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OS/2 2.0 Service Pak (10/92) - README _____________________________________ Use the procedures in this README to install service updates to OS/2* 2.0 using the Corrective Service Facility program in this Service Pak. Following is a summary of the information in this README: o Warnings and notes to consider before installing this Service Pak. o Procedures for installing this Service Pak. o A procedure to upgrade remote initial program load (IPL). o Information about installing on a client workstation from a local area network (LAN). o Information about getting an updated kernel debugger for OS/2 2.0. o Information about obtaining ISO-compliant character. WARNING: This Service Pak is for installation on OS/2 2.0 ONLY. Do not attempt to install this Service Pak on OS/2 2.00.1 (the version that has been preinstalled on some IBM computers), or on any computer to which OS/2 2.x beta code has been added. Any attempt to do this will cause a warning message to be displayed. WARNING: This Service Pak contains a new graphics engine and some new printer drivers for it. In this new graphics environment, some of the original OS/2 1.3 printer drivers for IBM printers will not work. However, updates are available for these printer drivers. If you install this Service Pak with these old OS/2 1.3 printer drivers on your system, and then attempt to print, your system will stop and you will have to restart it. ANY UNSAVED DATA WILL BE LOST. After installing OS/2 2.0, you should have replaced each of the following OS/2 1.3 printer drivers with the specified printer driver that was included on the OS/2 2.0 installation diskettes: 1.3 Driver 2.0 Driver IBM4201.DRV IBM42XX.DRV IBM4202.DRV IBM42XX.DRV IBM4207.DRV IBM42XX.DRV IBM4208.DRV IBM42XX.DRV IBM5202.DRV IBM52XX.DRV Additional OS/2 1.3 printer drivers have been updated since OS/2 2.0. They are not included in this Service Pak, but they are available from other sources, such as electronic bulletin boards and IBM. The OS/2 1.3 printer drivers that have been updated since OS/2 2.0 are: Driver Printer IBM3852.DRV IBM Color Inkjet IBM5152.DRV IBM Graphics Printer IBM 3812 Printer IBM5182.DRV IBM Color Printer, Model 1 IBM5201.DRV IBM Quietwriter*, Model 1 IBM5216.DRV IBM Wheelprinter The updated OS/2 1.3 printer drivers in the previous list are available from the following sources: o CompuServe**, Forum OS2SUPPORT, LIB 17. o Bulletin board systems (BBS), such as the OS/2 BBS (1-800-547-1283) and the NSC BBS in Atlanta, GA, U.S.A. (1-404-988-2790). o An IBM support organization, such as the OS/2 Support Line in the United States (1-800-237-5511), or HelpWare*, where available. o Your IBM representative. o For IBM employees, from OS2PDRVR on OS2CSD. WARNING: After installing this Service Pak, if you use the Selective Install object or the Configure object (on a preinstalled system) to install anything other than a display driver or you install any OS/2 or WIN-OS/2 printer drivers, you MUST reinstall this Service Pak. Therefore, if you want to make changes, make them now BEFORE you install the Service Pak. For example, you could use Selective Install now to add fonts or the "OS/2 Command Reference" to your system. Notes: Your swap file might have become very large since you installed OS/2 2.0. By default, the swap file (SWAPPER.DAT) is located in C:\OS2\SYSTEM. When you start installation, you might see a message that states you do not have enough space in your partition to install this Service Pak. If you have OS/2 2.0 and your swap file in the same partition, you might create enough space to install the Service Pak if you move the SWAPPER.DAT file to a partition different from the one that contains OS/2 2.0. To relocate the swap file, change the SWAPPATH= statement in your CONFIG.SYS file. For information about SWAPPATH, refer to the OS/2 Command Reference. After installing this Service Pak, OS/2 will use approximately 3 megabytes more disk space than before, depending on the features you have installed. If you had only a small amount of free space on the partition where the swap file resides, you may need to move it to another partition as outlined above. Many customers are aware of the ALT+F1 key sequence to restore a desktop to its original state. After installing this Service Pak, ALT+F1 will return your system to its state as it was immediately before the Service Pak was installed. After applying the Service Pak, if you install a 16-bit display driver named DISPLAY.DLL, you must do the following: 1. Create a directory and name it as follows: C:\MYDISPLAY (The C: assumes you have OS/2 2.0 installed on drive C.) 2. Edit the LIBPATH= statement in CONFIG.SYS so that C:\MYDISPLAY is in the statement before C:\OS2\DLL. (The C: assumes you have OS/2 2.0 installed on drive C.) 3. Copy the new file DISPLAY.DLL to the C:\MYDISPLAY directory. 4. Restart your system. After applying this Service Pak, the Templates folder might contain two copies each of the "PIF file.PIF" and the "Metafile.MET" templates. All four of these templates work normally. This Service Pak provides an updated README in the Information folder. If you have a printed book entitled "Tips and Techniques," the information in that book is no longer current. Use the updated README. The README also includes information about ordering IBM OS/2 2.0 technical publications. After you apply this Service Pak, OS/2 2.0 will provide support for a Super Video Graphics Array (SVGA) display adapter. To install the display adapter on a computer that has OS/2 2.0 preinstalled, select the Welcome folder, select the Configuration Tools folder, and then select the Configure object. To install the SVGA display adapter on other computers, select the OS/2 System folder, select the System Setup folder, select the System folder, and then select the Selective Install object. When you install any display adapter or change the resolution of your display, you will be prompted to insert "Display Driver Diskette 1" or "Display Driver Diskette 2." These diskettes are included in this Service Pak. If you have a system equipped with an XGA adapter and display running in XGA mode, you will need to load all WIN-OS/2 font files. You can do this using the Selective Install object or the Configure object (on a preinstalled system) after installing this Service Pak. To accomplish this, select XGA as the Primary Display (even if it is already selected) and follow the prompts on the screen. You do NOT need to reinstall this Service Pak after this procedure. After you apply this Service Pak, Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) will be started automatically whenever you open a public session. Therefore, there is no longer any use for the Data Update object in the Productivity folder. If you want to, you can shred the Data Update object. This Service Pak also includes an updated version of the response file install program (RSPINST.EXE). If you have a backup copy of this file on diskette, be sure to replace it after you install the Service Pak. The file RSPINST.EXE is located in the \OS2\INSTALL directory on the drive to which you applied the Service Pak. The SEDISK.EXE program has also been updated and is included in this Service Pak. If you re-create diskettes using the updated version, it will automatically include the updated version of RSPINST.EXE. To find out how to use either of these programs, refer to "OS/2 2.0 Remote Installation and Maintenance," document number GG24-3780 or part number 52G9943. For information about how to order this publication, refer to the README object in the Information folder (on the desktop). In addition to installation instructions, this README contains the procedure for upgrading the remote initial program load (IPL) service for a local area network (LAN) to use the new display drivers included in this service pak, and also information about installing from a LAN. Refer to "Upgrading the Remote IPL Service for a LAN" and to "Installing on a Client Workstation from a LAN." Also included in this README is information for program developers who use the kernel debugger. Refer to "Getting an Upgraded Kernel Debugger." PROCEDURES FOR INSTALLING THIS Service Pak __________________________________________ Following are several ways to install this Service Pak: o Procedure 1: Installing All Changes to All Partitions. Use this procedure if you want to apply the service updates to ALL partitions that contain an installed OS/2 2.0. If you have a system with an AOX adapter card, you should use this procedure. o Procedure 2: Installing All Changes to Selected Partitions. Use this procedure if you do NOT want to apply the service updates to all partitions that contain OS/2 2.0. o Procedure 3: Installing Only Some of the Changes. Use this procedure if you want to apply only some of the service updates to any partition that contains OS/2 2.0. WARNING: You CANNOT stop the update process after it starts. Notes: If IBM LAN Server/Advanced is installed on your computer, you might have one or more files on the hard disk that have an access control list (ACL). If you start the installation of this Service Pak and there is a file with an ACL in any directory that will be updated by this Service Pak, you will be prompted to restart the system and remove the ACL. Online information is provided to assist you. To use the new display device drivers included in this Service Pak for remote IPL service, use installation Procedure 3. At the appropriate prompt, select the Remote IPL directory. Then refer to "Upgrading the Remote IPL Service for a LAN" (later in this README). If the installation procedure stops before the service update is complete, turn the computer off, remove the diskette from drive A, insert Corrective Service Diskette 1 into drive A, and turn the computer back on. All previous changes have been saved. Two log files are provided to verify installation. Their file names are: SERVICE.LOG DSPINSTL.LOG The drive location for the files is the drive on which OS/2 2.0 was installed. The path is :\OS2\INSTALL. Any subsequent service updates will be appended to these log files. PROCEDURE 1: INSTALLING ALL CHANGES TO ALL PARTITIONS 1. Shutdown your system. 2. When the shutdown is complete, insert Service Pak diskette 1. 3. Now press and hold the Ctrl and Alt keys and press the Delete key. PROCEDURE 2: INSTALLING ALL CHANGES TO SELECTED PARTITIONS 1. Select an OS/2 command-prompt object from the Command Prompts folder in the OS/2 System folder. 2. Insert Corrective Service Diskette 1 into drive A. 3. Type the following at the OS/2 command prompt: A:\SERVICE and then press Enter. 4. Select OK to display a list of the OS/2 2.0 products installed on your system. (For example, if OS/2 2.0 is in more than one partition, the OS/2 2.0 base product will be listed and selected more than once.) 5. Deselect one or more products that you do not want to update. 6. Select Service and then select Continue to update all directories in each selected product. If you do not want to update all directories in each selected product, select Cancel. 7. Continue to follow the prompts on the screen. PROCEDURE 3: INSTALLING ONLY SOME OF THE CHANGES WARNING: If you do not apply the service updates to all directories, your system might not run after you install the service pak. This could happen because an update in one directory might be dependent on an update in another directory. If you then update one of those directories, but not the other (for example if you do not update the :\OS2 directory), OS/2 2.0 might not be able to start after installation. If this happens, you will have to reinstall your original version of OS/2 2.0 and this Service Pak. 1. Select an OS/2 command-prompt object from the Command Prompts folder in the OS/2 System folder. 2. Insert Corrective Service Diskette 1 into drive A. 3. Type the following at the OS/2 command prompt: A:\SERVICE and then press Enter. 4. Select OK to display a list of the OS/2 2.0 products installed on your system. (For example, if OS/2 2.0 is in more than one partition, the OS/2 2.0 base product will be listed and selected more than once.) 5. If you do not want the service updates applied to a particular product, deselect the product. 6. To specify the directories you want to update, do the following: a. Select "Select directories". b. Deselect one or more directories you do not want to update. If you have backup directories on a drive that is not listed and you want the updates applied to those directories, select "Select drives", select the directories, and then select OK. c. Select OK. d. Select Service and then select Continue to update all changes to selected directories of selected products. 7. Continue to follow the prompts on the screen. UPGRADING THE REMOTE IPL SERVICE FOR A LAN __________________________________________ You can upgrade the remote IPL service for a LAN so you can remotely install the new 32-bit display drivers. Note: Before following this procedure, install this Service Pak using installation procedure 3. At the appropriate prompt, select the Remote IPL directory. This will install the support for 32-bit display drivers, but will NOT install the 32-bit display drivers into the Remote IPL directory. After installation of this Service Pak, proceed with these instructions. To install the 32-bit display drivers in the Remote IPL directory, using the REXX procedure RPLSPDDI.CMD, do the following: 1. Copy the files RPLSPDDI.CMD and RPLSETD.CMD from Corrective Service Diskette 2 to the \IBMLAN\RPL subdirectory. For example, if the LAN server is on drive C, type: COPY A:RPLS*.CMD C:\IBMLAN\RPL 2. Run the REXX procedure RPLSPDDI.CMD to install the display driver files in the Remote IPL directory. The syntax is: RPLSPDDI [/H] [/D:drive] [/O:OS2_rpl_root] where: /H will display the syntax help panel. /D:drive is the diskette drive to use. The default is A. /O:OS2_rpl_root is the Remote IPL root directory for the OS/2 2.0 code. If you do not specify a path, the default is the path saved in OS2SYS.INI by running the RIPLINST utility program. Examples: o To install using all the defaults, type: RPLSPDDI o To install using the B diskette drive, type: RPLSPDDI /D:B o To install to a root directory different from the one set by running the RIPLINST utility program, type: RPLSPDDI.CMD /O:C:\IBMLAN\RPL\OS2.20a Note: This must be the same Remote IPL directory you upgraded when you installed this Service Pak. o Run the REXX procedure RPLSETD.CMD to update remote IPL workstation definitions to use the new display drivers. The syntax is: RPLSETD /D:driver /C:client [/O:current_OS2] [/N:new_OS2] [/L:logfile] where: /D:driver (required) is the new display type for the client definition. The following display types are valid for the default configuration: IBMVGA32 32-bit VGA display driver IBMXGA32 32-bit XGA display driver IBM8514 16-bit 8514 display driver /C:client (required) is the name of the OS/2 remote IPL client workstation or it is the drive, path, and file name of a file containing a list of client workstations. /O:current_OS2 (optional) is the root directory for the current version of OS/2 2.0 that the client is starting. This parameter is case sensitive. The default is OS2.20. /N:new_OS2 (optional) is the root directory for the version of OS/2 2.0 that the client is to be switched to. This parameter is case sensitive. The default is OS2.20a. /L:logfile (optional) is the name of a file to which all messages and errors are to be logged. If this parameter is specified, no messages or errors will be displayed on the screen. Note: If OS/2 2.0 is installed in a directory other than D:\IBMLAN\RPL\OS2.20, then either the 'current_OS2', or the 'new_os2' parameter, or both, must be specified to correctly update the client.FIT table. Examples: - To update the DEFALT20 client for IBMVGA32, type: RPLSETD /D:IBMVGA32 /C:DEFALT20 This will update the default files to support the new VGA display driver. These files are used when defining clients using the default configuration. - To update the MACH001 client for IBMXGA32, type: RPLSETD /D:IBMXGA32 /C:MACH001 - To update multiple client workstations, do the following: a. Create an ASCII file that lists the names of all the client workstations to be updated. List each client name on a separate line, starting in column 1. b. Type the following command: RPLSETD /D:IBMVGA32 /C:d:\path\client.lst This will update each client workstation in the file client.lst to support the IBMVGA32 display driver. INSTALLING ON A CLIENT WORKSTATION FROM A LAN _____________________________________________ OS/2 2.0 allows you to install a Service Pak with redirection to a client workstation using the LAN Configuration Installation Distribution Utility (LAN CID Utility) program. The LAN CID Utility program is shipped with the Network Transport Services/2 (NTS/2) program on the NTS/2 Utilities diskette. The LAN CID Utility program runs the FSERVICE.EXE installation program that is contained in this Service Pak. FSERVICE.EXE is located in the root directory on Corrective Service Diskette 2. If you want to install a Service Pak on a client workstation without using diskettes, or if you want to install both OS/2 2.0 and a Service Pak with only one LAN CID Utility REXX command file, you will have to follow additional procedures. These procedures are located in the README.UTL file in the root directory on the NTS/2 Utilities diskette. Following is the syntax for FSERVICE and descriptions of the parameters you can use to install a Service Pak on client workstations. The FSERVICE syntax is: FSERVICE /R:<path><response file> /S:<source path> /T:<boot directory> /L1:<path><log file name> where: /R: (required) is the response file. This specifies the drive, path, and file name of the response file. /S: (optional) is the source directory. This parameter specifies the base directory of the Service Pak images. This parameter overrides the :SOURCEPATH tag in the response file, if the tag exists. /T: is the directory from which the Service Pak will be installed. This parameter is optional if the service pak installation is started from a diskette. If the installation is started from a diskette with this parameter specified, the value is not verified. This parameter is required if the service pak installation is started from the hard disk under the OS/2 maintenance system created by SEMAINT. In this case, the value specified in the /T: parameter for FSERVICE should be the same as for SEMAINT (for example, C:\SERVICE). /L1: (optional) is the log file name. This parameter specifies the drive, path and file name of the log file. This parameter overrides the :LOGFILE tag in the response file, if the tag exists. If no log file is specified, \OS2\INSTALL\SERVICE.LOG is used. GETTING AN UPDATED KERNEL DEBUGGER __________________________________ If you are a licensed user of the Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 2.0 and you use the kernel debugger, you can get an updated debugger. To receive it, enclose the original "Proof of License" card from your Toolkit with the following information: o Name o Company name (if applicable) o Mailing address o Telephone or fax number (with area code) o Statement that you are requesting the "2.0 SP code" o Specification of diskette media (3.5-inch or 5.25-inch) Then mail to: IBM Debug Update/2.0 SP Attention: F. Ruo Internal Zip 1510 P.O. Box 1328 Boca Raton FL 33429-1328 This mail-in update offer expires on March 31, 1993. GETTING ISO-COMPLIANT CHARACTER FONTS _____________________________________ The IBM 9514, 9517, and 9518 displays installed with XGA-2 Display Adapter/A support ISO-compliant fonts. Some countries require that the size and contrast of characters on a display screen meet Standard 9241 Part 3 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the German DIN 66234 Standard. An ISO-compliant system provides flicker free performance, stable images, sharp characters, increased brightness, high contrast, and reduced glare. TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS ____________________________ The following terms, denoted by an asterisk (*) in this README, are trademarks or registered trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States or other countries: +----------------------+----------------------+ | IBM | HelpWare | +----------------------+----------------------+ | OS/2 | Quietwriter | +----------------------+----------------------+ The following term, denoted by a double asterisk (**) in this README, is a trademark of another company as follows: +----------------------+----------------------+ | TRADEMARK | OWNER | +----------------------+----------------------+ | CompuServe | CompuServe Inc. | +----------------------+----------------------+ IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF FITNESS AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY RELATED PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS. Copyright IBM Corporation, 1992, all rights reserved.