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Hardware / Re: HD Audio not working on MSI A68HM-E33 Motherboard
« on: May 02, 2020, 06:44:58 am »
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Poor quality in this case meaning crackles/pops/stutters. As to why this happens, I dont know ? I see it mentioned as being an issue for various Realtek ALC codecs for quite some time.

I have one of those. I haven't bothered to report it to Arca Noae, because it does the same thing in windows (not quite as bad). My sister has an identical machine, with the proper Realtek windows driver, and it is okay. From what I have been able to find out, there is an open input, that is not controlled, and that picks up any noise that may be nearby. The Realtek driver must have some way to turn it off, but that doesn't do us any good.

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Storage / Re: WinOS2 hangs on File Manager and a FAT32 drive
« on: May 02, 2020, 06:34:29 am »
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ok I had already tried with this workaround (learned here of course) of filling the empty volume space with a giant file to make the remaining free space become little more than 1 Gb, but it hasn't worked

I remember that there is, at least, one windows installer that just won't work. Try Dave's suggestion, and replace the installer with the one that is known to work (no guarantees though).

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Storage / Re: WinOS2 hangs on File Manager and a FAT32 drive
« on: May 01, 2020, 03:07:18 am »
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do you know if this fix works also in OS2 Warp for the "not enough space" issue on windows installer running in Odin, which I learned it is due the 2Gb space limit ?

No. it is for DOS and Win/OS2 only.

There was a tweaked windows installer, somewhere. I have no idea how well it works (and 2 GB doesn't sound right). The other way around that, is to add enough files to the drive, to change the number wrap, so the installer thinks it has about 2 GB (or whatever the number is) free.

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Storage / Re: WinOS2 hangs on File Manager and a FAT32 drive
« on: April 29, 2020, 04:12:34 am »
The problem is, that DOS, and by extension Win/OS2, only know about 2 GB partitions. That is the reason why later versions of ArcaOS have the 2GBfix package installed. It is at HOBBES: https://hobbes.nmsu.edu/download/pub/dos/2gbfix.zip. That package is further modified by a patch; https://hobbes.nmsu.edu/download/pub/dos/2GBFIXPA.ZIP. When you use that, DOS and Win/OS2 only see 2 GB drives, even though there is a lot more there.

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Hardware / Re: ArcaOS freezes on IBM Thinlpad T43
« on: April 22, 2020, 03:55:25 am »
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It turns out that USB stack 12.1 is the cause of the freezes. I installed USB stack 11.17 and the freezes are gone.

The current release of the AN USB stack is 12.4. It works a lot better than 12.1, or 12.3, for me.

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Hardware / Re: ArcaOS freezes on IBM Thinlpad T43
« on: April 20, 2020, 06:30:07 pm »
I would start with the mouse (it is probably the easiest). Try one of the alternate mouse drivers (Lewis seems to like SMouse, on his T43 2xxx, if I remember correctly). Also, try a different USB stack.

I expect that dumping to floppy disk doesn't work.  8)

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Hardware / Re: ArcaOS freezes on IBM Thinlpad T43
« on: April 20, 2020, 06:24:12 am »
Wireless mouse, with dying battery???

Does the stick do the same?

The T43, that you sold me, a number of years ago, works a LOT better with ACPI, than it does with APM (I never try to put it to sleep). Mine is a 1871-W8M model.

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I use ZIP, using -9yrS. There are a few locked files on my boot drive(s), but if you look at which ones they are, you can add them to an exclude file. In my case, they are all things that do not need to be backed up. If you do need to back something up, and can't exclude it, use an alternate boot system, as suggested earlier.

Log files (which should always be closed after writing, but usually aren't), usually don't need to be in a backup.

SWAPPER.DAT is recreated at each boot.

INI files, with the extension ".!!!" don't need to be backed up.

Files in %TEMP% don't need to be backed up (NEVER keep anything in the system temporary file folders).

If you think about it, there are probably other files, and folders, that don't need to be backed up.

You also need to be sure that nothing is open, if you need to back it up.

Okay, the parameters (the order doesn't matter):
-9 is maximum compression. It slows it down a bit, but makes a smaller backup file
-r is to recurse through sub directories
-y is to handle symlinks (VERY important on the %UNIXROOT% drive, but I always use it)
-S is to include hidden, and system, files (VERY important on boot drives,  but I always use it)

The batch file, that I use, is:
Code: [Select]
if exist CDRIVE.ZIP DEL CDRIVE.ZIP
zip.exe -9yrS CDRIVE.ZIP C:\* -x@exclude.list 2>&1 | tee.exe CZIP.LOG
(change to match what you want to back up). The backup is made in the directory where the batch file runs, so exclude that from the backup. I put the backups on my HDD, (for speed), then copy them to alternate media (USB stick, network drive etc.), later. Exclude.list is a file with all of my excludes. I push the output through TEE.EXE, so I get a log file, and I can see what it is doing, at the same time.

I make a batch file, for each drive, then start them all at the same time. Each one goes slower than when run alone, but the overall elapsed time is less. YMMV.

Be sure to TEST your backup, to be sure that it actually does what you think it is doing. To do the UNZIP, I usually use the Archive Tool, as supplied by ArcaOS, AFTER doing a new FORMAT of the drive for a full restore, or just select the parts that you need. This does, of course, require an alternate OS/2 boot system, if the boot drive is involved (I always keep an alternate boot system available). To do the test, i recommend using a different HDD, so you can be sure that it actually works, before you need to depend on the backup. You can, of course, use the UNZIP command (under an OS/2 boot).

NOTE: ArcaOS uses the ZIP.EXE and UNZIP.EXE, that is supplied by RPM/YUM. That won't work, if you don't have the YUM stuff installed (for some reason). There is an older version of ZIP called ZIP2.EXE, in the C:\sys\install directory. It is limited to less than 2 GB files (in, or out), but your boot drive probably qualifies.

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Setup & Installation / Re: ArcaOS Install Error. USB3? UEFI?
« on: April 16, 2020, 01:02:56 am »
What you picture shows, is what happens when OS/2 boots, but is unable to read the ISO file (usually because the USB driver is not available so it can read from a USB stick, but just as often, a user has forgotten the part to copy the ISO file to the sub directory on the stick). You can probably get around that, by putting the ArcaOS installer in a, slightly less than, 2 GB partition on your HDD (formatted FAT16), and install from that. The "problem" is, to get the system to boot from that partition. Air Boot will do it, if you can figure out how to install Air Boot. The other option, is to use a DVD install. That can be done from an external, USB DVD drive.

UEFI is a whole different thing. First, the boot device needs to have some way to boot, using UEFI (the current installer just won't boot). The Arca Noae experimental UEFI installer has a way to do that. As I understand it, only a DVD boot will work, currently, so the USB 3 driver is not used (unless you need to connect an external DVD drive, by USB 3). There are a few other requirements, that are supposed to go away, when they figure it out. Note, that booting the UEFI installer does NOT do anything for GPT drives, yet. You still need a MBR disk.

Don't worry about UEFI, yet. That project hasn't gone past the pre-alpha stage, and it is likely to change a lot, before it gets much further.

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Hardware / Re: Thinkpad T430s - Wireless Setup
« on: April 15, 2020, 11:08:00 pm »
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Hi Doug.

So you think is not even worthy to try GenMU with those? Those models are listed on the GenMU test version, but as you told before there are different firmwares on the adapter and the majority  does not work. It is not even worth the try?

No. The problem is that they, apparently, use ACPI to do the power control. Windows has a separate driver for that, we have no such thing (unless somebody can figure out how to do it).

I shouldn't say "No".  The Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6205 [8086:0085] and Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 3x3 AGN [8086:4238] have both been reported to work, but not in Lenovo products. I think HP still has power control that works with GENMAC. Both of those drivers are packaged in the GenMU_INTEL_WIFI-0-5-0.wpi package. The Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 [8086:4239] driver is packaged in the GenMU_TEST-0-5-1.wpi package, but nobody has reported that it will work, with anything.

See ftp://genmac@ftp.os2voice.org/ (use the word "unsupported" as a password - no quotes, and it must be lower case). Be sure to READ the instructions, carefully.

So, first, you need to know exactly which device you have (C:\sys\install\DETECT\pci.exe will list what is in your machine), then you need to install the base GENMAC package (do not select any devices, unless your exact device is listed, and automatically shown, in which case, use that one), then you need to install the appropriate GENMU driver, then you need to use NAPS to actually install it so the system can use it. REBOOT. If the driver will load (look in C:\IBMCOM\LANTRAN.LOG to see what it says), it will probably work exactly like a wired NIC, with no cable attached. Turning the power on effectively attaches the cable (but can't be done, if it requires ACPI control - also check if there is a physical switch). Then, you need the XWLAN package (which includes the Supplicant program, that actually does the negotiation with the access point), to get connected.

Please, let us know if it actually works. The Netgear model EX2700 N300 WiFi Range Extender was only CAD $30 at Amazon.

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Greetings,

Just getting back into os/2 from the 90s. I have a thinkpad T430s 8gb ram. I cannot get wireless going I have one of the following cards, I had to retrieve from ibm based on model,

Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6205 [8086:0085]
Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 3x3 AGN [8086:4238]
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 [8086:4239]

My second concern is non of the winos2 works, I tried updating that file that’s been around here the vio* something. Nothing has worked thus far.

Any and all help appreciated!

Regards,

Rick

None of that will work, until Arca Noae finds the time to finish the Multimac WiFi drivers. Right now, it is more important to get USB 3 working, and that project is slowly gaining ground. Just not enough people who know how to do it, and not enough hours in a day to do all of it.

Most people get a device that will attach to the wired NIC, and do WiFi. The last one, that I got, was a Netgear model EX2700 N300 WiFi Range Extender. It works well, with OS/2, and it is useful for other things too.

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Hardware / Re: PCIe - SATA3 card choices?
« on: April 07, 2020, 05:59:24 pm »
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So as I previously posted, the problem I have here is that the AHCI controller results are poorer than the comparable IDE results. That appears to be at least partially driven by different optimization/settings the AHCI driver settles on. In this case the default '0 = maximum' setting is clearly slower than the matching DANIS506 settings on that very same device. Which means that the device/bus interface itself is capable of higher throughput BUT with AHCI drivers it is unable to achieve this result.

You may have an AHCI controller, that is going south (or isn't SSD friendly). If IDE is better, use it.

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Hardware / Re: PCIe - SATA3 card choices?
« on: April 06, 2020, 11:01:17 pm »
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Which build of os2ahci.add are you using? - the "port #3 interrupt error status: 0x40000001; restarting port" is indicative of the flaky v2.03 driver supplied with ArcaOS5.0.1/5.0.2.

The latest available (with Arca Noae subscription) is v2.07. The "port #3 interrupt error status: 0x40000001; restarting port" is not an indication of a flaky driver. It is an indication of cheap hardware, that takes it's time initializing. Ignore that. It only happens at boot time.

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So at first I figured OK, 1 = SATA1, 2 = SATA2 and 3 = SATA3, although given where the standard is today I'm not quite sure how to interpret 0 =...???

0 is exactly what it says "fastest" that the hardware is capable of. If your machine supports SATA2, that is probably as fast as it will go. You would only use the other numbers if you have a flaky disk, or a flaky controller. Remember that this is the speed that data flows between the controller, and the device. The device should have a cache, so that is where the data goes, waiting for the hardware to put it to the "disk". An SSD introduces a bunch of variables, that can affect device speed especially when writing (search for the SSD Wiki). Reading is a whole different thing. I don't know if the disk cache is actually used for read.

Os2ahci has two parameters, that I use. One is /n (NCQ), which is useful when the drive needs to move heads to get to data. I don't have a SSD, but I would expect that this setting would not be appropriate for an SSD. The other is /f which enables the device cache (with a whole bunch of words around it). I would think that you would want to use /f. You may want to set these for individual drives, if you have spinning disks, as well as the SSD.

Also, remember that the software cache can affect measurements.

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General Discussion / Re: ArcaOS User Accounts
« on: April 06, 2020, 10:30:04 pm »
I've been playing with ArcaOS for a while now, but something has been bugging me. I'd like to make it so that my computer requires a password to log on and use it, similar to Windows (or, indeed, any flavour of Linux). Unfortunately, I can't see an obvious way to accomplish this. Can anyone help me out?

OS/2 is a single user system, unless you can find something to add. You can use Doodle's Screen Saver, to lock the screen on startup, and require a password to continue. RMB on a blanks spot on the desktop to get to the Properties. Click on the Screen Saver tab. Check the Use password protection setting. Add your password (twice), click the Change button. At the bottom, click Start screen saver on system startup.

You may want to increase the screen saver timeout, because every time the screen saver kicks in, you will have to enter your password to get back to work. If you want to immediately lock it, RMB on the desktop, and click on Lockup now.

HTH.

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Networking / Re: Test build wpa_supplicant v2.7 - v2.10-devel
« on: April 03, 2020, 05:08:34 pm »
I gave it a quick try, last night (too late to report). The Supplicant seems to work well. XWLAN still gives me trouble, but it is usable.

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