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Applications / Re: Dynamic Icons Issue
« on: October 02, 2025, 09:20:49 pm »
Hi Martin

What do you have set to display png files?

I have PMView set so png files display the PMView icon here - even those in the BIGICONS directory until I set PMView Icon Thumbnails to Automatically Create when using PMView File Open on a directory containing png icons eg BIGICONS.


Regards

Pete

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Hi Martin

Site seems to be loading much faster this evening but I notice the Forums "latest posts" section is missing from the home page.


Regards

Pete

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Storage / Re: Slow FAT32.
« on: September 15, 2025, 02:35:33 pm »
Hi Adrian

I have had this problem myself.
The cause was using some cheap usb sticks from an ebay seller - trying to set either of the 2 sticks involved to boot an ArcaOS installation was painfully slow during the copy process and neither could boot to perform the install. These sticks work fine to copy files to/from in "normal" use - allowing for the fact that fat32 is slow - but could not be used to create a working install stick for ArcaOS.
Resolution: Use a better brand usb stick - Sandisk and Kingston products work fine, creating an ArcaOS install stick takes a few minutes... memory suggests between 3 to 10 minutes.

I suspect hunting through old forum posts about ArcaOS install problems will show a few posts similar to yours, there may be other causes eg badly setup usb/fat32 drivers or other system configuration issue but I think the above is more common.


Regards

Pete




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Communication / Re: Zoc and Transfers
« on: September 09, 2025, 06:59:11 pm »
Hi Dan

Could this be some sort of libc problem? - I ask because it seems MEGADODO.DLL is the EmTec Runtime Application DLL (User-Generated Microsoft (R) C/C++ Runtime Library) for zoc.

Are you using any libc related packages from the netlabs-exp repo? If "Yes" maybe try backlevelling to the last netlabs-rel version(s).


Regards

Pete



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Hardware / Re: Install modern printer under ArcaOS 5.1.1
« on: September 08, 2025, 12:58:37 am »
Hi Adrian

Printer installation can get to be a bit of trial and error - quite often with success.

Firstly you need the current ppd file for your printer, I suspect Epson call it a linux driver and it will probably be wrapped up in some sort of *nixy package which you will need to extract it from.

You need all the necessary bits of cups installed.

Then use Computer -> Printers -> Manage Printers -> File -> Import PPD...
This should clean unnecessary bits that "our" cups does not understand from the ppd file, set the codepage correctly and import the result of those processes into the PSPRINT.DRV driver package enabling you to select your printer during the Create Printer process.

To check if the above is successful:
   - Is your printer listed here http://localhost:631/printers/
   - If listed Click on the printer name and select Print Test Page from the Maintenance dropdown list


Hope the above helps

Pete

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Slow here - clicked the Reply button and page took around 15 seconds to load


Regards

Pete

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Setup & Installation / Re: CUPS and Print Manager
« on: September 02, 2025, 01:35:21 am »
Hi Mark

ArcaOS 5.1.1 and cups 2.2.13 plus hplip printer (and hpaio scanner) drivers.

I started the Create a Printer process and see
  OfficeJet 7610 Series
  OfficeJet 7610 Series hpijs
listed in HP drivers.

I am wondering if you have hplip installed? - is that what is missing?


Regards

Pete

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Hi Adrian

You would need to edit config.sys file to point to correct locations eg:-
rem home
SET HOME=I:\Home
rem logs
SET LOGFILES=J:\var\log
rem Seamonkey/Firefox profiles
SET MOZILLA_HOME=I:\
rem programs
SET PROGRAMS=J:\Programs
rem unix stuff including rpm
SET UNIXROOT=J:
rem temp directory - note variations in use
SET TMP=I:\Temp
SET TEMP=I:\Temp
SET TMPDIR=I:\Temp

You would also need to check and adjust as necessary entries in the PATH and LIBPATH


If you need to change application settings in an INI file use an INI editor such as INI Editor from INI Tools package https://hobbesarchive.com/?search=INITools_1-10r2.zip


Regards

Pete

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Hi Adrian

You should consider a minimum of 3 volumes (partitions)

1] Boot - for ArcaoS you do not need a large partition, I use a 2Gb HPFS boot volume

2] Apps - Obviously the volume to install applications to, you'll probably find a 50Gb JFS volume more than sufficient

3] Data - a volume to store your created data files, browser profiles and TEMP directory, use rest of ssd formatted JFS for this volume


With the above setup it is possible to update/re-install the OS without losing any applications or data.

Regarding the too large disk problem that older apps can have I think you need to install something called 2GBFIX... It is included with ArcaOS in [install media/iso image]:\CID\SERVER\ARCAPKG\2GBFIX.ZIP
Hopefully someone else will jump in if I have pointed you to the wrong fix.


Regards

Pete


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Programming / Re: Setting up a NewView development environment
« on: August 13, 2025, 12:24:37 pm »
Hi Michael

Have you checked the paths are correct in the [Project Files] section of the (?newview) .SPR file?

@Dave: If I remember correctly Aaron originally developed Newview using Sybil - I could be wrong...


Regards

Pete

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Storage / Re: USB Floppy Drive Setup.
« on: August 12, 2025, 01:27:38 am »
Hi Dan

No USB Floppy here but this should work:-

BASEDEV=USBMSD.ADD /REMOVABLES:8 /FLOPPIES:1


Regards

Pete

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Hi Dan

Based on my experience with Seamonkey I would expect around 70% peak during app startup and then low use unless a webpage has a lot of javascript in which case cpus can peak high continuously.


Regards

Pete



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Programming / Re: Powerbasic for OS/2
« on: August 06, 2025, 10:21:23 pm »
Hi Martin

I think it depends on what you plan to develop.

For my small projects WDSibyl - https://wdsibyl.org/en/ - is great as it is a full development environment: visually design your app and add (pascal) code, no mucking around with makefiles and resources - and no confusion over which compiler to use for what :-)


Regards

Pete

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Hardware / Re: Smart Hard Drive Monitoring on AOS 5.1.1
« on: August 03, 2025, 07:27:07 pm »
Hi All

Thanks for your concern Dave but I'm still alive and kicking - although I have developed a nasty case of "students elbow" which is a bit uncomfortable and slows my limited keyboard skills down somewhat  :-)

No current plans on updating PMsmartctl - unless someone has a need for something not already included?

I checked the version of smartmontools I have installed and it is
   smartctl 7.0 (build date Oct 19 2019) [i386-pc-os2-emx] (local build)

This came from http://rpm.netlabs.org/experimental/00/zip/smartmontools-7_0-1_oc00.zip

As netlabs seems to be down at the moment I've attached the above zip to this post.


Regards

Pete



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Programming / Re: Powerbasic for OS/2
« on: July 29, 2025, 11:57:54 pm »
Hi Dan

Was there an OS/2 version? V3.5 for DOS seems to be available here  https://winworldpc.com/product/powerbasic/3x


Regards

Pete

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