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  3. Document ID G023304                                                             
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  6. TITLE: WSC  FLASH 9335                                                          
  7.        PSF/2 1.1.0 SUPPORT FOR OS/2 2.1                                         
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  11.                        PSF/2 1.1.0 SUPPORT FOR OS/2 2.1                         
  12.                                                                                 
  13.  PSF/2  1.1.0  is now supported in the OS/2 2.1 environment.  Testing has been  
  14.  completed and the following is a list of possible problems and  their  resol-  
  15.  utions to aid in successful implementation of PSF/2 running under OS/2 2.1.    
  16.                                                                                 
  17.  1.  S/370 CHANNEL DRIVER ON GA LEVEL LOCKS UP OS/2 2.1:                        
  18.                                                                                 
  19.      If  you  plan to run a S/370 channel-attached printer using PSF/2 on OS/2  
  20.      2.1, you must update the S/370 driver using the latest CSD.  To do this:   
  21.                                                                                 
  22.      a.  Install the GA version of PSF/2 1.1 (if you haven't already done so).  
  23.          When complete, DO NOT SHUTDOWN                                         
  24.                                                                                 
  25.      b.  From an OS/2 command prompt, backup CONFIG.SYS as CONFIG.ABK:          
  26.                                                                                 
  27.             COPY C:\CONFIG.SYS C:\CONFIG.ABK                                    
  28.                                                                                 
  29.      c.  Change CONFIG.SYS to remark out the S/370 driver lines:                
  30.                                                                                 
  31.             Change 'DEVICE=C:\PSF2\BIN\CHAN370.SYS'                             
  32.             To 'REM DEVICE=C:\PSF2\BIN\CHAN370.SYS'                             
  33.                                                                                 
  34.      d.  Shutdown OS/2 and re-IPL                                               
  35.                                                                                 
  36.      e.  Install the latest PSF/2 CSD. When complete, DO NOT SHUTDOWN           
  37.                                                                                 
  38.      f.  Restore CONFIG.ABK back to CONFIG.SYS.                                 
  39.                                                                                 
  40.             COPY C:\CONFIG.ABK C:\CONFIG.SYS                                    
  41.                                                                                 
  42.      g.   Shutdown OS/2 and re-IPL                                              
  43.                                                                                 
  44.  2.  CAN NOT INSTALL EXTENDED SERVICES 1.0 (ES) DATABASE MANAGER  ON  A  CLEAN  
  45.      OS/2 2.1 MACHINE:                                                          
  46.                                                                                 
  47.      This  is not a problem with PSF/2, but it does effect users trying to in-  
  48.      stall ES on a clean OS/2 2.1 machine in preparation for installing PSF/2.  
  49.      The ES DataBase Manager install will fail during installation with a  re-  
  50.      turn code 24 unless the following steps are performed:                     
  51.                                                                                 
  52.      a.  Insert  the  ES 1.0 Diskette 1 in drive A. This diskette contains the  
  53.          ESSTART.CMD file.                                                      
  54.                                                                                 
  55.      b.  From an OS/2 command prompt, change to drive A:                        
  56.                                                                                 
  57.            CD A:                                                                
  58.                                                                                 
  59.      c.  Make a backup copy of the ESSTART command as follows:                  
  60.                                                                                 
  61.            COPY ESSTART.CMD ESSTART.BAK                                         
  62.                                                                                 
  63.      d.  Change the ESSTART.CMD file as follows:                                
  64.                                                                                 
  65.            Change  'SET INOS2REL=%6'                                            
  66.            To      'SET INOS2REL=200'                                           
  67.                                                                                 
  68.      e.  Save and exit.                                                         
  69.                                                                                 
  70.  3.  METAFILE PRINTING PROBLEMS AFTER INSTALLING THE CM/2:                      
  71.                                                                                 
  72.      Again,  not  a problem with PSF/2, but an environmental problem. A bug in  
  73.      CM/2 causes OS/2 application files printed on PSF/2 to issue an  AIN0799E  
  74.      message  or  to disappear from the print queue for no apparent reason. To  
  75.      correct this problem, do the following:                                    
  76.                                                                                 
  77.      a.  Change CONFIG.SYS to remark out the EPW.EXE line:                      
  78.                                                                                 
  79.             Change 'RUN=C:\OS2\EPW.EXE'                                         
  80.             To 'REM RUN=C:\OS2\EPW.EXE'                                         
  81.                                                                                 
  82.      b.  Change STARTUP.CMD to run EPW.EXE as a detached process:               
  83.                                                                                 
  84.             Insert 'DETACH=C:\OS2\EPW.EXE' in your STARTUP.CMD                  
  85.                                                                                 
  86.      c.  Shutdown OS/2 and re-IPL                                               
  87.                                                                                 
  88.  4.  DB/2 HANGS THE SYSTEM WHEN INSTALLING PSF/2 WITH THE DPF OPTION:           
  89.                                                                                 
  90.      The problem occurs when the DPF spool data base is being initialized  and  
  91.      the  message  displayed  is  'Initializing the DPF spool data base' which  
  92.      never clears.                                                              
  93.                                                                                 
  94.      If the problem occurs, change the INSTALL.CTL file on the  PSF/2  1.1  GA  
  95.      diskette 1 by removing the "STOPDBM.EXE" invocation (line number 161).     
  96.                                                                                 
  97.  5.  INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS CLOSING THE PSF/2 PRINT SUBMITTER:                   
  98.                                                                                 
  99.      When  the  Presentation Manager-based PSF/2 Print Submitter is closed, it  
  100.      takes a long time to close (or in some cases, will  not  close  at  all).  
  101.      This is an intermittent problem.                                           
  102.                                                                                 
  103.      If  the  problem is encountered, the current work-around is to use APRINT  
  104.      from an OS/2 command prompt.                                               
  105.                                                                                 
  106.  6.  UNABLE TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT FORMDEF IN THE PSF/2 CONTROL PANEL:           
  107.                                                                                 
  108.      The default FORMDEF in the PSF/2 Control Panel does not change even  when  
  109.      it has been altered. This problem will be fixed in the September 93 CSD.   
  110.                                                                                 
  111.  7.  PENNANT LOGO DISAPPEARS INTERMITTENTLY ON SOME PS/2s.                      
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  113.      At the present time, no fix is available.                                  
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  115.  PSF/2  can  be  used with DB2/2 and CM/2 (given the caveats above).  The real  
  116.  catch running CM/2 is that the configuration guides for DPF have not been up-  
  117.  dated for the CM/2 changes. We will let everyone know when these  are  avail-  
  118.  able.  Also be aware CM/2 has a prereq of NTS/2.                               
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  120.