Dear all,
this is your latest EWWS NewsFlash.
This issue covers:
- a) Virtual PC for OS/2 v4.3.2 is released
- b) IBM Training for Connectix Virtual PC
- c) Updated IBM Printer drivers
- d) IBM Turbo 16/4 Token-Ring PC Card driver mismatch in Convenience Pak
II
- e) Scitech restructures company, including support for OS/2
- f) SingleMouse Driver
- g) New Gigabit Ethernet drivers for Broadcom and Intel Adapters
- h) Updated IDEDASD drivers with Extended partition support
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a) Virtual PC for OS/2 v4.3.2 is released
InnoTek announces general availability of Connectix Virtual PC for OS/2 Version 4.3.2
Based on the Virtual PC by Connectix Corporation, Virtual PC for OS/2 enables
OS/2 customers to execute additional operating systems on top of the OS/2 desktop.
Virtual PC for OS/2 Version 4.3.2 is an update to Virtual PC for OS/2 and comes
with several new features and enhancements.
For existing Virtual PC for OS/2 customers, the update is free of charge.
The update from Virtual PC for OS/2 Version 4.2 to Virtual PC for OS/2 Version 4.3.2
can be downloaded from ftp://vpctest:
See the full press release at
http://www.innotek.de/company/press/2002/InnoTekVPC432GA_e.html
See also Connectix' press release at
http://www.connectix.com/company/press_vpcos2_070102.html
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b) IBM Training for Connectix Virtual PC
IBM again offers a special 3-day seminar on the "Connectix Virtual PC"
product
line, covering the platforms OS/2 and Windows (IBM class code: TAVP0EDE).
The class scheduled for July 17th had to be canceled, unfortunately.
One class is planned for Germany (November 4-16, IBM Munich) and one for
Chicago, IL (date to be confirmed).
The fee for this class is 2200,- EURO.
For further information please contact
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c) Updated IBM Printer drivers
IBM has updated the Laserjet printer driver to V. 30.765.
PRINTER DEVICES ADDED SINCE Ver 30.759
Brother HL-1850, HL-1870N
HP Business Inkjet 2230/2280, 2600; Color Laserjet 4600
Kyocera FS-8000C, Mita FS-9100/9500DN, Mita KM-3530
IBM has updated the Omni Printerdriver to V.30.765.
PRINTER DEVICES ADDED SINCE Ver 30.759
Canon S100, S300, S500, S630, S6300
HP DeskJet 920C, 930C, 935C, 940C, 950C, 960C, 980C, 995C
PRINTER DEVICES UPDATED SINCE Ver 30.759
Canon S400, S450, S4500: added 720dpi support
IBM has updated the postscript driver to version 30.765.
PRINTER DEVICES ADDED SINCE Ver 30.759
Brother HL-1850/70N
HP Business Inkjet 2280, 2600, Color Laserjet 4600
Kyocera Mita KM-3530
Minolta-QMS Magicolor 2210, 3100, 6110
OKI C7200, C7400, C9200, C9400; OKIPAGE 8c, 8c Plus, 14i
Xerox Phaser 6200B, 6200DP, 6200DX, 6200N
Xerox Phaser 8200B, 8200DP, 8200DX, 8200N
PRINTER DEVICES UPDATED SINCE Ver 30.759
Kyocera Mita FS-9100DN & FS-9500DN, PPD updated
Minolta-QMS Magicolor 2200, PPD updated
Get the drivers from Device Driver Pak online at
http://www7.software.ibm.com/2bcprod.nsf/DDPakByDate?OpenView
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d) IBM Turbo 16/4 Token-Ring PC Card driver mismatch in Convenience Pak II
In Convenience Pak II (MPTS WR_8705), the IBM Turbo 16/4 Token-Ring PC Card
driver (ibmtokcs.os2) is version 3.42 (55864 Bytes) instead of version 3.46
(54328 Bytes) which has been shipped with Aurora and Convenience Pak I.
Release 3.42 does not support the "LAA-Feature" where specifying a locally
administered address (LAA) within protocol.ini prevents OS/2 (in fact,
netbind.exe)
from delaying the boot process when no IBM Turbo 16/4 Token-Ring PC Card
is inserted or when no valid Token Ring connection is available.
This will be fixed with the next MPTS FixPak (WR_8706), which is supposed
to be
released next Month.
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e) Scitech restructures company, including support for OS/2
The restructuring allows SciTech to better serve its existing customers
while
allowing for growth in new and emerging markets.
A host of changes have taken place with more to come in the next several
months.
Read the full press release online at
http://www.scitechsoft.com/news/press/restructure.html
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f) SingleMouse Driver
IBM has released a new package supporting Mouse and Trackpoint devices for OS/2
on June 24 that is downloadable from the OS/2 Device Driver On-Line Pak site.
The packages (TrackPoint II and IV) are highlighted as updated and new.
The driver package provides you with the most current support for Mouse and
TrackPoint devices. In the past there were two separate drivers - generic mouse
driver MOUSE.SYS (automatically installed during OS/2 installation) and optional
TrackPoint driver MOUSE2.SYS (located in the OPTIONSTP4 directory on your
OS/2 installation CD-ROM). The SingleMouse package combines the functionality
of both these drivers into one. Now all mouse and TrackPoint related preferences
could be changed in the Mouse object in the System setup folder.
This is a required update for ThinkPad T30 owners to fix problems with TrackPoint
that may stop working after suspend/resume with CP2 drivers.
Get the drivers from Device Driver Pak online at
http://www7.software.ibm.com/2bcprod.nsf/DDPakByDate?OpenView
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g) New Gigabit Ethernet drivers for Broadcom and Intel Adapters
The drivers for Intel Gigabit Adapters that are used in several xSeries
models
can be downloaded from http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/MIGR-41782.html
The drivers for Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Adapters that are used in
xSeries 235, 255 and 440 can be downloaded from
http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/MIGR-43374.html
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h) Updated IDEDASD drivers with Extended partition support
This software package provides support for partitions that extend beyond 1024
cylinders. Generally, this boundary is on drives larger than 7.9GB.
OS/2 is not limited in the disk size it can access but new partition types have
been created to identify partitions beyond 1024.
Some utilites and other operating systems create or change partitions to use these
new partition types and that can affect the operation of OS/2.
This package will allow OS/2 to work in an environment that is utilizing these
new partition types.
Get the drivers from Device Driver Pak online at
http://www7.software.ibm.com/2bcprod.nsf/DDPakByDate?OpenView
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i) Wireless PCMCIA & mPCI still in the works
The OS/2 driver for the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN PCCard is still in
internal
testing and requires some rework before it can be released.
After that driver being released, we will start working on the mPCI
Wireless Card
used in IBM ThinkPad T23 and higher models (using a Prism 2.5 chipset).
We are sorry for the delay and the inconvenience this may cause.
That's it for now. Stay tuned for the next NewsFlash.
Warm regards.
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