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Messages - Ian Manners

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Hi Dariusz,

What are the contents of your x:\mptn\etc\inetcfg.ini file ?
If you do not have one, you can create one with "inetcfg -g all" from the command line.
Then place the line "inetcfg -s all" (minus the quotes) in your x:\mptn\bin\setup.cmd file.

It is likely that your TCP/IP window parameters will need to be adjusted, likely by experimenting, remember the OS/2 stack is ancient :o)

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#Inetcfg:   CURRENT   DEFAULT   MINIMUM   MAXIMUM
tcpswinsize   131072   32768   1024   246723   TCP SendWindow Size
tcprwinsize   131072   32768   1024   246723   TCP RecvWindow Size
udpswinsize   41600   9216   1024   246723   UDP SendWindow Size
udprwinsize   41600   41600   1024   246723   UDP RecvWindow Size
lipcstswinsize   20480   10240   1024   246723   LIPC Stream SendWindow Size
lipcstrwinsize   20480   10240   1024   246723   LIPC Stream RecvWindow Size
lipcdgswinsize   8192   2048   1024   246723   LIPC Dgram SendWindow Size
lipcdgrwinsize   8192   4096   1024   246723   LIPC Dgram RecvWindow Size
perfhttp   1   1   0   1   Fast Path HTTP ON/OFF

Also, what is the value of    "ETHERAND_TYPE" in your x:\ibmcom\protocol.ini file ?
I find I talk a lot quicker to windows PC's via TCPIP with the value set to D but if you change it, it must be changed on all other OS/2 computers otherwise they will nolonger talk to each other.

152
Multimedia / Re: [Uniaud] No sound even if audio card is recognized
« on: June 23, 2017, 05:58:12 am »
What do the lines  starting with PARMSTRING= under the various headings in x:\mmos2\mmpm2.ini say?

ie,
PARMSTRING=BALANCE=50,VOL=80,INPUT=LINE,OUTPUT=SPEAKER
PARMSTRING=BALANCE=50,VOL=80,INPUT=LINE,GAIN=70,OUTPUT=SPEAKER

etc
ensure the VOL= is set to something rational, especially if you have GAIN.

PS, boot in maintence mode or from another source to make changes to mmpm2.ini

153
Setup & Installation / Re: USB support in original CP2 CD
« on: June 16, 2017, 10:36:13 am »
FYI - depends if you want to go further than CP2. I would recommend you do.

I cant remember if usbmon was on the CP2 CD or not, to difficult for me to find in one of many boxes to check but files listed below are the last USB packages from IBM.

usb10162.zip  Last IBM Base USB package. This is the same file as usbbasic10162.zip. If you are doing a fresh USB driver install, start with this one. Includes hcimonit.exe, usbd.sys, usbehcd.sys, usbhid.sys, usbohcd.sys, usbuhcd.sys.

usbp10157.zip Last IBM Printer USB package. Includes usbmon.exe, usbprt.pdr, usbprt.sys.

usbs10162.zip Last IBM supplemental USB package. Includes usbcdrom.add, usbmon.EXE, usbmsd.add, usbwarn.EXE.

You will want usb10162.zip (20th Jan 2006)  and usbs10162.zip (20th Jan 2006).
Happy to email these to you if you like.

154
Applications / Re: Firefox 45.5 Install issues
« on: June 16, 2017, 05:42:50 am »
Hi Everyone,

Personally I do not use the RPM/YUM installation method, tried in the early days and it trashed my build system BUT I will defend those behind YUM/RPM for OS/2. I am happy to use the zip files from rpm.netlabs.org because I have something resembling a clue.

When someone puts a lot, or little effort into creating something for this platform they deserve to be applauded for the time and effort they have put into it. It's fine to point out bugs or problems but please do not 'trash' what others are doing. People are free to use the YUM, WarpIn, or other installable process, even a simple zipped up file of the working directory. This is called freedom of choice, which I view as a wonderful thing.

Without the work of these people many of these packages and updates would not be available in any form, so I'm just happy they are available at least in this form. It does not matter if you use YUM or not, you have access to the individual rpm or zip files.

So to everyone involved with YUM and who also is kind enough to provide the zip files as well, THANK YOU, your work is appreciated.

155
Setup & Installation / Re: USB support in original CP2 CD
« on: June 15, 2017, 06:52:33 pm »
Hi John,

Use hcimonit in your x:\os2\boot directory, this program will tell you what your chipset is.

The following is what I have.

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[C:\os2\boot]hcimonit
You have 4 PCI USB UHCI host controller(s)
You have 1 PCI USB EHCI host controller(s)

[C:\os2\boot]

Take note of the host controller type, UH, OH, EH
EHCI is for USB v2.xx so it should come after the v1.xx drivers.

In my config.sys file I have (for the above controllers)

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REM BASEDEV=USBUHCD.SYS     (one copy of this statement for each UHCI controller reported by HCIMONIT)
REM BASEDEV=USBOHCD.SYS     (one copy of this statement for each OHCI controller reported by HCIMONIT)
REM BASEDEV=USBEHCD.SYS     (one copy of this statement for each EHCI controller reported by HCIMONIT)
REM USBEHCD.SYS must be placed AFTER USBUHCD.SYS and USBOHCD.SYS
REM BASEDEV=USBOHCD.SYS /FS
BASEDEV=USBUHCD.SYS
BASEDEV=USBUHCD.SYS
BASEDEV=USBUHCD.SYS
BASEDEV=USBUHCD.SYS
BASEDEV=USBEHCD.SYS
BASEDEV=USBD.SYS
BASEDEV=USBHID.SYS
BASEDEV=USBMSD.ADD /FLOPPIES:1 /REMOVABLES:4
DEVICE=C:\OS2\BOOT\USBMOUSE.SYS
DEVICE=C:\OS2\BOOT\USBPRT.SYS
DEVICE=C:\OS2\BOOT\USBRESMG.SYS

USB works well on your model laptop as well as R41 and R61's
Note "BASEDEV=USBMSD.ADD /FLOPPIES:1 /REMOVABLES:4"

/FLOPPIES:1   is for reading from my usb stick
/REMOVABLES:4 is for my card reader which has 4 sockets.
Defaults are probably fine but I've got those defaults there, well, just because they have been there for um, decades :)

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I don't know how to give a 'thank-you'

Top right hand corner of the persons post that you wish to give thanks for :)

158
Applications / Re: ArcaOS - Dell Inspiron 1300
« on: June 05, 2017, 01:40:24 pm »
"gamode show" will show your currently available resolutions and device number
ie, device 0

To add a new resolution that is smaller or upto the same x and y values:
"gamode add <xres> <yres> <bits> [device]"

gamode can normally be found in your snap directory.

159
Applications / Re: IBM's Windows 95 Emulator
« on: June 04, 2017, 06:36:35 am »
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Going of-topic slightly, I feel that IBM's abandonment of OS/2 as well as their PC business may hurt them in the long run. The current undergraduate and MSc Computing Science students I teach know little to nothing about IBM or what it even did or does today. To me part of that problem is that there are no more IBM devices or services that attract new users who will potentially be the corporate buyers/decision makers in a few years time.

I agree, IBM need to be in the public eye more. I had to correct a lecturer at my uni that Lenovo had not bought IBM.. Then went ahead and explained a bit about the blue octopus.

Maybe IBM should release a Blue Smartphone (I'm not serious, it would be out of date by the time it left development, let along..)

160
Internet / Re: Gopher server?
« on: June 01, 2017, 03:34:23 pm »
Hi Dean,

Goserv/SRE-http

GoServe Webserver for OS/2 is a multi-purpose server for OS/2 and Windows which supports both the World Wide Web (HTTP) and the Gopher protocols. IBM EWS.

Hmm, http://www2.hursley.ibm.com/goserve/ is gone so try http://www.os2site.com/sw/internet/sre/

161
Applications / Re: ArcaOS - Dell Inspiron 1300
« on: May 28, 2017, 04:33:12 pm »
Hi,

What is in your x:\mptn\bin\setup.cmd file ?

If you are using a manual setup you should have something similiar to :-

route -fh
arp -f
ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
ifconfig lan0 192.168.1.40 netmask 255.255.255.0 metric 0
route add default 192.168.1.1 -netmask 255.255.255.255 -hopcount 1
ipgate off


If your using DHCPD I would expect to see a line like :-

dhcpstrt -d 0 -i lan0

towards the end of that file. Unless it lives in x:\mptn\bin\MPTSTART.CMD

Apologies, so many different ways of setting this stuff up.

ifconfig should have been setup via your initial installation, of after by using the TCP/IP Configuration program in System.

162
Hi,

Just a thought, do others need to make a manual change in x:\ibmcom\protocol.ini for gigabyte cards anymore?

ie, the line with ETHERAND_TYPE I normally set to "D", MPTS sets it to "I" as a default.

Was this fixed with new drivers?

163
Hi Howard,

Can you get ifconfig lan0 to hold the values if you manually enter something like :-
   ifconfig lan0 192.168.1.4 netmask 255.255.255.0 metric 0
from the commandline ?

And what does
 netstat -n return on the way of interfaces?
Mainly just want to make sure your Interface 0  is Ethernet and that Ethernet isnt on a different interface.

There are other things we can check but first I'd need to know what utilities are included with ArcaOS in the way of listing hardware, maybe someone else will chime in :)

164
Internet / Re: FF45.5 - choppy response/window scrolling anyone???
« on: May 27, 2017, 06:23:14 pm »
Hi Andreas,

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Unfortunately that's not the truth.

ok, I probably should have added 'your mileage will vary', which should be a standard caveat with anything using ported apps under OS/2 :)

I only use two addon's, NoScript and VideoDownloadHelper for uni stuff, apart from FF requiring different versions of NoScript, everything else is working well here under FF v38.8.0, at least everything that I use including uTube with audio in the browser. FF gets reasonably heavy daily usage on my computer at present due to it being the end of the university semester. I regularly have FF open alongside OpenOffice.

PS, I'm using nspr-4_12_0-4_oc00.zip

165
Internet / Re: FF45.5 - choppy response/window scrolling anyone???
« on: May 26, 2017, 05:35:38 pm »
Returning to Firefox v38.8.0 is no problem, all the additional DLL's that Firefox v45.5.0 require are backward compatible and actually improve the performance of v38.8.0. It is advisable to backup your profile before swapping. I keep an earlier version of NoScript for v38.8.0 as v45.5.0 use's a more recent version of NoScript due to gecko versions.

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