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Setup & Installation / Re: Switch from CSM to UEFI
« on: November 01, 2024, 11:37:00 pm »
OK. I stand corrected especially since I have no intentions of changing what works for me to something that might not work - that is why I have several computers at my desk connected by an HDMI/usb switch.

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Setup & Installation / Re: Switch from CSM to UEFI
« on: November 01, 2024, 06:23:16 pm »
DFSee 17.0 also has the ability to convert MBR to GPT and also do any other required changes.  I would think that every OS/2 user has a copy of that free release.

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Setup & Installation / Re: Switch from CSM to UEFI
« on: October 29, 2024, 02:14:06 am »
Another thing to consider is changing the mother board to one that takes an AMD Ryzen processor with built in graphics.  I converted all my computers to AMD processors, my main unit runs a 30 inch 2560 x 1600 screen without problems.  Also, as Dave says be very careful with UEFI graphics cards - they are not all created equal and may not work with OS/2 - ArcaOS..

Strange as it may seem I was reading up about the problems of converting win 10 to win 11 because some friends of mine were thinking of doing so and it appears that there isn't any real advantage in doing that.

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Setup & Installation / Re: Switch from CSM to UEFI
« on: October 28, 2024, 08:44:31 pm »
I have to ask, why change a very good working system to pander to Intel and Microsoft?  I have to say I am of the old school of 'if it ism't broken then don't fix it'.

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Programming / Re: VisualAge C++ 3.6.5 (+ Fix2) - WarpIn or RPM?
« on: October 23, 2024, 11:52:54 pm »
I would vote for WARPIN which is the OS/2 way rather than RPM which is trying to turn OS/2 into a sort of clone of Linux which it is NOT, also Warpin allows one to select an OS/2 directory structure.

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Setup & Installation / cloning OS/2
« on: October 14, 2024, 08:14:04 pm »
One of my computers died on me and I would like to clone my work computer to the new one - yes I have backups of all the data but not the OS or the customisation.  So it boils down to recreating what I had when I built that computer over 10 years ago - is it possible?

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General Discussion / RPM to WarpIn
« on: October 12, 2024, 01:37:15 am »
Martin,

I may be an old fogy but I don't see any real use for your "warpsnap" idea unless you have a very small screen (about the size 10 inch tablet).  My 30 inch (2560x1600) monitor has enough space without trying to be smart.

What I would like to see is the return of WARPIN as the main way of installing software rather than trying to use yum to convert OS/2 to Linux

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Internet / Re: firefox question
« on: September 28, 2024, 04:42:57 pm »
Thanks again.  Your thought of using a ram disk won't work because my computer is on 24/7/360, it gets shut down twice a year to allow for dust removal and physical checking.

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Internet / Re: firefox question
« on: September 28, 2024, 07:50:54 am »
Thank you Dariusz.  You are correct about the disk cache being what I am concerned about.  Now to find out how to auto clear it when firefox closes and I will be happy.

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Internet / firefox question
« on: September 26, 2024, 03:23:28 pm »
This question comes from running out of disk space for the mozprofile directory.
Digging through the files I found a cache2 dir which has a sub dir entries which had several thousand files in it.  I deleted that subdir and got the disk space back.  The problem is it keeps on being created and I don't see a way of killing its reproduction.

Why is it created and how does one get rid of it permanently?

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I have a suggestion that might work for you.

First let me describe my setup.  I have 5 computers around my desk all connected to my keyboard, monitor and track ball via a multiport hdmi switch.  This allows me to use my OS/2 Warp, Arcaos, linux mint, win 7 and have one available with provision to plug in one of several hard disks as needed for backup.  The win 7 machine I salvaged when a neighbour threw it out.

My suggestion is for you to decide what are the main programs you want to use and setup a computer to do that then look for a salvage computer to run the rest and also run as a NAS,   

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Setup & Installation / Re: ArcaOS 5.1
« on: August 27, 2024, 11:36:54 pm »
Hi Remy,

After all your fun and games is there any advantage going to 5.1?  At the moment I am quite happy with 5.0.7 that is working without problems on my 30 inch 2560x1600 monitor.

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It sounds as if you need EMT4PM to create your disks.  That package did everything I needed with manipulating floppy disks and their images.  Now I have everything stored on a set of 2 tb disks.

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Applications / Re: Installation of Open Office 4.1.11
« on: August 12, 2024, 10:09:26 pm »
Interesting what you are all saying but I will stay with my AOO 4.1.2 that does everything I want and even allows me to solve problems for my win using friends.

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Applications / Re: Installation of Open Office 4.1.11
« on: August 09, 2024, 07:52:29 pm »
Did you try AOO 4.1.2 rather than the older 4.1.11?  I ask because I see no reason to use the older version.

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