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From: WF02::IN%"Info-IBMPC%wsmr-simtel20.ARMY.mil@WS5.CIS.TEMPLE.EDU" 16-JAN-1993 15:17:56.99
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Info-IBMPC Digest Fri, 15 Jan 93 Volume 93 : Issue 7
Today's Editor:
Gregory Hicks - Rota Spain <GHICKS@wsmr-simtel20.Army.Mil>
Today's Topics:
ANNOUNCEMENT: Worldwide OS/2 BBS List
Beta 2.1 in IBM-BBS
Cirrus VGA card info needed
Comm programs for OS/2
DOS windows in OS/2-- default size?
EISA/MCA *or* Local Bus? Which is better for multitasking?
Generic Seamless Hi-res Drivers?
Getting IRQ2 to work
HELP with Help!
How to set folder default view to icon view on double click?
Is it posible to start a process without visible icon ?
Looking for file date toucher, better icon editor programs
Opinion: What IBM should change in OS/2
ProComm/Windows under OS/2
RFD: how about comp.sys.ibm.pc.advocacy?
Sending mail to IBM on CIS
slide scanners
Too many Desktops
Video Conflict (fwd)
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Date: 1 Jan 93 17:05:26 GMT
From: "Timothy F. Sipples" <sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu>
Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT: Worldwide OS/2 BBS List
jdecarlo@mitre.org (John DeCarlo) writes:
>>This list is a compilation of OS/2 BBS's across the world. If you
>>wish to make an addition or correction to this list, please netmail
>>your BBS information to Dave Fisher at LiveNet, 1:170/110@fidonet.org.
>>[Internet readers: The corresponding Internet address would be:
>>Dave.Fisher@f110.n170.z1.fidonet.org.]
>Is there a definition of "OS/2 BBS"? Presumably this means a BBS that
>focuses on OS/2 files and discussions primarily? Or secondarily? Or
>runs under OS/2 but is dedicated to Bonsai discussions?
>There are a zillion BBSes running under OS/2, so if that were the only
>qualification, the list would be at least one or two orders of
>magnitude bigger, right?
Right.
I believe the list refers to BBSes where OS/2 is the predominant area
of discussion.
Timothy F. Sipples | Read the OS/2 FAQ List 2.0h, available from
sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu | 128.123.35.151, anonymous ftp, in /pub/os2/all/info
Dept. of Econ., Univ. | /faq, or from LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET (send "HELP")
of Chicago, 60637 | [Read the List, THEN post to ONE OS/2 newsgroup.]
[The list of BBS's is available via anonymous FTP from host ftp-os2.nmsu.edu
(AKA hobbes.nmsu.edu) in directory /pub/os2/all/info as file os2world.zip
gph.]
------------------------------
Date: 1 Jan 93 23:36:12 GMT
From: "Timothy F. Sipples" <sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu>
Subject: Beta 2.1 in IBM-BBS
fiv2@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Fidel I Villa) writes:
>Why don't IBM put it also in software.watson.ibm.com like the service
>package? It would save us a lot of $. Just a suggestion.
OS/2 2.1 beta is a complete, standalone, functional operating system.
It does not require any previous version in order to operate. It
contains copyrighted code from IBM, Microsoft, and others. While IBM
might feel generous, Microsoft may not be as happy about having freely
available Win-OS/2 3.1. They still charge for their version of
Windows, after all.
On the other hand, you can obtain it for $15 by calling 800-3-IBM-OS2.
On CD-ROM, granted. In the U.S., granted. Also, the license
accompanying this CD-ROM permits you to use the code for a limited
time, and it permits you to distribute up to 10 copies "within your
organization." You may interpret the word "organization" broadly, I
suppose.
Timothy F. Sipples | Read the OS/2 FAQ List 2.0h, available from
sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu | 128.123.35.151, anonymous ftp, in /pub/os2/all/info
Dept. of Econ., Univ. | /faq, or from LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET (send "HELP")
of Chicago, 60637 | [Read the List, THEN post to ONE OS/2 newsgroup.]
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 19:17:05 +0100
From: Nerute.Kligiene@APS.MII.lt
Subject: Cirrus VGA card info needed
I own Cirrus Logic CL-GD610/620 VGA card and I would appreciate
information about programing its ports, extended modes etc. Also, they
claim somewhere that it supports hardware cursor. What does it mean and
how can use it in my programs?
Thanks,
Skirmantas Kligys
Internet: nerute.kligiene@aps.mii.lt
or: nerute.kligiene%aps.mii.lt@gateway.uninett.no
------------------------------
Date: 2 Jan 93 06:26:54 GMT
From: cvetp036@vmsb.is.csupomona.edu
Subject: Comm programs for OS/2
zhao@unixg.ubc.ca (Jiansheng Zhao) writes:
>
> C-kermit is a good program. However, I sometimes need graphic
> terminal emulation, tek4013, for example, which C-kermit doesn't have
> (?). Should I go back to MS-kermit? or there are other OS/2 comm.
> program can do the trick? Thanks
Personally, I use PM Comm 2.0, TE/2 2.0, and HyperACCESS/5 3.0.
Three different programs because one alone doesn't do everything I want.
Here's some pros and cons in MY view of each programs:
PM Comm 2.0
PRO
1. It's PM.
2. Displaying ANSI or text is FAST. Fastest of the three (assuming the
other two is in windowed mode).
3. Easy to use interface. Easy to learn script language.
CONS
1. Hangs at the end of an upload sometimes. This may be my system's fault.
2. Sending a BREAK will deadlock OS/2. HARD reboot required. Again,
this may be attributed to my system. Am using a Practical Peripherals
14.4K FAX internal.
TE/2 2.0
PROS
1. Everything works as advertised (except one thing).
2. My quick and dirty comm program. Loads up fast and easy to configure
via ASCII *.INI files.
CONS
1. Ymodem-G doesn't work for me.
2. Very scrolling in windowded mode. 14.4K looks like 2400 baud!
HyperACCESS/5 3.0
PROS
1. HIGHLY configurable. Can redefine almost every single key stroke. Very
powerful script language.
2. Relatively fast scrolling in windowded mode.
3. Lots of bells and whistles.
CONS
1. The dial script sucks. The default is 20 tries before giving up.
This is ridiculous for me. I changed it 99.
2. Multiple dialing is a pain. You go into dial mode. Hit CNTRL+ENTER
to go into mark phone numbers mode. Mark 'em. Hit CNTRL+ENTER again.
Pick dial all until connected (doesn't work for me; dials one # and it
gives up) or dial each number x times. Enter x. Can they just do a
point and click?
3. It sends the modem init string EVERY time it dials a new system in
multiple dial! Why I dunno. I tried editing the dial script to remove
that but then it won't run my login scripts any more.
Looking at that you may thing I hate HA. Not really. It's the dial
script I hate.
My dream comm program for OS/2 is {COMMO} for DOS. Small (around 30K
.COM file); the macros, phone directory, and set up file is in plain
ASCII, making it extremely easy for me to use QEdit to edit 'em.
And throw in GSZmodem and HS/Link for OS/2 and I'm one happy dude!
------------------------------
Date: 2 Jan 93 18:48:03 GMT
From: "Timothy F. Sipples" <sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu>
Subject: DOS windows in OS/2-- default size?
Jeremy_Reimer@mindlink.bc.ca (Jeremy Reimer) writes:
>Is there a way I can get certain DOS windows to always come up full-size (not
>full-screen, but a full-sized 80x25 window)?
>Right now they always come up about 1/3 the size of a full window. I don't
>mind this for all applications, but some I want to default to full-size.
Hold down SHIFT while dragging the border(s) until the window is full
size. This will preserve size changes.
Timothy F. Sipples | Read the OS/2 FAQ List 2.0h, available from
sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu | 128.123.35.151, anonymous ftp, in /pub/os2/all/info
Dept. of Econ., Univ. | /faq, or from LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET (send "HELP")
of Chicago, 60637 | [Read the List, THEN post to ONE OS/2 newsgroup.]
------------------------------
Date: 1 Jan 93 17:21:09 GMT
From: "Timothy F. Sipples" <sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu>
Subject: EISA/MCA *or* Local Bus? Which is better for multitasking?
IBM has stated numerous times it will be delivering a LocalBus/MCA dual
architecture machine (or two :-)) in the near future. It is not yet
clear whether that LocalBus design will be VESA or Intel PCI, but it
will be one of the two.
I wouldn't exactly call MCA dead, by the way. It has a far larger
market share than EISA (with no sign of change there; perhaps the
opposite, in fact), and it is part of the third (or second, depending
on whose figures you believe) best selling workstation line (the IBM
RS/6000). It is available from third parties, notably NCR and Reply.
While I'm on this subject, LocalBus isn't the only new bus architecture
vying for a place. PCMCIA is also in the running, and you'll see
machines from IBM (both desktop and notebook) with PCMCIA slots. They
each have a place.
I should also mention that several vendors (IBM and Compaq, notably)
have had "LocalBus" video adapters for some time. By placing the video
on the motherboard these manufacturers did not have to worry about AT
bus limitations. (True LocalBus, of course, offers up to three slots,
which means the video circuitry can be replaced and still stay local.)
Timothy F. Sipples | Read the OS/2 FAQ List 2.0h, available from
sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu | 128.123.35.151, anonymous ftp, in /pub/os2/all/info
Dept. of Econ., Univ. | /faq, or from LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET (send "HELP")
of Chicago, 60637 | [Read the List, THEN post to ONE OS/2 newsgroup.]
------------------------------
Date: 31 Dec 92 15:04:58 GMT
From: Ted Richards <ted@isgtec.com>
Subject: Generic Seamless Hi-res Drivers?
As some of you may already have noticed (see the ATI thread) the new
seamless hi-res drivers from Trident (tri32new.exe on hobbes) appear to
be work for non-Trident cards as well. They certainly work for ATI
Wonder and Wonder XL cards. From the documentation it appears they may
also work with ET4000, IBMVGA256c (whatever that is), Paradise, Video7
and, of course, Trident. My guess (completely uneducated) is that they
include part of the 2.1 beta code. As such, they may work with any
card supported by BVHSVGA.DLL.
According to the documentation you need to have the service pack installed.
You should follow the directions in tri32new.exe, with the following
exceptions:
1. Do NOT install the VSVGA.SYS (this is actually documented in the
INSTALL.TXT file written by Steve Withers [Thanks Steve!]). On an ATI,
at least, it traps as soon as you try to open a DOS box.
2. You may not want to change the BVHSVGA.DLL or SVGADATA.PMI files.
Leaving them alone solved a problem for me with a bad WPS display at
1024x768 resolution. Try replacing them first, and if it doesn't work
right, try going back to the original (post-service pack) versions.
3. The README file does not explicitly say that you must change the
drivers specified in SYSTEM.INI (the lines that start display.drv=...
and sdisplay.drv=...), although I think it is clear from the examples
given that you do need to (at least the seamless one).
4. You may not want to replace the FULL-SCREEN Windows driver. I found
that the Windows cursor disappeared when I did a Ctrl-Esc to the
desktop and back again. Going back to the ATI Windows driver solved
this problem. You must still replace the seamless WINOS2 driver (the
line that starts sdisplay.drv=...) in SYSTEM.INI.
After doing this, you should have full seamless windows supported at
640x480x256, 800x600x256 and 1024x768x256. Yippee!
Ted Richards ted@isgtec.com [...!uunet.ca!isgtec!ted]
ISG Technologies Inc. 6509 Airport Rd., Mississauga Ont. Canada L4V 1S7
------------------------------
Date: 30 Dec 92 15:52:09 GMT
From: Gregory Youngblood <tcscs!zeta@src.honeywell.com>
Subject: Getting IRQ2 to work
i just rebooted my system with a couple of changes to it and now have
gotten my com3 port to work, set to IRT2.
Thanks to everyone that replied telling me how AT machines redirect
IRQ2 to IRQ9 in hardware.
My COM3 is set on the hardware card as IRQ2. Using the COMM2211 beta
drivers from IBM (I think) I set it up like this:
device=c:\os2\comm.sys (3,3e8,9,i) (4,2e8,5,i) or something like that.
Now when it boots up it doesn't report any problems with any of the com
ports, and I can go to the OS/2 command line and use MODE to see and
change COM1, COM3, COM4. (COM2 is used by the mouse).
Now all I have to do is figure out a way to move the mouse to COM4. :)
I have one more question though. It was explained to me a while back
that IRQ3 would be answered first if IRQ3 and IRQ4 both had data coming
in, and to solve a problem where moving the mouse would abort a
download because the mouse was on IRQ3, and the mode on IRQ4.
Now, if my COM3 is on IRQ2, redirected as IRQ9, then will its interupt
be taken first because IRQ2 comes before IRQ3, or will it be treated as
IRQ9, coming after IRQ5 in the order of hierchy.
Thanks
Greg
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Date: 31 Dec 92 20:14:53 GMT
From: Alan York <Alan_York@mindlink.bc.ca>
Subject: HELP with Help!
I have a problem with OS/2 programs help not working.
I have installed a number of OS/2 programs in a directory called
c:\OS2TECH\PROGRAMS. In the settings for the programs, the executable
name of the program and the working directory have both been set to
C:\OS2TECH\PROGRAMS.
In the CONFIG.SYS, the C:\OS2TECH\PROGRAMS has been added to the SET
PATH, SET DPATH, and SET HELP entries. The problem is that whenever I
run a program from the WPS the HELP initialization fails with messages
like, Help Not Available, Help could not be initialized, Help error
8195, PM Error 2003/0, etc.
The service pack has been installed. This problem occured with GA and
is still not resolved.
When I run these same programs in an OS/2 window from the C:\> prompt,
they run ok and with the help.
Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks.
From: Alan B. York | Dynamic Datacorp People
alan_york@mindlink.bc.ca | Vancouver, B.C., Canada 604/294-9193
------------------------------
Date: 30 Dec 92 16:36:23 GMT
From: Wey Jing HO <sci240s@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>
Subject: How to set folder default view to icon view on double click?
Keywords: icon view
After using the OS/2 for a while on my PC, I seem to have lost the
settings on a few of my objects in the WPS. Specifically, some of the
objects seems to have lost its default view to icon view on
double-click of the objects.
Let me explain it further. Normally, when you double-click on a object,
or folder, it will open up showing its contents as icons. Somehow, some
of the folders on my WPS seem to have lost this default.
Double-clicking doesn't bring up anything anymore. I have to use the
right-hand button on the mouse and choose the menu open-> icon-view
before the folder will be opened.
Does anybody know how to set the default of icon view on double click
of mouse on the object?
Thank you.
>Wey Jing Ho Tel: 61-3-573-2567 E-mail : sci240s@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au<
>Physics Dept., Monash University ( Caulfield Campus ), Melbourne, AUSTRALIA<
------------------------------
Date: 1 Jan 93 19:58:48 GMT
From: "Timothy F. Sipples" <sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu>
Subject: Is it posible to start a process without visible icon ?
ernst@opal.cs.tu-berlin.de (Ernst Kloecker) writes:
>I just installed IBM TCP/IP on my machine. TCP/IP consists of a lot of
>server processes (daemons) by its nature. Every one of these daemons, which
>only run in the background and never need any interaction, gets an icon
>on the OS/2 desktop.
>So with 10 daemons running on a 14" screen there is not much desktop space
>left for real apps.
>So is there any way to start a process without a visible icon ?
Assuming you have elected to have icons minimize to the Minimized
Window Viewer (from the setup screen in OS/2 System -> System Setup ->
System), you can remove these icons.
To do so, delete \STARTUP.CMD. Create a program object which does
nothing but run \TCPIP\BIN\TCPSTART.CMD. Drag a shadow of this program
object to your Startup folder.
Timothy F. Sipples | Read the OS/2 FAQ List 2.0h, available from
sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu | 128.123.35.151, anonymous ftp, in /pub/os2/all/info
Dept. of Econ., Univ. | /faq, or from LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET (send "HELP")
of Chicago, 60637 | [Read the List, THEN post to ONE OS/2 newsgroup.]
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Date: 3 Jan 93 22:40:45 GMT
From: "Timothy F. Sipples" <sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu>
Subject: Looking for file date toucher, better icon editor programs
baloo@nx01.mik.uky.edu (kevin s coupal) writes:
>I'm looking for some shareware programs for icon editing that is better
>than the one that comes with os/2. I would like one where you can get a
>screen full of what the icons look like and select one to edit, delete
>move around etc.
I believe I sent such a utility to ftp-os2.nmsu.edu. Unfortunately,
the index file doesn't have the descriptions listed yet. Get ahold of
these four files:
/pub/os2/2.0/graphics/icons/icon135.zip
icon_160.zip
icons2.zip
iconsvx.zip
One of them should be the utility you are looking for. How's that for
specificity? :-)
If one of those doesn't fit the bill, check the OS/2 Shareware BBS
(703-365-4325). Run a keyword search with "icon" on their file
archives, and see what you can find.
>Also looking for a file to touch the file dates of files. I have
>touch.com for dos but it won't work in os/2 for some reason.
Just in quick search, on the same BBS (703-365-4325) I've found
touch.zip, touch2.zip, and toucha.zip. If you do find something on the
OS/2 Shareware BBS that isn't on ftp-os2.nmsu.edu, please send it to
that site. Just place it in /pub/uploads.
Timothy F. Sipples | Read the OS/2 FAQ List 2.0h, available from
sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu | 128.123.35.151, anonymous ftp, in /pub/os2/all/info
Dept. of Econ., Univ. | /faq, or from LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET (send "HELP")
of Chicago, 60637 | [Read the List, THEN post to ONE OS/2 newsgroup.]
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Date: 30 Dec 92 18:26:18 GMT
From: Chris McClellen <chris@cad.gatech.edu>
Subject: Opinion: What IBM should change in OS/2
marten@feki.toppoint.de (Marten Feldtmann) writes:
> chris@cad.gatech.edu (Chris McClellen) writes:
>>I would like to know all the capabilities of the system without having
>>to order Redbooks. Hell, DOS came with a manual. I know OS/2 would
> Perhaps IBM should at least put the Redbooks as Online documentation
>into the base package or split the base package into two packages:
> a) one as usual (but with the Redbooks online, with means at least two
> additinal discs, which increases the price again .. :-( )
> b) one with extra printed manuals and therefore much more expensive ... ?
Either one. Like I said, people should be able to read about what the
OS can provide for them, without having to hunt down obscure part
codes, etc. Unix, for instance, comes with manauls (quite a few),
andmost of the variants have separate volumes for each facet: file
system services, memory services, network services, etc, so a
programmer, or whatever, can read about what the system can provide
them. When a programmer reads it, he/she can code an app (more than
likely) which can take advantage of the system. When all you do is
give out instructions on how to work the mouse, and what some of the
utilities are, would be OS/2 programmers cant write anything. If they
get a PD compiler (such as emx), with no manual, all they can do, is
write Dos programs, that are OS2 execuatbles, if that.
That is one major reason I think IBM should give out the redbooks with
OS2 in some form without making it complicated in any way to get them,
so people who may want to develop OS/2 don't have to spend lots of time
looking for books that will tell them about what OS2 can do, from maybe
a technical viewpoint, and one for the typical user as well.
The online documentation they have NOW is not even sufficient. They
need to document ALL the files, etc, and what they do, even the DLLs,
and the .SYS files, so you can remove excess baggage, or add features
to your system as time progresses.
Also, it keeps us from posting simple questions and getting obscure
answers that cannot be found in what little OS2 documentation we got.
------------------------------
Date: 31 Dec 92 00:58:29 GMT
From: Ian Macauslan <imacauslan@ucsd.edu>
Subject: ProComm/Windows under OS/2
I recently installed Procomm for Windows under OS/2. It worked great
for that first session. But ever since, it drops characters unless I
drop down to 4800 baud or lower -- I have a 9600 v.32bis modem, so
that's hardly efficient! I thought it might be a cable shielding
problem but the OS/2 PM Terminal program works great -- in fact, at
19.2! (So does Procomm Plus in a DOS session.)
Is this just a performance hit with stuff running under Win-OS2?? As I
said, the first time I ran it it was great. I have played around with
the Win-OS2 settings in the icon's "notebook", but it doesn't seemed to
have helped. Anyone else had similar problems?
------------------------------
Date: 2 Jan 93 03:55:42 GMT
From: "Timothy F. Sipples" <sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu>
Subject: RFD: how about comp.sys.ibm.pc.advocacy?
kovarski@zooid.guild.org (Mark Kovarski) writes:
>What I would rather see, is the creation of a newsgroup where people
>can post their suggestions, bug reports, comments on OS/2 2.x. This
>way, people from IBM can read the conference and get the latest without
>going through tons of mail. So something like comp.os.os2.reports would
>be good. I think there should be an comp.os.os2.announcements newsgroup
>as well. All announcements can be posted there as well.
I'd love to RFD comp.os.os2.announce and comp.os.os2.ver1x. As for a
bug reporting newsgroup, I have no objection in principle to the idea,
but I would like to hear what IBM's plans are for a bug reporting
mechanism now that the Internet to CompuServe mechanism has been shut
down.
The comp.os.os2.announce newsgroup requires a moderator. Are you
volunteering, Mark? :-)
The comp.os.os2.programmer.porting proposal a while back was a terrific
idea. The voting was botched, frankly, and I hope it gets reintroduced
for RFD after the mandatory six month wait. Does anyone know when that
six months is up? (That new newsgroup would also accompany a renaming
of comp.os.os2.programmer to comp.os.os2.programmer.misc.)
The other botched newsgroup was comp.os.os2.setup, which I'd also like
to reintroduce.
So, in summary, I'd like to see these OS/2 newsgroups:
comp.os.os2.misc
comp.os.os2.advocacy
comp.os.os2.apps
comp.os.os2.networking
comp.os.os2.announce
comp.os.os2.ver1x
comp.os.os2.programmer.misc
comp.os.os2.programmer.porting
My preference is to work out bugs (which, nine times out of ten, aren't
bugs) in the appropriate newsgroup, with an official netmail address
for filing official bug reports. Perhaps .announce could aid in this
effort, with periodic summaries of APARs opened, say, along with a
periodic posting of the problem report form. The key is to have a
crack moderator -- the success of the newsgroup obviously depends on
his efforts. (That moderator could delegate authority, obviously.)
The comp.os.os2.ver1x deserves some special mention. This idea came up
some time ago. At first I didn't like the idea, because I felt it
would "ghetto-ize" users of OS/2 1.x. However, I now think the
opposite would happen, much as it has with .networking and .advocacy,
namely that it would provide another forum to stimulate additional
discussion that would not have taken place otherwise.
The .porting newsgroup I consider vital. If applications are to come
to OS/2 rapidly, developers need more help in getting existing code
over to native mode. This includes the large library of Unix software.
On the freeware side, part of the problem is duplication of effort.
That newsgroup would also serve to coordinate efforts and keep everyone
abreast of the state of various ports.
Make sense? Thoughts, anyone?
Timothy F. Sipples | Read the OS/2 FAQ List 2.0h, available from
sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu | 128.123.35.151, anonymous ftp, in /pub/os2/all/info
Dept. of Econ., Univ. | /faq, or from LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET (send "HELP")
of Chicago, 60637 | [Read the List, THEN post to ONE OS/2 newsgroup.]
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Date: 2 Jan 93 06:19:59 GMT
From: Scott Moore <samiam@netcom.com>
Subject: Sending mail to IBM on CIS
Keywords: IBM CIS MAIL PROBLEM
Summary: Procedure to send mail to IBM support on CIS
I am gratified at IBM's reponse to my program to transfer problem
reports to them from the internet. They could easily have said no.
Instead, they accepted the reports and returned replys, and where quite
nice about it.
I WOULD LIKE TO AGAIN INVITE YOU ALL TO RELAY YOUR IBM OS/2 PROBLEM
REPORTS TO ME. THEY WILL BE RELAYED TO IBM ON CIS, AND I WILL RELAY
YOUR ANSWER BACK TO THEM.
Use the problem report listed below. If I don't see it in this form, or
you didn't fill it out correctly, I'll return it to you unsent.
BEGIN FORM*******************************************************BEGIN FORM
Relay information: Send to CIS address: _______________
------ Submit an OS/2 Problem Report ------
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
<< THIS SUPPORT IS ELIGIBLE FOR U.S. CUSTOMERS WITH >>
<< VALID COMPUSERVE OR TALK-LINK ID'S ONLY >>
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Use this form to submit defect problems to IBM support. Please provide
as much information as possible on your problem. Feel free to add
additional space, or remove sections of the form that are not relevant
to your problem.
CONTACT PERSON: __________________________________
PHONE NUMBER: (___) ___-____ x____ Phone number where you can be
contacted between 8-5, M-F.
Note: Support will normally be handled electronically through
CompuServe mail. IBM may contact you via telephone if it appears it
will expedite resolution to the problem.
ONE LINE DESCRIPTION OF THE OS/2 PROBLEM:
___________________________________________________________________
DETAILED PROBLEM DESCRIPTION - If possible, provide step-by-step
recreation scenario. Also, please include any fixes or work arounds
you may have already tried.
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Enter any error messages that occur: ________________________________
Select the appropriate answers by placing an "X" in the space indicated.
Can you recreate the problem? Y _ N _
Has the problem occurred on more than one system? Y _ N _
OS/2 OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION:
OS/2 Version 2.0 .........: _ CSD Level: _______
OS/2 1.3 Standard Edition : _ CSD Level: _______
OS/2 1.3 Extended Edition : _ CSD Level: _______
NOTE - CSD = Corrective Service Diskette.
Use the SYSLEVEL command to determine, if unknown.
HARDWARE CONFIGURATION (provide as much as possible):
Brand and model of PC: ____________________________________
Microprocessor: Intel _ Other (specify) _______________
Type: 286 _ 386SX _ 386 _ 486SX _ 486 _
Speed: __ MHz
Total RAM ....: __ MB
Disk drive ...: ____ MB File System: FAT _ HPFS _
Manufacturer: ___________________ Model # _______
Type: IDE _ SCSI _ MFM _ RLL _ Unknown _
Manufacturer and model # of disk controller: ________________________
Manufacturer, revision #, and date of System BIOS: __________________
Manufacturer and model # of video adapter: __________________________
Manufacturer and model # of display: ________________________________
Memory installed on video adapter: _____ EGA _ VGA _ SVGA _ XGA _
Diskette Drive A: 3 1/2" _ 5 1/4" _
Diskette Drive B: 3 1/2" _ 5 1/4" _
List other adapters installed:
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
TRAP INFORMATION - If a TRAP occurs and results in the 16 bit trap
display similar to the following, enter any of the register values that
you recorded:
SESSION TITLE: __________________________________________________
TRAP____
AX=____ BX=____ CX=____ DX=____ BP= ____
SI=____ DI=____ DS=____ ES=____ FLG=____
CS=____ IP=____ SS=____ SP=____ MSW=____
CSLIM=____ SSLIM=___ DSLIM=___ ESLIM=____
CSACC=__ SSACC=__ DSACC=__ ESACC=__
ERRCD=____ ERLIM=____ ERACC=__
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
If a TRAP occurs and results in the 32 bit trap display similar to the
following, enter any of the register values that you recorded:
TRAP ____ ERRCD=____ ERACC=____ ERLIM=________
EAC=________ EBX=________ ECX=________ EDX=________
ESI=________ EDI=________ EBP=________ FLG=________
CS:EIP=____:________ CSACC=____ CSLIM=________
SS:ESP=____:________ SSACC=____ SSLIM=________
DS=____ DSACC=____ DSLIM=________ CR0=________
ES=____ ESACC=____ ESLIM=________ CR2=________
FS=____ FSACC=____ FSLIM=________
GS=____ GSACC=____ GSLIM=________
THE SYSTEM DETECTED AN INTERNAL PROCESSING
ERROR AT LOCATION ##____:________ - ____:____.
_____, ____
________
INTERNAL REVISION _.___, __/__/__
PRINTER - If this is a printer problem, please provide the following:
Printer Vendor: __________________ Model ....: ________________
Driver Name ..: __________________ Port Used : ________________
Printer is attached to: Local _ LAN Server _ Host _
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER - If this is a problem with Communications
Manager, please provide answers in this section:
OS/2 Extended Services ............: _ CSD Level: _______
OS/2 EE Communications Manager 1.3 : _ CSD Level: _______
Describe your Communications Manager configuration (DFT, T-R, etc):
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
LOCAL AREA NETWORK - If this is a local area network problem, please
enter information about the lan involved.
LAN SERVER:
OS/2 LAN Server Version 1.3 : _ CSD Level: ________
OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 Entry ..: _ CSD Level: ________
OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 Advanced: _ CSD Level: ________
LAN REQUESTER:
LAN Server 2.0 Requester....: _ CSD Level: ________
OS/2 1.3 Requester..........: _ CSD Level: ________
DOS LAN REQUESTER
LS 2.0 Requester ...........: _ CSD Level: ________
OS/2 1.3 Requester .........: _ CSD Level: ________
DOS Version: ____ DOS Vendor: _________________
Is the failing system a Domain Controller? Y _ N _
Is the failing system an additional server? Y _ N _
DATABASE MANAGER - If this is an OS/2 DATABASE MANAGER problem, please
enter information about the DataBase Manager problem below.
SQL Error Code ....: ________ Secondary Return Code: ________
Error occurs when database is being accessed as:
Stand Alone ......: Y _ N _
Requester (Client): Y _ N _
Database Server ..: Y _ N _
Using RDS ........: Y _ N _
Using LAN ........: Y _ N _
If the error is occurring at a requester, can the problem be recreated
at the server? .....: Y _ N _
Error occurs in which application?
Query Manager.....: _
CLI ..............: _ (Command Line Interface)
User Application..: _
If a trap has occurred, provide the SQLABEND results:
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
PLEASE REVIEW ALL OF THIS PROBLEM REPORT BEFORE SENDING.
When you are ready to send this OS/2 Problem Report, send the form via
CISMAIL to ---
Base problems - Base Support, 76711,610
ES/LS problems - ES/LS Support, 76711,611
(ES = IBM Extended Services, LS = IBM LAN Server)
--
Scott A. Moore [SAM] | "Cash is more
samiam@netcom.com | important than your
Santa Cruz, CA USA | mother"
408-423-1624 | Allan Shugart - CEO Segate Corp.
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Date: Wed, 6 Jan 93 17:13:14 EST
From: Tom Toffoli <tt@im.lcs.mit.edu>
Subject: slide scanners
Who can tell me something about the availability of affordable slide
scanners (2x2 slides for slide projector, 24mmx36mm negatives, and the
like)?
My idea is that with today's technology (eg, 600 dpi laser printers) it
still makes sense to use photografic film in the camera; after
developing the film, however, everything should be done in the
"electronic darkroom". A professional Tektronix slide scanner I saw
two years ago cost around five grands; is there anything now that is
more accessible to the amateur photographer?
Tom Toffoli
MIT Laboratory for Computer Science
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Date: 1 Jan 93 10:04:53 GMT
From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
Subject: Too many Desktops
cleslie@ho05.eng.ua.edu (Charles J. Leslie) writes:
>
> Hello everybody, since my installment of OS/2 2.0 (June 92) I've
>been very satisfied with the preformance and versatility of my system,
>but after experimenting with the USER and SYSTEM .ini files (os2.ini /
>os2sys.ini) I came across a slight problem. It seems that I have
>three desktops (OS!2 2.0 DESKTOP, i.m using this one,
>OS!2 21.0 DESKTOP, AND OS!2 22.0 DESKTOP). I don't know how to get rid
>of the other two desktops. In my current os2.ini, I have all three
>desktop mention above but when I converted the .ini file to an ASCII
>format, there's only one.
> How can I get rid of the other two Desktops?
Open the DRIVES folder and open your C: drive. The OS!2 2.0 Desktop in
use will be "hatched". You can just delete the other two using the
'alt mouse button, delete' method.
Steve
--
Steve Withers - Wellington, New Zealand | On Sept. 19th, 88% of NZ voters opted
Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz | for proportional representation. It
+64 4 478 4714 | looks like we may get a more
**** Happy user of OS/2 v2!! **** | democratic system "real soon now".
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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 93 11:48:02 PST
From: Keith Burt <kburt%library@sdsu.edu>
Subject: Video Conflict (fwd)
Netters,
I am experiencing a video conflict with my Intel SatiFAXion 400 and
Windows 3.1. If I disable the modem (via software), windows works
fine. If I enable the modem, the video goes crazy, deleting letters in
words, substituting letters with symbols and the background is left
with images of closed windows. I have tried using different IRQ's and
addresses, different video drivers (I'm using a Stealth video card and
Ver 2.0 drivers), different modem settings and trimming my config.sys
and autoexec.bat to a bare minimum. I am using QEMM and have excluded
A000-C7FF in the config.sys and EMMExclude=A000-C7FF in the system.ini.
Any previous encounters? Please mail direct so we don't clutter the
list. kburt@library.sdsu.edu TIA.
Have a Great Day!
Keith Burt
Equipment Technician San Diego State University
Phone: (619) 594-2935 Library Systems Division
Fax: (619) 594-2700 5300 Campanile Drive
Email: kburt@library.sdsu.edu San Diego, CA 92182-0511
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