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When I search all files on my boot drive for text 'NWIAPI' I get
"M:\IBMLAN\NETPROG\LSDAEMON.EXE"
"M:\OS2\DLL\LSPRWPS.DLL"
"M:\OS2\DLL\PMSPL.DLL"
"M:\OS2\DLL\PMWP.DLL"
"M:\OS2\MDOS\WINOS2\SYSTEM\PMSPL.DLL"
and a few dump (.dmp) files. So probably all of the above will/can load nwiapi.dll.

I'm using DataSeeker for searching ;)

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Here are my settings

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Applications / Re: strange error with testing java program
« on: June 28, 2015, 04:35:50 pm »
jAlbum 12.2.1 starts here. But I've not done very much with it. For my few picture collections I use 9.2.

My script to start is very simple -
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call envjava6.cmd
set beginlibpath=.\lib;
set classpath=.\plugins;%classpath%

java -Xmx600M -jar jalbum.jar
envjava6.cmd is -
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set JAVA_HOME=P:\Java6
set path=%JAVA_HOME%\bin;%PATH%
set libpathstrict=T
set BEGINLIBPATH=%JAVA_HOME%\bin;

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Programming / Re: os2krnlSVN4375_unoff.zip with Trap 0008
« on: June 26, 2015, 08:04:31 pm »
There is also pmdf.exe and halite you can use.

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Networking / Re: Simple scanner for IP addresses on local network
« on: June 21, 2015, 01:51:02 pm »
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Ping does assume you know the IP address before you can use it - if that is unknown then you can't.
Not if you use the broadcast address. AFAIR .255 is broadcast. My machines all answers on such a ping. .0 seems to work similar.

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Networking / Re: Simple scanner for IP addresses on local network
« on: June 21, 2015, 11:44:22 am »
Have you tried LanScan? I've it on my disk but the link mentioned in the inf http://ecomstation.ru/lanscan/ does not work anymore.

A very simple IP scanner is f.i. ping 192.168.1.255 :) But especially Win machines do not respond some times.

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Hardware / Re: H.P. LaserJet Pro CP 1025nw
« on: June 18, 2015, 12:47:06 pm »
PDL - I see. Learning new things every day. Thanks.

But IMHO this is a clever marketing gag to confuse people. Obfuscating that PS and PCL are both well established and platform independent languages where PDL is a generic term describing crappy hardware which needs a special (windows) driver and powerful computer to print even the simplest text. Probably invented after people started to stay away from so called 'host-based' or 'GDI' printers.

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Hardware / Re: H.P. LaserJet Pro CP 1025nw
« on: June 18, 2015, 11:12:22 am »
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consider a PDL printer
Guess this should be PCL. In my words - search a printer with PS (Postscript) language or PCL (PCL5 or PCL6). Most probably you will not find any HP PS capable printer which does not support PCL too. With PS you can use pscript or Alex newer PS driver and chances are very very high that it works. With PCL use hplaser.drv (?) and probably it works. Drivers included with eCS.

Both languages PS and PCL work with cups without any special proprietary driver (TTBOMK). PS is preferred as this is the more official and better defined standard.

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Hardware / Re: Printer Question!
« on: June 12, 2015, 10:36:11 am »
Not really what you're asking for but I've a HP OfficeJet PRO X476. This is my first inkjet after circumvent this technology since it appears about 20 years ago. Reasons why I choose an inkjet for the first time are
- less cost per page than even lasers (regarding various tests in magazines)
- Postscript and PCL
- Scanner with ADF
- all in one device which can be used for scanning and copying without computer
- still hope HP delivers some level of quality and durability (my current Xerox unfortunately did not last very long)



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Maybe the wording 'and turn them freeware for all use' in -
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to create/build some "test-beta-AS IS- no support - under your own risk" drivers for "screen01, kbdbase, clock01, print01" and turn them freeware for all use
triggers alarm bells in a lot of heads beside mine.

The warning that this 'opens a can of worms' in this context must be an allowed reply without being call negativism and should not scare you IMHO.

Peace :-)

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Although stated above I want to say it in other words - Martin, if you build old code and if you distribute that old code, others will test it too. To some average user it may misleadingly seem your 'old code, newly compiled' version must be better then the 'old dated' (but actually newer code) version he already uses. If it wouldn't be better (fix some problems) there would not has been released a newly version the average user may think. Nowadays we are used to updated all kind of software on our machines and smartphones regularly. Nearly no one ever reads why and what they update. Most users only use the 'latest' version as taught by the whole IT industry since years.

Some average users for sure will use your newly released 'old code'. He may have problems afterwards or not. He may have other seemingly not related strange problems after months of using your 'old code'. He may even had forgotten that he had overwritten the 'old dated but latest code' with a 'new dated but old buggy code' (if he ever had realized what he has done). AND he may call for help fixing his problem. Either on forums or on bugtrackers.

Hope I explained what someone called opening a can of worms (or bugs). So be very careful when you distribute such buggy code. And it is buggy for sure. IBM wouldn't have fixed it afterwards if not.

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...my Samsung 245T ...
I've no problem with my 245B here.

Mind I usually set Manufacturer '(Standard monitor types)' and Model 'Unknown monitor' as I never understand why computers think the know better resolution settings and refresh rates than I do. The second monitor is a HP ZR24w which works flawless too. Together 3840x1200 pixel.

On another System I've a Samsung S24C650 which works too. All are set up with 1920x1200.

AFAIK EDID reading did not change since ages. Only new modes where added and some monitors do not sort them in the correct order defined by the standards. But as said above I do not care much about EDID.

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FineTuning options
SNAP offers a few options. But mainly to disable some acceleration if it makes problems like the hardware cursor and so on. I do not see how someone can 'speed video up' as SNAP usually switches on all accelerations it supports by default. If you mean overclocking than I fear you've to play Windoze. Such things which decreases stability for no visible reason on OS/2 should have no priority at all on our OS.

For me -
1 priority - support Intel HD-Graphic build into modern processors
2 priority - support all 3 digital outputs of Intel HD-Graphic to use 3 times 1920x1200

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Regarding Mulitmac - I regularly built Multimac for myself from the beginning as an open source project at netlabs. But since about 1 year ago or so it can't be build out of the box from the repository. You need an additional Mini-DDK which the developer didn't want to gave me although I asked in the most polite form I'm able to do in English. Reason why he did not sent it was 'there are major changes going on with the code and the current state is not good enough to share but it will be in some weeks or so' (recalled from memory). Since then I lost interest in compiling it by myself and devoted my spare time to other projects. At that time the official released versions worked okay for me so no need to digging in further.

New versions of Multimac where released since then. No clue if the Mini-DDK is now free to download or not. Mulitmac is not so important for me anymore as I bought additional PCIe NICs with Intel chips for some reasons. I lost interest in compiling Multimac by myself and searching for the flaws in the Realtek code I discovered with two of my machines. 

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As stated a few times it seems impossible to have a list of 'supported' hardware. But sometimes I think it would be even helpful to have a list which hardware 'uses' which developer by himself. No support guarantee but information what uses which developer. Similar lists existed in the past although with limited success. See hardware list at ecomstation.ru. OTOH not every OS/2 user knows that f.i. Intel does have open access to hardware documentation which Nvidia do prohibit. Or that very often new Intel devices are compatible with older types where f.i. with Realtek not even the same device ID is guaranteed to work. Lot of users do not know that f.i. Asrock is the low cost line of Asus and so you may find undocumented changes of chips more often than with the higher priced boards targeted for industrial applications. User may not know that f.i. MSI usually pays more attention to produce compatible motherboards with 'legacy' hardware and correct BIOS code than some other companies. Lot of users do not know that Nvidia graphic chips fails much more often after a few years than Intel or ATI chips beside there closed documentation which makes it impossible or at least much harder to get it running with a non mainstream OS.

I for myself have posted here and at other places which hardware I use and what does work or not. But a database of working devices would be better than searching forums. Unfortunately the databases we have are not maintained anymore (ecomstation.ru) AND users did not provide enough input for such databases in the past. So why should the few already overstressed and mostly spare time developers do it?

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Applications / Re: Favorite/Required non-opensource OS/2-eCs apps?
« on: May 19, 2015, 03:23:50 pm »
Visual Slickedit 4.0x for OS/2
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ZOC
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PMView

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