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Messages - Neil Waldhauer

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Networking / Re: Get MAC Address from my local NIC or WLAN
« on: June 05, 2021, 03:09:46 pm »
netstat -n

Look for lines with "physical address".

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Hardware / Re: Blue Lion and Seagate BarraCuda 510 M.2 NVMe SSD?
« on: May 30, 2021, 04:01:52 am »
I've got a machine booting from a 2 TB M.2 NVMe SSD using the release driver. It's 2-3 times faster than a SATA 6 SSD. I'd advise to read the readme for configuring BIOS and Config.Sys. Basically, the NVMe drive should be first in BIOS and the driver should be the first in Config.Sys.

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The storage driver provides 48 bit LBA addressing. And the GPT filter driver uses this interface. That way you can access a +2TB disc with ArcaOS.


As I understand it, the GPT filter driver will split a 6 TB drive into 3 units of 2 TB each, allowing you to access a 6 TB drive as, for example, E:, F: and G:. This is different from a single drive letter with 6 TB, which is currently only possible on a network drive.

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Hi Neil,

(* can network directories be larger than 2 TB?)

I believe so..... My Shared drive reports: 2,908,314,763,264 bytes (2,708GB) free :)

Then there is a different limit for network drives, and that limit can be exploited to support large drive (greater than 2 TB). But large files (greater than 2TB) may be a permanent restriction given our kernel.

So there are a few ways to extend the life of the 32-bit kernel.

I'm not saying that the convenience of using the host operating system's support for WiFi, bluetooth and so on isn't worthwhile. I see Arca Noae does supply some documentation for running in Virtual Box and other environments.

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On large disc bigger then 2 TB GPT is supported. So tha is off the table it seems that issue.


No, it is not off. If you actually publish a driver to split a larger GPT drive into 2 TB logical chunks, you are still limited to 32 bits. You have at most 24 drive letters x 2 TB, so you can sort of push back to 48 TB. File objects are still limited to 2 TB, and volumes are still limited to 2 TB. It's a hack, and while it would be a welcome addition, it is not the long term fix that 64 bit support could be.

(* can network directories be larger than 2 TB?)

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Hardware / Re: IBM Thinkpad with floppy drive
« on: May 26, 2021, 04:25:07 pm »
OK, I didn't have a floppy to try on T540p. But after Ultrabay 2000 was Ultrabay slim, and that worked for sure on T43 2xxx machines. After that, I don't remember for sure. Ultrabay slim might work in T61. But Ultrabay 2000 is the last officially supported bay for floppies.

After T43, ultrabay is serial ATA for sure.

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Applications / Re: Interest in Dr. Web Antivirus?
« on: May 26, 2021, 04:17:25 pm »
As a follow on, would it be interesting to have Dr. Web as an option for ArcaOS pre-loaded systems?

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I think Darius asked the right question. Why do we need 64-bit?

The 2TB barrier for DASD can be overcome without it.
The 4 GB barrier for memory use has already been somewhat lifted with the new RAM drive.

But do not underestimate code bloat. At some point in the not-to-distant future, a simple web browser will not fit into the largest available OS/2 addressable space.

A good 64-bit API added to OS/2 could possibly make it the only 64-bit operating system that can execute compiled programs from the 1980s.

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Hardware / Re: IBM Thinkpad with floppy drive
« on: May 25, 2021, 03:31:37 pm »
As far as an UltraBay Floppy that can be swapped in place of the CD drive, I think the T540p series is the last one.

https://www.blondeguy.com/computer/strobopeep.html


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Programming / Re: JSon to Rexx (stem)
« on: May 21, 2021, 08:54:07 pm »
If I catch it in time, I can ctrl-C to stop it. Otherwise only the power switch.

There are C language JSON interpreters, but it was so nice to have the REXX one.

The website at https://jsonformatter.curiousconcept.com/ says the file is valid JSON, and it shows that the file is really not that complex. There are just 11 items, one of which is an array.

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Programming / Re: JSon to Rexx (stem)
« on: May 20, 2021, 08:32:33 pm »
I'm waking this thread up after a long time. I started to write a REXX program to control the GL.iNet family of routers. These tiny routers can provide wireless support. But the user interface does not work with Firefox 45.

So I use curl and an API to control the router. So far, I can go to some WiFi hotspots, connect to them and surf the internet.

In order to do this, I needed to interpret the JSON file that CURL returns. So here I am. I used this:
  * Filename: JSon2Rx.cmd
 *   Author: Jan-Erik
 *  Created: Sat Feb 23 2013
 *  Purpose: Interpret a JSon-file and place in stem

I found it had a problem with one of the files I got. So I tried this one:
/*
 * Filename: fromJSon.cmd
 *   Author: JANERIK
 *  Created: Sat Feb  3 2018

Amazingly, this hangs my ArcaOS computer. I type

fromJSon curldns.txt

and it never completes. Is there something wrong with my computer, or is fromJSon.cmd doing something wierd?

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I want to comment that the Lian Li cases were beautiful to have. I didn't find that they were better, but they were the best looking cases that I found when I was building systems.

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I stopped building my own computers. If you want to build your own, I can understand that.

A quick look at e-Bay found this system for under $100 including shipping, which will run rings around what you propose to build. Graphics are built into the CPU, so I would use Panorama.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/324499818422?hash=item4b8db247b6%3Ag%3AxpYAAOSwliBgOU98&LH_BIN=1

I do not know this seller, nor anything about the system other than that I have been using used Lenovo computers for some time, and I like their excellent manuals.

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General Discussion / Re: eCS 2.2 purchase
« on: May 19, 2021, 03:16:47 pm »
So, Neil, you say Arca Noaea does not have re-sellers?

I am an Arca Noae reseller. You can buy ArcaOS from me in digital download, DVD, USB stick, virtual machine, and pre-loaded on laptops, towers and desktops.

http://www.blondeguy.com/computer/BlueLion.html

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General Discussion / Re: eCS 2.2 purchase
« on: May 19, 2021, 03:45:05 am »
The latest current version is 5.0.6 with 5.1 in the pipeline, assuming it is released in the next 6 months, you also will be able to download that.

You will be able to download 5.1 if you pay for it. If there is a 5.0.7, that is included in the support and maintenance agreement.

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