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- From: jdowdal@wam.umd.edu (John Dowdal)
- Subject: IBM is accepting internet mail again&new report form
- Message-ID: <1993Jan11.231907.15463@wam.umd.edu>
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- Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 23:19:07 GMT
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- I got this message today:
-
- From 76711.610@compuserve.com Mon Jan 11 17:38:13 1993
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- Date: 11 Jan 93 17:18:16 EST
- From: IBM OS/2 defect support <76711.610@compuserve.com>
- To: John Dowdal <jdowdal@wam.umd.edu>
- Subject: ending internet support?
- Message-Id: <930111221815_76711.610_DHJ92-9@CompuServe.COM>
- Status: RO
-
- John-
-
- We do support Internet customers. We only stopped supporting
- them temporarily (about 10 days). I am
- sending you the new PROBLM.TXT file. Please feel free to send
- us all of your OS/2 defect related problems (one form per bug, please).
- I see you also use our 800 number. You can call them for virtually
- any OS/2 question. The only thing that neither of us support is beta code.
-
- Regards,
- Victor
-
- Here is the new PROBLM.TXT file:
-
- John,
-
- Here is our latest report form, dated 1/4/93.
-
- Submit an OS/2 Problem Report ------
-
- o<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
- o<< THIS SUPPORT IS ELIGIBLE FOR U.S. CUSTOMERS ONLY >>
- o<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
-
- Customers should use this form to report a suspected OS/2 DEFECT
- to IBM support.
-
- IBM employees should refer to the OS2DFECT FORUM in IBMPC for
- instructions on how to report an OS/2 defect.
-
- If you have How-to or other questions about OS/2, please refer to
- these sources:
- o - The OS/2 on-line help and README.
- o - If you have a CompuServe id, you may submit an item to the
- o appropriate section within the forums under IBMOS2 (GO IBMOS2).
- o - Many bulletin board systems contain user forums where OS/2 users
- o share information and ideas on OS/2.
-
-
- 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
- FAX NUMBER: (___) ___-____ x____ 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 Version 2.0 GRE......: _ 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) _______________
- o Type: 286 _ 386SX _ 386 _ 486SX _ 486 _
- o Speed: __ MHz
- Total RAM ....: __ MB
- Disk drive ...: ____ MB File System: FAT _ HPFS _
- o Manufacturer: ___________________ Model # _______
- o 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:
- o OS/2 LAN Server Version 1.3 : _ CSD Level: ________
- o OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 Entry ..: _ CSD Level: ________
- o OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 Advanced: _ CSD Level: ________
- LAN REQUESTER:
- o LAN Server 2.0 Requester....: _ CSD Level: ________
- o OS/2 1.3 Requester..........: _ CSD Level: ________
- DOS LAN REQUESTER
- o LS 2.0 Requester ...........: _ CSD Level: ________
- o OS/2 1.3 Requester .........: _ CSD Level: ________
- o 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)
-
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