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- From: rayancog@pacific.net.ph (Raymond Ancog)
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- Subject: PC/GEOS OS FAQ, Common Problems (part 6/6)
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- The most recent version of this file can be found at any news.answers
- archive site. One such site is rtfm.mit.edu, in the
- /pub/usenet/comp.os.geos.misc subdirectory. The most recent version of the
- FAQ is also available from my home page at
- http://www.geocities.com/originalravinray/geos/faq/ in both HTML and ASCII
- format.
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-
- DISCLAIMER
-
- I make no claims about the accuracy of this information. Use it at your own
- risk. This file is compiled from various sources, including but not limited
- to USENET, the Web, commercial networks, and electronic mail. The FAQ is
- mostly targeted towards desktop Geos users, both Ensemble and NewDeal
- Office. However, there are still many sections devoted to other topics and
- Geos platforms.
-
- This information may be freely distributed, in whole or in part, in any
- form, provided that any distributor:
-
- * Tells me, so that I can inform you of updates to the FAQ and tell the
- USENET community (I will keep the information confidential, if you
- desire)
- * Makes every reasonable effort to keep this information current
- * Releases myself and the rest of USENET from any liability.
-
- If this file leaves the confines of USENET for any BBS's, web pages, user
- groups, commercial networks, or other networks (FidoNet, GeoHolics Net,
- etc.) or vendors, please let me know so that I can pass along the
- information to others.
-
- Please send submissions, comments, suggestions, or corrections to
- rayancog@pacific.net.ph.
-
- CREDITS
-
- I'd like to give the following folks my thanks:
-
- * Steve Main (ndmain@aol.com) former Director of Technical Services,
- NewDeal.
- * John Howard (johnh@breadbox.com) of Breadbox Computers, for giving me
- up-to-date info.
- * Stephen Haffly (hafflys@earthlink.net) for reposting this FAQ to
- FidoNet.
- * Lynn Montelauro (GSMLynn@aol.com) for making this FAQ a part of GSMN.
- * Rose Walton PC Coaches (rwcoaching@aol.com,
- http://users.aol.com/rwcoaching/) for distributing copies of this FAQ
- to its customers.
- * Werni Grieder (BaselBasel@aol.com,
- http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/WerniGrieder) for being a
- Geos deity.
- * Doug Taylor (doug-taylor+@osu.edu) for a lot of the PDA information.
- * All the people who have written great Geos software.
- * All the people who mail me information and follow comp.os.geos.misc.
- * And of course, James Bearden, the original author of this FAQ.
-
- UPDATES
-
- Since the previous update (February 10, 2002), the following sections have
- been updated:
-
- * Credits (John Howard's e-mail addresses)
- * Section 6.1.2 I installed Geos on my zippy new computer, but it
- won't load up. What's the problem? It dies with a KR-01 error
- (divide by zero).
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- INDEX
-
- * 6 Common Problems
- o 6.1 It's broke!
- + 6.1.1 When I try to start Geos, I get a message saying that
- unable to find /userdata/fonts! What's the problem?
- + 6.1.2 I installed Geos on my zippy new computer, but it
- won't load up. What's the problem? It dies with a KR-01
- error (divide by zero).
- + 6.1.3 I keep getting SHARE or File Lock errors when I run
- Geos. What's going on?
- + 6.1.4 I'm running the desktop version with Stacker
- installed. Drive C is my Stacker volume. For some reason
- GeoManager insists on looking at drive E for the
- /geoworks/world directory, even though when I exit Geos I'm
- on drive C. Any ideas?
- + 6.1.5 I keep having problems with Geos 2.0 and
- DoubleSpace/SuperStor/Stacker. What can I do?
-
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-
- 6 Common Problems
-
- 6.1 It's broke!
-
- 6.1.1 When I try to start Geos, I get a message saying that Geos is unable
- to find /userdata/fonts! What's the problem?
-
- This could be any of several things, but it usually means that Geos is
- unable to find a suitable file system driver. Geos interacts with the
- hardware at a very low level, and doesn't work well with anything that
- redirects the drives. Specifically:
-
- * WFW 32-bit file access sometimes causes problems, in which case
- you should disable it.
- * Windows NT/2000 is not compatible with Geos (v1.x and 2.x).
- Version 3.0 works with NT/2000.
- * Multiuser versions of DOS (DR Multiuser DOS, Concurrent DOS,
- Real/32, PC MOS) are not compatible with all versions of Geos.
- * Geos does not recognize the Win95 (aka MS-DOS 7.0) file system.
- This can be fixed with SETVER (v1.x and v2.x) or by adding the
- line 'fs =3D ms4.geo' to the [system] section of the GEOS.INI file
- (v2.x only.) Geos versions 2.5 and higher don't suffer from this
- problem.
- * PC DOS 7, PC DOS 2000 and DR-DOS 7.03 no longer need SETVER
- loaded for Geos 3.0 to operate.
- * Some networked drives cause problems for Geos system files,
- although you can usually save data to a networked drive.
- * DOS emulation under Linux or Macintosh causes problems because
- Geos tries to directly interact with hardware that just isn't
- there.
-
- 6.1.2 I installed Geos on my zippy new computer, but it won't load up.
- What's the problem? It dies with a KR-01 error (divide by zero).
-
- This is known as the fast CPU bug. It was first observed on Geoworks
- Ensemble 2.x. The best fix is to edit your GEOS.INI file and change the
- line
-
- continueSetup =3D true
-
- to
-
- continueSetup =3D false
-
- There may be a new "very fast CPU bug" that affects NDO2000 and Breadbox
- Ensemble (and all earlier versions too). No one has been able to pin down
- exactly at what CPU speed it happens (most likely that is dependent on the
- make and model of CPU) but it is around 1.3 GHz.
-
- 6.1.3 I keep getting SHARE or File Lock errors when I run Geos. What's
- going on?
-
- Geos needs a lot of files open at once. If you're using SHARE, try adding
- the switch /f:4096 or /f:6144. On some systems, /L:40 seems to help. If you
- are not on a network, you might not need SHARE at all.
-
- 6.1.4 I'm running the desktop version with Stacker installed. Drive C is my
- Stacker volume. For some reason GeoManager insists on looking at drive E
- for the /Geoworks/world directory, even though when I exit Geos I'm on
- drive C. Any ideas?
-
- Check the volume labels for drives C, D, and E. If they're identical, then
- use GeoManager to edit the volume labels so that each drive has its own
- distinct label. On some computers, you may have to exit to DOS to change
- the drive label (use the LABEL command).
-
- 6.1.5 I keep having problems with Geos 2.0 and
- DoubleSpace/SuperStor/Stacker. What can I do?
-
- Geos 2.0 normally works fine on compressed drives, although there is
- sometimes a decrease in performance if the swap file is on the compressed
- drive, particularly if you are using DoubleSpace (the compression included
- with MS-DOS 6.0 and 6.2.) Geos 1.x frequently had problems if the swap file
- was on a compressed drive, and users of these versions should make sure
- (through Preferences) that their swap file is on an uncompressed drive.
- Problems with Stacker not recognizing your compressed HD(s) correctly can
- usually be solved by adding lines to the [system] section of your GEOS.INI
- file to specifically define the drives as fixed disks:
-
- drive c =3D 65536
-
- where c is your compressed Stacker drive.
-
- End of the PC/Geos FAQ Part 6
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- Copyright =A9 199?-1999 James Bearden. All rights reserved.
-
- Copyright =A9 1999-2003 Raymond Thaddeus C. Ancog. All rights reserved.=
- =20
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