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Internet / Re: Strange problems with Firefox
« on: April 18, 2014, 06:19:48 pm »
Thanks Dave, the only one I didn't know about was IBMKBD.SYS  The one I have is from ACP fixpak 6 (I think).

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Internet / Re: Strange problems with Firefox
« on: April 17, 2014, 12:12:38 am »
Thanks for the replies.

Joop, I do that to get the embedded video files that are on some of the sites I visit.  As I said the saving images is only a problem on the SMP machines where the image is saved but the browser closes.

Dave, that double image of the save bookmark appears to be a fixture.  I have re-sized the Firefox window and that makes no difference.  Likewise safe mode doesn't change anything.  It is just an annoyance that I can live with because I can navigate with the arrow keys.  Just to add more strangeness to it there was one site that was text only that I bookmarked where the save bookmark dialogue came up correctly.

The other problem is the one of more concern.  As far as I know the tcpip32.dll is the SMP safe one - at least that is what the readme in the zip says.  Could you list the other DLLs that may be part of the problem so I can look into that side of it. 

The only .trp file I can find is one from 2011 that I kept out of curiosity.

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Internet / Strange problems with Firefox
« on: April 15, 2014, 09:13:57 pm »
I have a couple of strange problems with Firefox, both the 10.0.x branch as well as the 17.0.5 b2.

The first appears on all the computers here, single core or multi core.  It is shown in the attached picture.  All the machines are using Snap graphics and ATI video cards.

The second only appears on the multi core machines. When I want to copy a picture or diagram from a web page I normally click MB2 on the image and select 'Save image as...', this brings up the save as dialogue box and I can select where to save as well as the name - all is well at this point.  Now when I click on OK Firefox closes even though the image usually gets saved.  There is nothing logged that tells what is happening or why - very annoying.

The only difference between the setup of all the machines is that the multi core machines have the SMP files and os2apic.psd otherwise they are from the same WSeB disk image with adjustment for USB controllers and network names and the mozprofiles directory is copied from the one stored on the NAS - it made no difference starting with a blank profile.
 

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They even have 10" LCD touch screens.  It is possible to build a small notebook computer with the parts they have - the only part they don't have is the casing.

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Setup & Installation / Re: OS/2 - personal resurrection
« on: April 07, 2014, 08:41:21 pm »
Hi Jim,

As martin says a lot depends on which version of Warp you have as to the ability to install in a VM.  If it is all diskettes there is a program that will create images from them that should be recognised as virtual diskettes in most VMs.  If it is diskettes plus CD then you have the diskette images on the CD.  It is even possible to make a bootable CD for Warp 3 and Warp 4 although it does require a few changes to the contents of the first two diskettes - adding the Dani drivers for a start if my memory is correct, I did it with first 3 and then, when it came available 4.

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Have you looked at any of the OLIMEX boards?  https://www.olimex.com/Products/

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You could try ROBOSAVE which is an IBM EWS program.  We use it as part of our backup strategy for when we replace a computer and reinstall OS/2. 

I don't know how it would work with eCS that appears to install differently to a standard WSeB install.  Plus we always install programs on a separate partition from the WSeB install to allow easy updates of the hardware.

Could you please tell more about the backup strategy you use? I'm interested.

I will dig out our notes on Monday when I am back in the office and type them up with the reasons for what we do then post them.

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Storage / Re: Merge two JFS volumes
« on: March 14, 2014, 07:59:27 pm »
Doug, you might be lucky with your setup but we tried it a couple of years ago (using WSeB) and it DID NOT work.  In fact the tech that was trying it ended up wiping the machine and doing a full restore from the backup.  Since then we have kept clear of doing anything like that again.

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You could try ROBOSAVE which is an IBM EWS program.  We use it as part of our backup strategy for when we replace a computer and reinstall OS/2. 

I don't know how it would work with eCS that appears to install differently to a standard WSeB install.  Plus we always install programs on a separate partition from the WSeB install to allow easy updates of the hardware.

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Hardware / Re: PCI Parallel Port card install -- need info
« on: February 14, 2014, 11:49:56 pm »
Hi Klipp,

I don't know if this applies with PCI cards but the old multifunction cards used to have jumpers that set the IRQs for the various ports.  If I remember correctly the OS/2 drivers that support the the printer ports require the IRQ to be below IRQ15 and your PCI output shows the assigned IRQ to be 22.

How you get round this I don't know but I think it should be possible.  The windows inf file might give a clue as to how windows does it or you might have to reserve an IRQ in the bios for the card.

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Applications / Re: Samba -- Can't make it work!
« on: February 11, 2014, 05:50:58 pm »
Hi Alex.  That works IF the print server (nas) is awake.  It does not wake up the print server.

We might be getting somewhere with this, thanks.

More testing later to see if a print to file raw file prints. 

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Applications / Re: Samba -- Can't make it work!
« on: February 11, 2014, 04:15:14 pm »
Eirik, that sounds interesting but does it work with a password protected print server?  I ask because the print server we use is built into the NAS we use to store the data from the test equipment and client information and so had to have password protection.

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Applications / Re: Samba -- Can't make it work!
« on: February 11, 2014, 11:55:34 am »
Thanks Doug and Herwig.  That is exactly as I have it (see smb-prn.jpg).  The problem is that it does not work.

Although the print server is on 24/7 it goes to standby after half hour of no use as does the HP laser printer, but that shouldn't be a problem because it isn't for windows running in the VM on the same machine.  I even went to the trouble of moving the computer over to the room with the printer and did a direct connection with a USB cable just to check the drivers do work - it does print that way.  There is no way that I am going to move the 38kg printer into my office especially when our test instruments are able to print to it over the network, which is its main use.

Now the question is does samba printing actually work on OS/2 eCS?  If it does, what versions of the various components are needed and where should they be placed - root directory, boot partition etc.?

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Applications / Re: Samba -- Can't make it work!
« on: February 09, 2014, 02:56:19 am »
Herwig, do you have a how-to to get SMB printing working on OS/2 over a network to a password protected print server? 

I have tried many times and failed every time - usually with some message about connecting to a password protected print server yet I can print to the same password protected print server from windows running in VirtualBox on the same OS/2 machine.

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Setup & Installation / Re: Is eComStation DEAD?
« on: February 06, 2014, 01:50:43 pm »
I agree with Sigurd, the lack of information is not doing the platform any good.

On Tuesday I told a client not to even think about getting eCS because of the uncertainty and gave them pointers as to where they should look foe OS/2 licences instead.  We are only a very small organisation but word does get passed around the industry and when the main supplier does not say what is going on people become very concerned about doing business with them.

The new branch of Mensys appears to be aimed at the banking sector and if they play the same game there they will be told that they are not wanted in no uncertain terms.   

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