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Utilities / Re: Can't empty trash can
« on: 2012.01.10, 04:31:50 »
I couldn't find any reference in the config file.  Did find a setting in the note book tab to not use the trash can which I checked.  You can delete individual files in the trash can.  Problem is you can't delete any file that the system is determining the size of.That's where it hangs.  Black Hole.  That's what I remember now. Thanks, I'll look for it.

I think the config.sys setting is DELDIR. I don't use the trashcan though, so that memory is from ages ago when I accidentally installed it.

-R

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Utilities / Re: Can't empty trash can
« on: 2012.01.10, 01:55:48 »
Pete jogged a memory... check on what the variable pertaining to the amount of space it can use is set at. I forget the darn variable name - it should be in the config.sys file as well as elsewhere (via a notebook setting). Make sure it is set to GREATER than what is currently in the trash can. The re-installation may have changed that.

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Utilities / Re: Can't empty trash can
« on: 2012.01.10, 01:22:45 »
You may be able to delete what's in the trash can using "Black Hole" - I think it's floating around Hobbes someplace.

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Networking / Re: Almost dead network after qbittorrent
« on: 2012.01.08, 02:50:09 »
Ugh... I have to dig. There's a post someplace on the forums about this, but certain TCP/IP stack settings will cause this issue. persist, timeout and keepalive from memory. Eventually the stack is handling a bit more than it can with those settings. The defaults, under one particular installation scheme (CP1 perhaps? or pre-CP1?) dont work very well for a server environment with lotsa connections - I think the same might apply to a bittorrent type app.

A *tiny* bit of info on it is at the link below. If I find the stuff I wrote up a while ago, I'll post it - otherwise, I'll try to check my settings later and post them.

http://www.os2world.com/os2files/os2/tuning/network.html

(keepalive value changed from 7800 to 60 - helps with all sorts of weird issues where the routing table starts getting massive).

Code: [Select]
inetcfg -s keepalive 60

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Applications / Re: Old Software
« on: 2012.01.08, 02:15:58 »
Wanna get rid of a WSeB box or two? I got bunches of boring refresh media from IBM, but no fancy box. :/

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1. I have read that OS/2 doesn't support HDDs with of 6.4GB of capacity. I am also vaguely aware that there is a patch to correct this issue. What I am unsure of is where do I find this patch, and how do I utilize it (I will be doing a fresh install).

OS/2 v4.52 supports drives up to 1TB (or up to 2TB updated).

ALL versions of OS/2 support *BOOT* partitions of 1GB, 2GB, 4GB or 8GB for *SCSI* using certain SCSI cards. Certain cards will have different limitations. Most are 8GB.

2. I also have heard of some issues with RAM over 64MB? I am looking to run the system on an Intel SE440BX board, but if this is one of the affected boards I am happy to use something else, as long as it would run a Slot 1 processor.

This should have been resolved by 4.52, and regardless, should not be a problem with that chipset. Warp Server v4 (ie: Warp V3 with Server) will support 4GB without patches on supported hardware.

3. Does the community have any suggestions on where to get the install disks? Struggling on finding any (legitimate) copies of 4.52. Ebay has nothing that I can find.

Sorry about all the questions, I really do appreciate the help.

Talk to Mensys?

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Hardware / Re: LVM-less USB MSDs?
« on: 2011.12.31, 19:33:30 »
LVM has been a part of Warp since Warp *4* Fixpack #?

Fixpaks 13, 14 and 15 came with LVM. The last (and best) non-LVM FP was FP 12.

Andreas

Much thanks. I've been trying to track down the number. I knew it was in 15, 16, 17 and 18 - and the number 13 kept popping into my head, but I couldn't remember if it was because it was "that really buggy FP" or because it included LVM (or both). I kinda am recalling it was both? Or was that 5 or 6 that was really buggy?

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Networking / Re: Sloooooooooow Samba Server
« on: 2011.12.31, 18:43:11 »
Actually, I have never noticed unusual CPU activity while using SAMBA. In fact, I am always amazed at how little CPU usage there is, especially when nothing is happening, when it should be sending something. High CPU usage probably indicates that something is not right, somewhere, but I have no idea where to start looking.

That problem is probably JFS. Under certain intensive operations (large files or lots of files simultaneously) I have found that JFS for some reason will peg the CPU (or at least increase CPU use dramatically). I have found HPFS386 does NOT - even when (up to the 2GB limit) performing the same copy/move/write operations.

At first, I thought it was an IDE/SATA/they-use-the-CPU-not-dedicated-controller issue - but alas, the same results occur on SCSI U160 and U320 when using very high end controllers (though to a lesser extent since it's only JFS' use of the CPU and minimal CPU use from the SCSI activity).

I've not tested under HPFS, so I've got no idea how that would perform. The oddest thing is, I'd have expected those results from HPFS38 (and not JFS), since HPFS (386 and non) have a bunch more overhead when it comes to writing files.

For some reason, it's worse via network stuff. Perhaps the large file support was kludged onto the network support and the issue is that JFS is using that API and thus running into the poor performing kludge? Dunno...

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Hardware / Re: LVM-less USB MSDs?
« on: 2011.12.31, 18:34:58 »
IIRC, LVM-less external MSDs are not going to happen in this day and age. First, as I noted below, LVM has been a part of Warp since Warp *4* Fixpack #?. Secondly, along with LVM, there were other updates (part and parcel to the whole disk thingy) that work alongside it. Those updates are required for media over a certain size - for most people, that makes non-LVM setups unusable (ie: their hard disks will not work without the other updates).

A not necessarily ideal but more suitable solution would be some sort of automatic script that used the dfsee engine to LVM the media on insertion.

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Thanks for the reccomendations. I'll be looking at the multiports as that is what I need.
 Andre


Most (or all) of the NetGear and Linksys/Cisco routers are multiport routers. They generally come with 4 ports available. If you make the mistake of getting an access point, you'll have no ports. I'd recommend the *higher end* Netgear routers over the Linksys/Cisco routers - especially for range.

Rob

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...I may be wrong but seem to recall that the "drifting icons" problem is something to do with the system closing Warp/eComCenter at Shutdown/Reboot. If Warp/eComCenter is not actually in use the system starts it to close it...

If that is the case, then perhaps this is a solution:

- Start the WarpCenter (or open its properties dialog)
- Go into its settings and ENABLE "Show only when mouse is over Center's position"
- Close the WarpCenter
- Do a proper shutdown
- Restart the machine

By enabling that option in the WarpCenter properties, even if WarpCenter is loaded (by whatever means) the Desktop folder/dialog/thingy never gets resized and we should not run into issues.


And for those bored:

The WPS Desktop is some weird combination of a system modal dialog box folder (titlebar and all). If the WarpCenter is on top (WITHOUT that option enabled in step two above), the dialog box folder thingy that it is, gets resized and the WarpCenter gets placed over its title bar (the one most people will never see). If WarpCenter is placed at the bottom, the modal dialog box folder gets resized with the titlebar off screen above the edge of the viewable area (where it is normally hidden) and a blank region on the bottom below the dialog box folder thingy is where the WarpCenter will get loaded.

Either way, the viewspace gets decreased by the WarpCenter's height, and the folder alignment gets screwed up.



And finally, I never really looked into what the heck the Desktop really is - I just know from "unlocking" it so I could control it, that it basically looks like a system modal dialog box (no borders, titlebar with no controls, and is usually (unless you tinker like me) the utmost bottom object in the hierarchy) and acts much like a folder in how it responds to mouse actions, icons and such.

Thus, it seems to exhibit characteristics and behavior of both a system modal dialog box (for those who don't know what one is, think one of the "SYS3175" pop-ups if you don't have SUPPRESSPOPUPS enabled) and the characteristics and behavior of a folder.


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Networking / Re: Sloooooooooow Samba Server
« on: 2011.12.30, 05:24:21 »
Ugh, I wish. I've seen the same issues with WSeB (on a virtually all Warp and eCS network) and with Windows Server 2003 R2 (on an entirely Windows network). I always suspected it was an issue with the underlying protocol (namely NetBIOS (stand alone or over TCP/IP)).

Not sure where Samba maintains its logs, but that may be a starting point - or if the other machines are using LanMan, you can check its logs - where you might find indications of the issues.

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Rexx / Re: Database engine written in rexx
« on: 2011.12.30, 00:18:40 »
I have some Rexx code written for RxSQL that simplifies a bunch of the calls... I can put it together into a zipfile or something if you think it might help you.

Basically (as one example), inserting a row (or multiple ones) requires one call: all connect, pointer, command prep, execute, drop pointer, close connection stuff is handled by the Rx_SQL_Insert Rexx function I wrote. Same goes for most of the other command sets generally used (update, delete, create, general command passing, etc).


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There used to be a system called U3 which did the same thing.  It appeared as a CD and a MSD on windows, never worked on anything else until you bypassed the CD part.

ivan

U3 is also used by Sandisk on a lot of their USB sticks. The sticks will generally work as a standard USB MSD on systems that will only support that, or will also load the CD functionality on systems that support such.

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Just got an IPAD and now I need a router with at least 1 port + wireless to support my OS/2 desktop and the IPAD via my cable modem. Haven't kept up with the latest and greatest, don't have a router at present. Any reccomendations?

Any that allow automatic configuration or configuration from a web browser that does not require ActiveX. I'd avoid any that require using a Windows app to configure them to work. Thus, looking for any that people running OSX or Linux have had success with should be the only requirement you need to look at.

I use a Netgear WNDR3700. Besides being relatively easy to configure (I run a NAT'd subnet off a static IP from my static pool), it also has a very very good range (over 100 feet through one office wall, and an entire house). There is a higher end version of it as well, with slightly better range, and much better speed (assuming your wireless devices support the appropriate speeds and channel bonding).

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