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NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT
TITLE: Patch Kit for NetWare 386 v3.00
DOCUMENT ID: TID000014
DOCUMENT REVISION: A
DATE: 01JUL93
ALERT STATUS: Yellow
INFORMATION TYPE: Symptom Solution
README FOR: 300PT1.EXE
NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
NetWare Pre 3.11 and 2.2
ABSTRACT:
This file contains the operating system patches for NetWare v3.0. These
patches are intended for NetWare v3.0 only. This file contains the
following files: BWFIX.EXE CDFIX.EXE CONFX2.EXE CRTFIX.EXE LOADFX.EXE
OPENFX.EXE
_________________________________________________________________
DISCLAIMER
THE ORIGIN OF THIS INFORMATION MAY BE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL TO NOVELL.
NOVELL MAKES EVERY EFFORT WITHIN ITS MEANS TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION.
HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION
ONLY. NOVELL MAKES NO EXPLICIT OR IMPLIED CLAIMS TO THE VALIDITY OF THIS
INFORMATION.
_________________________________________________________________
Self-Extracting File Name: 300PT1.EXE
Files Included Size Date Time
300PT1.TXT (This File)
BWAREFIX.EXE 13157 1-18-90 3:39p
CHDIRFIX.EXE 13204 6-11-90 9:52a
CONNFIX2.EXE 8990 6-01-90 9:11a
CREATFIX.EXE 8772 12-18-89 12:24a
LOADFIX.EXE 11757 8-25-89 11:32a
OPENFIX.EXE 8746 11-28-89 8:43a
README FILE FOR 300PT1.EXE
These patches are intended for 386 NetWare v3.0 only.
****NOTE: It is recommended that CONNFIX2.EXE, CREATFIX.EXE, LOADFIX.EXE,
and OPENFIX.EXE be installed in every 3.0 system. BWAREFIX.EXE and
CHDIRFIX.EXE should be installed ONLY on an as-needed basis.
***Note that the files included in this release are "static" patches which
means that they are individual programs that are run against the SERVER.EXE
FILE and change the file permanently. This is unlike the majority of
patches for releases of NetWare subsequent to V3.00 that are patched in
memory. The patches listed below are therefore only for NetWare 386 V3.00.
It is strongly recommended that you BACKUP SERVER.EXE BEFORE APPLYING THIS
PATCH!
This file (300PT1.EXE) contains the following files that were previously
released on NetWire, Library 4:
1. BWFIX.EXE
2. CDFIX.EXE
3. CONFX2.EXE
4. CRTFIX.EXE
5. LOADFX.EXE
6. OPENFX.EXE
BWAREFIX EXE
13157 1-18-90 3:39p BWAREFIX.EXE performs the patch mentioned in the
January, 1990, issue of LanTimes (pp. 13,14), as well as in BootWare
Bulletin #19 from LANWORKS Technologies Inc. This patch will enable any
2.1x bootprom to work with NetWare 386 v3.00.
CHDIRFIX.EXE
13204 06-11-90 9:52a CHDIRFIX.EXE addresses an issue with using periods
when in accessing directories. DOS allows a user to specify a directory
name by ending the name with a period. This period is ignored by DOS, but
not by NetWare. For example: if a user had a directory named "TEMP", DOS
would allow the user to type "CD TEMP" or "CD TEMP." to change directories.
Under NetWare 386 v3.0, the latter command would generate an "Invalid
directory" error message.
Although this should rarely be a problem, some applications append the
period character to the end of a directory name before searching for the
existence of the directory.
Directory names which have a period character embedded in them will not be
affected by this patch (EXAMPLE: "TEST.DAT"). NetWare 386 already treats
these directories the same as DOS.
CONNFIX2.EXE
8990 06-01-90 9:11a CONNFIX2.EXE corrects a problem with some
applications which use an older NetWare function call to map a user to a
connection list and caused confusion between nearly identical user names.
These are names which are identical with the exception of the last
character (for example: SAMS and SAMR). CONNFIX2 also corrects an anomaly
in CONNFIX which causes a General Protection Interrupt when some
applications are run.
** Note: CONNFIX2 replaces the previous version of CONNFIX. If you have
already run CONNFIX, CONNFIX2 will fix the GPI problem caused by CONNFIX.
If CONNFIX has not been run previously, CONNFIX2 will make all the
necessary adjustments to SERVER.EXE.
CREATFIX EXE
8772 12-18-89 12:24p Some applications attempt to create a file by using
the DOS INT 21 call "CREATE NEW FILE" (function 5B). This call will only
succeed in creating the specified file if it does not already exist. If
the file does exist, function 5B returns an error code indicating the
existence of the file.
NetWare 386 erroneously returns an ACCESS DENIED error if function 5B is
called to create a file which already exists. This may confuse certain
applications, leading to unpredictable results. CREATFIX corrects this
problem and causes the correct error code to be returned to the
application.
LOADFIX EXE
11757 8-25-89 11:32a Some 386 clone machines hang when loading NetWare
386 v3.0. The hardware in these machines does not handle the switch into
386 protected mode fast enough for SERVER.EXE to load normally. This may
cause the machine to "hang" during boot-up, or continually reset itself.
This patch injects wait loops to allow the hardware time to make the switch
into 386 protected mode.
OPENFIX EXE
8746 11-28-89 8:43a Some applications open the same file more than once
within the program. If the application opens the file with different
access rights (or fewer access rights) the next time, the rights granted
during the latest OPEN will overwrite the previous access rights. For
example, if a file is opened with Read\Write access rights the first time,
then is opened again with only the Read access right, the file opened first
will no longer have the Write access right when the second file is closed.
This problem only occurs if the same file is being opened a second time
without closing it the first time.
Applications that receive the resulting ACCESS DENIED error from NetWare
may interpret this differently and give the user inaccurate error messages.
The AccPac software by Computer Associates, for example, returns a DISK
FULL error when this occurs. Other applications may return different error
messages.
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Future versions of NetWare 386 will already have these fixes implemented.
These patches will only work for NetWare 386 v3.0.
Instructions for use:
Copy the <patch>.EXE into the same directory as SERVER.EXE and type
the patch name. The program will patch the file and notify the user when
finished. Reboot your file server using the patched SERVER.EXE.