OS/2, eCS & ArcaOS - Technical > Utilities
Accelerometer / Screen Orientation / Screen Resolution
Dave Yeo:
Use unpack,
--- Code: ---R:\tmp\OS2\UTILITY\OS2UTILS>unpack FUELOS2.EX_
FUELOS2.EX_
- FUELOS2.EXE
0 file(s) copied.
1 file(s) unpacked.
--- End code ---
Or unpack *_
Here I get an error popup "This program can not run on this system"
Neil Waldhauer:
I found an old copy of thinkpad utilities for OS/2. It doesn't run on my Thinkpad, of course, which is far too new.
I know it's supposed to load the driver, so maybe I'll try it.
All it would do is check BIOS level and maybe turn the light on and off.
With the device driver installed (or not, it makes no difference), this is the result
Command not completed for some reason.
Try again later.
If the problem persists, have the system serviced.
Neil Waldhauer:
I found an old copy of thinkpad utilities for OS/2. It doesn't run on my Thinkpad, of course, which is far too new.
I know it's supposed to load the driver, so maybe I'll try it.
All it would do is check BIOS level and maybe turn the light on and off.
With the device driver installed (or not, it makes no difference), this is the result
Command not completed for some reason.
Try again later.
If the problem persists, have the system serviced.
The readme is attached to this message.
Andi B.:
--- Quote ---Are you certain? From what I recall from looking into it years ago was that a driver for the OS was required to park the drives.
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I'm pretty sure that my R52 does it via BIOS or harddisk firmware. Otherwise the whole crash protection would be useless for any OS. The predominate OS on Notebooks these days is by far no real time OS and no driver can guarantee the required reaction time. Especially when the OS is booting or shut down. And at that times these feature is most important from a users POV.
At the times of R52 Thinkpads where even sold without Win installed. Although a DOS driver if available would work more reliable than a Win one it does not cover the times when the OS is not running. So yes, from a technical POV I can not imagine that for crash protection a driver is needed. Although I've to admit I did not dig in further. Do you have some special insight to this feature for Thinkpads or for other brands?
Andy Willis:
--- Quote from: Andi B. on November 08, 2015, 05:54:54 pm ---
--- Quote ---Are you certain? From what I recall from looking into it years ago was that a driver for the OS was required to park the drives.
--- End quote ---
I'm pretty sure that my R52 does it via BIOS or harddisk firmware. Otherwise the whole crash protection would be useless for any OS. The predominate OS on Notebooks these days is by far no real time OS and no driver can guarantee the required reaction time. Especially when the OS is booting or shut down. And at that times these feature is most important from a users POV.
At the times of R52 Thinkpads where even sold without Win installed. Although a DOS driver if available would work more reliable than a Win one it does not cover the times when the OS is not running. So yes, from a technical POV I can not imagine that for crash protection a driver is needed. Although I've to admit I did not dig in further. Do you have some special insight to this feature for Thinkpads or for other brands?
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I had thought it was firmware or BIOS but from what I recall (it was many years ago now, so it is hazy at best) it seemed that a driver was required for the OS. It is possible, that the firmware or BIOS is controlling it until ACPI kicks in or something but I don't remember now any specifics. It is possible I misread what I was looking at back then but I don't remember enough to say anything more.
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