Author Topic: Adapters and Protocols - PROTOCOL.INI does not contain a valid [IBMLXCFG]  (Read 9100 times)

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Hi

I was tweaking the network configuration of computer without a network card. It was recognized as "no network card" and I removed it and leave all network adapters blank. I close the "Adapters and Protocols" application and save all changes.

I opened again "Adapters and Protocols app" and I got this message:
 
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PROTOCOL.INI does not contain a valid [IBMLXCFG] section. Unable to continue.
And I can not access "Adapters and Protocols app" anymore.

Does anybody experienced this problem or know how to fix it?

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« Last Edit: September 28, 2017, 07:02:12 pm by Martin Iturbide »
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Re: Adapters and Protocols - PROTOCOL.INI does not contain a valid [IBMLXCFG]
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2017, 10:08:12 pm »
You need at least this:

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[PROT_MAN]

   DRIVERNAME = PROTMAN$

[IBMLXCFG]

   nullndis_nif = nullndis.nif
   tcpip_nif = tcpip.nif

[tcpip_nif]

   DriverName = TCPIP$
   Bindings = nullndis_nif

[nullndis_nif]

     DriverName = NULLNDS$


in your protocol.ini. (Where NULLNDIS.OS2 is an example NIC driver, a NULL one) Maybe, you deleted protocol.ini?
« Last Edit: September 28, 2017, 10:10:47 pm by Valery Sedletski »

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Re: Adapters and Protocols - PROTOCOL.INI does not contain a valid [IBMLXCFG]
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2017, 11:17:28 pm »
Hi

Today I tried to boot that PC again and got a trap on PROTMAN.

I tried Alt+F1 and F2 and get the same trap too.

I did not delete "protocol.ini" (or at least not intentionally).

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Re: Adapters and Protocols - PROTOCOL.INI does not contain a valid [IBMLXCFG]
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2017, 11:27:56 pm »
Hi

I just booted (removing some networks stuff from boot)  and protocol.ini was incomplete:

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[PROT_MAN]

   DRIVERNAME = PROTMAN$

[IBMLXCFG]

I restored the information and it seems to be back in business.  "Adapters and Protocols" it is working now.

Thanks Valerius.

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Re: Adapters and Protocols - PROTOCOL.INI does not contain a valid [IBMLXCFG]
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2017, 11:59:44 pm »
Hi

FYI: I just confirmed on my VM. If you remove all network adapters from the "Adapters and Protocols" 1.12 (which it is not a common thing since everybody wants to have a network adapter there) it will set "protocol.ini" to:
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[PROT_MAN]

   DRIVERNAME = PROTMAN$

[IBMLXCFG]

It will prevent "Adapters and Protocols" to load again with that "crippled" protocol.ini if you save it, but I can not replicate the trap on the VM yet.

I'm not sure if I should open a ticket for it on ArcaOS Mantis yet. It is not a bug, but it is lack of prevention on the app to stop the users to do harmful things.  I also can not find the right "Project Category" to open the ticket.

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« Last Edit: September 30, 2017, 12:03:05 am by Martin Iturbide »
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Re: Adapters and Protocols - PROTOCOL.INI does not contain a valid [IBMLXCFG]
« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2017, 02:04:30 am »
I'm not sure if I should open a ticket for it on ArcaOS Mantis yet. It is not a bug, but it is lack of prevention on the app to stop the users to do harmful things.  I also can not find the right "Project Category" to open the ticket.

You should, if a configuration program creates a condition that prevents the computer from operating and that was not the intention of the user, that is definitely a bug.

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Re: Adapters and Protocols - PROTOCOL.INI does not contain a valid [IBMLXCFG]
« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2017, 02:49:36 am »
Hi Martin

If \ibmcom\mpts.exe starts with the "crippled" protocol.ini - I seem to recall it does - then you should open a bug report about naps failure to start.


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Hi.

I just opened the ticket:
https://mantis.arcanoae.com/view.php?id=1463

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There's been a ticket already open on this, actually, with a test fix attached several months ago. However, the original reporter never provided any feedback so it's been sitting there ever since. I've linked it to Martin's ticket.

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Hi Alex.

It is strange but I can not access ticket 1191. It says "Access Denied".
Should it be this link? https://mantis.arcanoae.com/view.php?id=1191

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It is strange but I can not access ticket 1191. It says "Access Denied".
Should it be this link? https://mantis.arcanoae.com/view.php?id=1191

That should be fixed now.

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Thank Alex.

With your latest patch the application is working fine. I just tested it and worked. You may close the ticket I opened.

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