl
ugPak
Version 3.00     Component ID 5639D4100
Type ASD
Current CSD level: XR00403
Prior   CSD level: XR00403

E:\FeatureInstall\FISETUP\SYSLEVEL.FIA
                                      IBM OS/2
Feature Install
Version 1.25     Component ID 5639C7300
Type ASD
Current CSD level: XR03100

I've already moved to the latest Java, Communicator,
& Feature Installer.  How do I ADD Swing to this?
The javaswng.zip README says there's an INSTALL.EXE
in the package.  There isn't.  There are INSTALL.EXEs
with Java, Communicator, & Feature Installer.  I know
how they work.  I've run them.  Where's the
INSTALL.EXE for javaswng.zip?

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From: oliver.rick@oor.de                                16-Dec-99 20:48:09
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 20:07:16
Subj: Re: Y2KCLOCK.EXE

From: oliver.rick@oor.de (Oliver Rick)

On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 Mike Slater wrote:

> Has anybody had any experiences using the Y2KCLOCK.EXE to replace the
> clocksys files for warp/warpconnect v3. This is recommended by IBM because
> of possible Y2K dual boot or DosGetTimeDate problems. After performing this
> we have seen dates jump 1-2 days in advance around the month end. One
> particular BIOS was noted as having this fault by one of my colleagues  (1
> May 1996 AWARD 2A59CF54C-00).

That is a known error that was corrected with FixPak 9, 2nd Release and
FixPak 39, IIRC.

   /Olli/
--
IBM OS/2 Warp Update Summary:
http://www.warpupdates.de/english/warpupdates.html

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From: franks@owt.com                                    17-Dec-99 11:43:10
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 20:07:16
Subj: Re: Swing install

From: "frank schmittroth" <franks@owt.com>

On Fri, 17 Dec 1999 10:06:26 GMT, Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser wrote:

>Not knowing any better, I downloaded the 12Meg file
>javaswng.zip from service.boulder.ibm.com.  That
>unzips to 40Meg, from which you can find a README.
>The README says there's an INSTALL.EXE in the
>package.  I sure don't see it.  And the README is a
>bit vague about the changes to your system, including
>CONFIG.SYS, that are required to implement Swing.  It
>implies that INSTALL.EXE will take care of it for you
>& don't worry.  I searched Deja News for Swing & all
>I found was a damn flame war.  Thanks a lot.
>
>So.  Before I send an E-mail to the address in the
>README -- which for some reason is at Sun, not IBM --
>does anyone here know what to do with javaswng.zip to
>get Swing installed?
>
>WW
>Team OS/2 Cincinnati & PROUD OF IT!
>
>
>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>Before you buy.

For what it's worth, I have been using Swing 1.1.1 obtained directly from
Sun.  Since Swing is pure Java, I'm not sure why there is a separate
IBM Swing.  Installation just consists of having the swing.jar accessible.
For example, my Config.sys file contains the line:
      SET CLASSPATH=D:\java11\swing111\swing.jar;.;

That's likely all that's needed for the IBM version as well.  Swing does
require Java 1.1.7 (maybe 1.1.8?), and you might also need the swingall.jar
file as well.



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From: tgal@pobox.com                                    17-Dec-99 13:22:26
  To: acorreia@mail.quatrosi.pt                         17-Dec-99 20:07:16
Subj: Re: Trap and testcfg.sys problem

To: Antonio Correia <acorreia@mail.quatrosi.pt>
From: "Austy Garhi (n. d'e-pl.)" <tgal@pobox.com>


Antonio Correia wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to install OS/2 WARP V.3 in a IBM POS Shureone, with
> a Cyrix 266 processor with 32 MB RAM, with instalations disks.
> When i insert the OS/2 disk 1 he gives me this message:
> 
> trap 000d     errcd=0000    eracd=****    erlim=********

The following is from the OS/2 Warp-4 Documents .INF file 
(I think it's good to keep a printed copy of this list  
because it's inaccessible when these errors happen,
and it might prevent a major panick attack):
 
 
 "DESCRIPTION 
 
 General List of OS/2 Traps 
 
 RESOLUTION 
 
 TRAP 0000 - DIVIDE ERROR: A program attempted to divide a number 
 by zero. Contact software support.
 
 TRAP 0001 - DEBUG EXCEPTION: Contact software support.
 
 TRAP 0002 - HARDWARE/MEMORY ERROR: Memory or hardware failure in 
 the system. Contact hardware support.
 
 TRAP 0003 - BREAKPOINT: This is a special instruction (INT 3)
 used in "debugging" software, which was left in the code either 
 accidentally or by design. Contact software support.
 
 TRAP 0004 - OVERFLOW: An overflow occurred during an arithmetic 
 operation. Contact software support.
 
 TRAP 0005 - BOUND RANGE EXCEEDED: A Bound instruction exceeded 
 the specified limits.  Contact software support.
 
 TRAP 0006 - INVALID OPCODE: The processor tried to execute an 
 unreserved invalid opcode. Contact software support.
 
 TRAP 0007 - COPROCESSOR NOT AVAILABLE: If coprocessor diagnostic 
 tests run error-free, contact software support.
 
 TRAP 0008 - DOUBLE FAULT: The processor detected an exception 
 while processing another exception. It could be caused by either 
 hardware or software. If TRAP 0002 also is being experienced,
 contact hardware support.
 
 TRAP 0009 - COPROCESSOR OVERRUN: The middle portion of a 
 COPROCESSOR operand is protected or not present. Contact 
 software support.
 
 TRAP 000A - INVALID TASK STATE SEGMENT: A task switch to an 
 invalid task-switch segment was attempted. Contact software 
 support.
 
 TRAP 000B - SEGMENT NOT PRESENT: The referenced segment is not 
 present. Contact software support.
 
 TRAP 000C - STACK FAULT: The referenced page is not present in 
 memory, or the procedure referencing the page does not have 
 enough privilege to access the page. Contact software support.
 
 TRAP 000D - GENERAL PROTECTION EXCEPTION: All protection 
 violations that do not cause another exception cause a 
 TRAP 000D. Contact software support.
 
 TRAP 000E - PAGE FAULT: The referenced page is not present in 
 memory, or the procedure referencing the page does not have 
 enough privilege to access the page. Contact software support.
 
 TRAP 000F - RESERVED BY INTEL.
 
 TRAP 0010 - COPROCESSOR ERROR: The processor detected an error 
 from the coprocessor. This could be caused by hardware or
software.
 
 If you receive any of the above traps, please make a note of ALL 
 information on the screen and contact OS/2 Support."
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  (aren't they chipper!)


> the system detect an internal processing error at location
> ##0160:fff5c364 - 000d:a364.
> 60000, 9084
> 
> 048600b4
> internal revision 8.209, 94/11/09

Your CPU seems to dislike what OS/2 is asking her to do.  But 
it could be overcome by tweaking OS/2 install parameters.  
000D seems to be related to memory segmentation, or to memory 
paging problems the CPU is having.

 
> I read in the ibm suport page that this is suposed to be
> related with  "testcfg.sys". They said to exclude this line
> from my config.sys. And it worked, the instalation process
> continues, but when OS/2  starts the instalation program says
> that
> 
> "an error ocurred while opening the following file: TESTCFG.SYS
> Operating System/:
> The system cannot open the device or file specified.
> Do you wish to retry the operation ?"
> 
> So, at this point i can't continue becouse the os/2 stops here.
> I think it's becouse the install.exe in this location
> C:\os2\install , is trying to load the testcfg.sys. So my os/2
> instalation isn't finished and i don't know what to to !!!
> 
> What is testcfg.sys  ????

TESTCFG.SYS is a device driver; I'm __guessing__ it tests
your system devices configuration (CPU, controllers, memory).
The install process uses this driver, and I think OS/2 uses
it when loading other device drivers at boot time also.

At some point, the installation will create a CONFIG.SYS on the 
root (\) directory of the boot drive: I would NOT EXCLUDE 
the "testcfg.sys" line from this file.

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From: hohmann@harddiskcafe.de                           17-Dec-99 22:42:11
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 20:07:16
Subj: who owns SNIFFLE.EXE ?

From: "bernd hohmann" <hohmann@harddiskcafe.de>

does sb know who owns or maintain sniffle.exe or how to inform him
about a bug ?

(sniffle is tcp/ip-tool to test the configuration of tcp/ip for
various ibm-appls under os/2 and does not test some important
things).

bernd

OS/2 Warp 4.10 (de)



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From: attglobal.net@attglobal.net                       17-Dec-99 13:55:12
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 20:07:16
Subj: Re: Boot Problems with IBM 16GB HD (Fixpack 42, newest idedasd)

From: attglobal.net@attglobal.net (RJFREEM)

In <83atft$vf6$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, on 12/16/99 
   at 02:37 PM, firosen@my-deja.com said:

The convention is to place the drivers in the X:\OS2\BOOT directory. The
OS is suppoed to find the drivers if they are in the root. /BM is the
default. I know that the the driver works with 13 gig and I have seen a
post indicating that it worked with 20 gig. The system didn't find the ADD
driver. RJF

>I've following problem, i've a PIII 450Mhz,
>Asus P3B-F Motherboard and a 16GB IBM HD,
>2 Partitions C:200MB FAT, D:400 MB Fat (OS2)
>the rest is not mapped(just for testing).

>I've installed Warp 3 Connect with FP42 and
>the newest idedasd.exe - drivers, but i cant
>boot os2. it hangs at ibm1s505.add with the
>following message "OS/2 unable to operate your
>hard disk".

>If a install the device drivers from my os2
>warp connect install disks a CAN boot os2, but
>if i make a new partition > 4GB the systems hangs.

>BASEDEV=IBM1FLPY.ADD
>REM BASEDEV=IBM2IDE.ADD
>BASEDEV=IBM1S506.ADD /V /BM
>REM BASEDEV=XDFLOPPY.FLT
>REM BASEDEV=OS2DASD.DMD

>REM **** IDE-ZIP ****
>REM BASEDEV=IBMATAPI.FLT

>If i enable BASEDEV=OS2DASD.DMD the the i get the
>message "cannot find OS2DASD.DMD", i've copied all
>the above drivers also to \os2 and into the root
>but i still get this message.

>Thanks for your help




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From: lsunley@mb.sympatico.ca                           17-Dec-99 22:13:22
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 20:07:16
Subj: Re: Version 4.0 Stack fixes

From: lsunley@mb.sympatico.ca (Lorne Sunley)

On Fri, 17 Dec 1999 19:01:13, Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser 
<wwilly@one.net> wrote:

> 
> Again, no.  I went from 4.02something at WR08423
> directly to 4.2 at WR08610 & then added WR08620. (By
> the way, WR08610 --> IS <-- TCP/IP 4.2.  That's also
> in the READMEs.)  This proves it can be done.  I wish
> somebody else would just post to say, "Me too."  I
> can't credit the notion that I am the only person on
> the planet who's done it successfully.  On 2 machines
> with radically different hardware, not the least
> difference being one is dial-up & the other is on a
> LAN.  Come on, folks, somebody, please speak up.....
> 

OK, I'll 'fess up. I did it as soon as WR8610 came
out. I put it on my Warp 4 system that was running
the GA of Warp 4 TCP/IP and it worked  perfectly.

When I re-install Warp 4 on my test machine (fairly
often as I regularly destroy the setup doing beta
testing, alpha testing and development I always
go back to WR8610. I have used it for both dial-up
and LAN connections (through Cisco routers, and
Cable modems).

I've never had a problem with it (WR8610 installed
over the Warp 4 GA TCP/IP) myself.

Someone else quoted the README that WR8610
should not be installed on a non-SMP Warp
Server system without TCP/IP 4.1, This is
NOT Warp 4 client (and it does cause problems
AFAIR, some kind of wierd Traps (D) in the
stack)

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From: chdove@home.com                                   17-Dec-99 22:13:29
  To: All                                               17-Dec-99 20:07:16
Subj: Re: Swing install

From: chdove@home.com (Clive Dove)

On Fri, 17 Dec 1999 19:58:50, Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser 
<wwilly@one.net> wrote:

> In article
> <PmRGDiEz74Uh-pn2-ysNzYXj5J2dU@24.64.171.183.on.wave.
> home.com>,
>   chdove@home.com (Clive Dove) wrote:
> > On Fri, 17 Dec 1999 16:31:22, chdove@home.com
> (Clive Dove) wrote:
> > > On Fri, 17 Dec 1999 10:06:26, Bill "Wild Willy"
> Kredentser
> > > <wwilly@one.net> wrote:
>         <<<snip>>>
> > > Download the Java118 and the other files,
> including Swing from
> > > Software Choice.
> > > You will also have to get Feature Install v.
> 1.2.5, also from Software
> > > Choice
> > > Each file has an install.exe.  The icon is a
> monitor face with a
> > > turquoise screen and a yellow arrow.
> > > Feature install is a java program and it requires
> Netscape to work.
> >
> > Further to the above, you might also want to get
> the upgrades for
> > Java118, including Swing upgrades, from Hursley
> park, released
> > yesterday.
> 
> Thanks for responding, Clive.  But I'm already at
> this:
> 
> [F:\]java -fullversion
> JAVA.EXE full version "JDK 1.1.8 IBM build
> o118-19991026 (JIT enabled: javax V3.
> 5-IBMJDK1.1-19991026)"
> 
> And these cut/pasted from a SYSLEVEL command:
> 
> E:\COMMUNIC\PROGRAM\SYSLEVEL.NN2
>                                 Netscape Communicator
> 4.61 for OS/2 Warp (Secure
> d)
> Version 4.61     Component ID 5697B8601
> Type ASD
> Current CSD level: XR00461
> Prior   CSD level: XR00461
> 
> E:\COMMUNIC\PROGRAM\SYSLEVEL.PP2
>                                 Netscape Communicator
> 4.61 for OS/2 Warp -IBM Pl
> ugPak
> Version 3.00     Component ID 5639D4100
> Type ASD
> Current CSD level: XR00403
> Prior   CSD level: XR00403
> 
> E:\FeatureInstall\FISETUP\SYSLEVEL.FIA
>                                       IBM OS/2
> Feature Install
> Version 1.25     Component ID 5639C7300
> Type ASD
> Current CSD level: XR03100
> 
> I've already moved to the latest Java, Communicator,
> & Feature Installer.  How do I ADD Swing to this?
> The javaswng.zip README says there's an INSTALL.EXE
> in the package.  There isn't.  There are INSTALL.EXEs
> with Java, Communicator, & Feature Installer.  I know
> how they work.  I've run them.  Where's the
> INSTALL.EXE for javaswng.zip?
> 
> WW
> Team OS/2 Cincinnati & PROUD OF IT!
> 
> 
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OK, then all you need is to do a ftp download of the updates posted at
Hursley Park yesterday.


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