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: ISO compliant fonts cause some text strings to be clipped. If you do not want to use ISO compliant fonts, modify the OS2.INI file to install fonts that are not ISO compliant. Font changes made in the OS2.INI file are global across all applications. If you have REXX installed, you can type the following information into a CMD file and use it to change the font. | : ISO compliant fonts cause some text strings to be clipped. If you do not want to use ISO compliant fonts, modify the OS2.INI file to install fonts that are not ISO compliant. Font changes made in the OS2.INI file are global across all applications. If you have REXX installed, you can type the following information into a CMD file and use it to change the font. | ||
/* */ | |||
call RxFuncAdd "SysIni", "RexxUtil", "SysIni" | |||
AppName = "PM_SystemFonts" | |||
KeyName = "DefaultFont" | |||
FontName = "10.System Proportional Non-ISO" | |||
call SysIni "USER", AppName, KeyName, FontName||"0"x | |||
exit | |||
: After the file has been run, shutdown and restart the system. | : After the file has been run, shutdown and restart the system. | ||
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* DOS Images on the hard disk (VMBs) need to use the FSFILTER and FSACCESS drivers provided with this version of OS/2. FSFILTER and FSACESS drivers are located in the \OS2\MDOS directory. | * DOS Images on the hard disk (VMBs) need to use the FSFILTER and FSACCESS drivers provided with this version of OS/2. FSFILTER and FSACESS drivers are located in the \OS2\MDOS directory. | ||
* The Check disk option for a CD-ROM object will not display information about the CD-ROM. To obtain information about the CD-ROM: | |||
*# Point to the CD-ROM drive object. | |||
*# Click mouse button 2. | |||
*# Select the arrow to the right of Open. | |||
*# Select Details view. | |||
* During a system shutdown, there might be times when the "Shutdown is completed" message is not displayed. If this happens, wait until all disk activity is complete, then power off the system. | |||
* If you are installing OS/2 2.1 over a system that has OS/2 2.0 installed, the desktop directory name will be "OS!2_2.0_D" and the title of the desktop will be "OS/2 2.0 Desktop". On a system that has OS/2 2.1 installed, the desktop directory name will be "Desktop". | |||
* If you have a preinstalled system, and you change your country or keyboard configuration using the Configure Preinstalled System program, located in the Configuration Tools folder, the changes only occur for OS/2 sessions. To configure the country and keyboard for WIN-OS/2 sessions, use the International icon from the WIN-OS/2 Control Panel. | |||
* After installing OS/2 2.1 on your system, use the Migrate Applications program to migrate your programs instead of the Selective Install program. The Migrate Applications program is located in the System Setup folder. | |||
WIN-OS/2 APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY | WIN-OS/2 APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY | ||
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* To ensure the integrity of 16-color bit maps on SVGA, XGA, and 8514 systems, run Microsoft Paint Brush in a WIN-OS/2 full-screen session. | * To ensure the integrity of 16-color bit maps on SVGA, XGA, and 8514 systems, run Microsoft Paint Brush in a WIN-OS/2 full-screen session. | ||
* Some messages encountered in a WIN-OS/2 window session request that you select either Ignore or Close, however the only options are Ignore and OK. Select OK instead of Close. | * Some messages encountered in a WIN-OS/2 window session request that you select either Ignore or Close, however the only options are Ignore and OK. Select OK instead of Close. | ||
* If you are using a WIN-OS/2 window session, an OS/2 Presentation Manager session, and a DOS full-screen session, Alt+Esc might not sequence through all of the windows correctly. | * If you are using a WIN-OS/2 window session, an OS/2 Presentation Manager session, and a DOS full-screen session, Alt+Esc might not sequence through all of the windows correctly. Alt+Esc might switch to the WIN-OS/2 session every other time or the DOS full-screen session might never be displayed. | ||
: To avoid this problem, press Ctrl+Esc or press mouse buttons 1 and 2 at the same time to display the Window List then select the desired session. | : To avoid this problem, press Ctrl+Esc or press mouse buttons 1 and 2 at the same time to display the Window List then select the desired session. | ||
* If you are in a full-screen WIN-OS/2 session and you encounter a problem where transparent desktop icons appear over open windows, minimize or maximize the window to force repainting. | * If you are in a full-screen WIN-OS/2 session and you encounter a problem where transparent desktop icons appear over open windows, minimize or maximize the window to force repainting. | ||
* The Copy Disk option for the WIN-OS/2 File Manager does not prompt for a target diskette. Use the DISKCOPY command in either a DOS or OS/2 command prompt session instead. | * The Copy Disk option for the WIN-OS/2 File Manager does not prompt for a target diskette. Use the DISKCOPY command in either a DOS or OS/2 command prompt session instead. | ||
* During installation of the Windows 3.1 SDK, a message is displayed stating that the installation program cannot find KRNL286.EXE or KRNL386.EXE. | * During installation of the Windows 3.1 SDK, a message is displayed stating that the installation program cannot find KRNL286.EXE or KRNL386.EXE. Ignore the message and continue installation. The SDK will function normally. | ||
* If you are using the Winsleuth Gold hardware diagnostics program: | * If you are using the Winsleuth Gold hardware diagnostics program: | ||
** Do not run Chip test (RAM test program). Chip test attempts to lock hardware interrupts. OS/2 2.1 does not allow programs to lock hardware interrupts. | |||
** When the video mode hardware test switches from character to graphics mode, a "suspended" message might appear. If the message appears, Select Full-screen from the Sessions System menu. Testing will resume. | |||
APPLICATION NOTES: | APPLICATION NOTES: | ||
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;AmiPro** 2.0 and 3.0:Equation symbols might be incorrect after certain printer drivers are installed for: | ;AmiPro** 2.0 and 3.0:Equation symbols might be incorrect after certain printer drivers are installed for: | ||
;ATM fonts:WIN-OS/2 ships with ATM fonts Version 2.5. | ;ATM fonts:WIN-OS/2 ships with ATM fonts Version 2.5. If you were using a previous version of ATM fonts with your Windows programs, you can upgrade to the new ATM fonts provided by WIN-OS/2. See the "OS/2 2.1 Using the Operating System" book for instructions. | ||
;Borland Turbo and Pascal debugger:Run in a full-screen session. | ;Borland Turbo and Pascal debugger:Run in a full-screen session. | ||
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;CorelDRAW 2.5:At the end of CorelDRAW 2.5 installation, you might experience problems, after selecting one of the View readme options. The View readme options are "Yes" and "No". | ;CorelDRAW 2.5:At the end of CorelDRAW 2.5 installation, you might experience problems, after selecting one of the View readme options. The View readme options are "Yes" and "No". | ||
:If you select Yes, CorelDRAW will not run. Icons will be generated. You must restart your system and recreate each icon, using the Migrate Applications program. | |||
:If you select No, CorelDRAW will not run. A folder will be appear without icons. You must restart your system and create each icon, using the Migrate Applications program. | |||
:For information on the Migrate Applications program, refer to the OS/2 2.1 Using the Operating System book. | |||
;Facelift** Fonts | |||
:Modify the SYSTEM.INI file after the fonts are installed: | |||
:# Edit the SYSTEM.INI file in the \OS2\WINOS2 directory. | |||
:# Change the sdisplay.drv= line to sdisplay.org=. | |||
:# Copy the display.drv= line to the next line in the file. Add an "s" to the beginning of the new (copied) line. | |||
:# Save and exit the file. | |||
:# Restart WIN-OS/2. | |||
;FoxPro** 2.5:Install using a WIN-OS/2 Enhanced-compatibility mode session, but run in a WIN-OS/2 standard-mode session | |||
;FrameMaker**:Use a mouse to select table cells. | |||
;Microsoft Windows Printing System:The OS/2 spooler must be disabled. If you are using a parallel printer, direct the output of the printer to LPT1 instead of LPT1.OS2. | |||
;Norton Desktop 2.0:Run in a WIN-OS/2 full-screen standard-mode session. | |||
;Paint Brush**:To ensure the integrity of 16-color bit maps on SVGA, XGA, and 8514 systems, run Paint Brush in a WIN-OS/2 full-screen session. | |||
:If you are using the Paint Brush program in a WIN-OS/2 window session, the mouse pointer/hourglass will not disappear when the Zoom In option is selected from the View menu. In a full-screen WIN-OS/2 session, the mouse pointer/hourglass will disappear and only the Zoom In box will remain on the screen. | |||
:If you are using Paint Brush to paint single pixels in zoom-in mode, the pixel will look unpainted where the mouse pointer covers the pixel being painted. Zoom out and in again to see the entire pixel painted correctly. | |||
;Powerpoint** 3.0:If you are displaying the DROPBXV.PPT and GRIDWRVK.PPT demo slides in 640x480x256, you might see small horizontal line corruption. | |||
:If you are using a WIN-OS/2 window, you might get incorrect background color when viewing a thumbnail of a template. This will not affect the running of the application. | |||
;Video for Windows:Run is a full-screen session. | |||
:If you configure video animation to run full-screen in Video playback, Deselect Skip video frames if behind, to eliminate any corruption of the video during play. | |||
;WindowWorks** | |||
:Install in a WIN-OS/2 full-screen session. | |||
;Lotus Improv 2.0 for Windows:Must be installed with WIN-OS/2 running in enhance mode, to install and configure correctly. | |||
DOS APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY | DOS APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY | ||
* Use OS/2 system utilities. DOS system utilities might not recognize the extended attributes associated with a file. | |||
* OS/2 provides integral disk caching and memory optimization functions. Use of the equivalent functions that are provided with MS-DOS 6.0 is not necessary and may produce errors. | |||
APPLICATION NOTES: | APPLICATION NOTES: | ||
;DOS Games | |||
:For performance reasons, play in a DOS full-screen session. Change the DOS setting, VIDEO_8514A_XGA_IOTRAP to OFF. | |||
;Fotoman** | |||
:If you have problems running Fotoman, set the DOS COM_DIRECT_ACCESS setting ON. | |||
;Freelance Graphics** | |||
:If you are using Freelance in a WIN-OS/2 window, you might get incorrect background color when viewing a thumbnail of a template. This will not affect the running of the application. | |||
;Wayne Gretsky's Hockey Game:Not supported. | |||
;Wing Commander** II:Set HW_TIMER to OFF. | |||
;Terminator game:Must use a joystick. | |||
;Microsoft MSCDEX:Change the DOS INT_DURING_IO setting to ON. | |||
;Intel** SatisFAXtion**:Must be run in a specific DOS session, unless you do the following before you install the program: | |||
:# Make a copy of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and name it AUTOEXEC.FAX. | |||
:# Install the program. | |||
:# Rename the AUTOEXEC.BAT file FAX.BAT. | |||
:# Rename the AUTOEXEC.FAX file AUTOEXEC.BAT. | |||
:# Make a program object for the SatisFAXtion program. | |||
:# Change the value of the DOS_AUTOEXEC setting for the object to FAX.BAT. | |||
:# Save and exit the Settings notebook. | |||
;Microsoft** C/C++ 7.0 Linker:If you are using Microsoft C/C++ 7.0 Linker, set the DPMI_DOS_API DOS setting to ENABLED. | |||
OS/2 APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY | OS/2 APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY | ||
* Closing OS/2 applications that use the hardware palette (typically picture viewers or sample graphic applications) occasionally causes a repaint problem on the desktop. If the windows do not repaint correctly, a refresh will restore the desktop, but any windows that are opened or moved will still have the problem. Restarting the system is the only way to completely correct this problem. | |||
* If you are using Lotus 123G for OS/2 or Lotus Freelance Graphics for OS/2, you need to run the following utility prior to using these products with OS/2 2.1. | |||
*# Change to the appropriate Lotus directory that contains the application.<br/>For example, type | |||
*#: <tt>CD \123G</tt> | |||
*# Backup the LD2CORE.DLL file. For example, type | |||
*#: <tt>COPY LD2CORE.DLL LD2CORE.BAK</tt> | |||
*# Run the update program. Type, | |||
*#: <tt>LD2FIX</tt> | |||
:The Lotus program is now updated. You need to shutdown and restart your system for these changes to take effect. | |||
APPLICATION NOTES: | APPLICATION NOTES: | ||
;Communication Manager/2 | |||
:When used with Host Graphics support (HGINST) you might experience shutdown problems. Ensure that the following GDDM fixes have been applied to the host system: | |||
:: UN36882 - MVS | |||
:: UN38883 - VM/SP | |||
:: UN38884 - VM/XA SP | |||
:: UN38885 - DOS/VSE | |||
;Netview DM/2 (NVDM/2) | |||
:If you are using the CID method of installation, you will need an updated version of the LAPSCID.DLL file. This file is available as LAPDLL.ZIP on the CompuServe OS2SUPPORT forum, Lib #17 and the OS2BBS on TALKLINK. | |||
;IBM LAN Server 2.0 and 3.0 Remote Installation Program Load (RIPL) | |||
:An updated version is needed to run with OS/2 2.1. The diskette image is available as 2IRIPL.ZIP on the CompuServe OS2SUPPORT forum, Lib #17 and the OS2BBS on TALKLINK. | |||
;WordPerfect** 5.0 for OS/2 | |||
:If you are using SVGA hardware, you must run this application in VGA mode. | |||
DOS AND WIN-OS/2 MULTIMEDIA APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY | DOS AND WIN-OS/2 MULTIMEDIA APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY | ||
* The following WIN-OS/2 and DOS Settings should be used for Multimedia applications: | |||
DOS/WIN INT_DURING_IO ON | DOS/WIN INT_DURING_IO ON | ||
DOS/WIN HW_TIMER ON | DOS/WIN HW_TIMER ON | ||
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WIN VIDEO_8514A_XGA_IOTRAP OFF | WIN VIDEO_8514A_XGA_IOTRAP OFF | ||
DOS/WIN VIDEO_RETRACE_EMULATION OFF | DOS/WIN VIDEO_RETRACE_EMULATION OFF | ||
APPLICATIONS NOTES: | APPLICATIONS NOTES: | ||
;Action!** 2.0 | |||
:Run in a WIN-OS/2 full-screen session. Add the following line to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file: | |||
:: <tt>SET TEMP=C:\</tt> | |||
;Animation Works** 1.0 | |||
:Run in 640x480 resolution. | |||
;IconAuthor** 4.0 | |||
:If you are running the demo for this program, you must exit and reenter the WIN-OS/2 session before running the actual application. | |||
;Linkway** Live 1.0 (Tool Series) | |||
:Use the following DOS setting to make the demo run properly: | |||
DOS_RMSIZE=576 | DOS_RMSIZE=576 | ||
;MIDI | |||
:Make sure that the MIDI mapper (in the Control Panel) is properly set to the sound adapter. | |||
;Nautilus** 1.6 and 1.76 | |||
:Run in a WIN-OS/2 full-screen session. | |||
NETWORK | NETWORK | ||
* The Workplace Shell login is not compatible with NetWare** 4.0 Directory Services and should be disabled unless you are using the NetWare 4.0 Bindery Compatibility mode. To disable the login: | |||
*# Edit the CONFIG.SYS file. | |||
*# Remove the CONNECTIONS option from SET AUTOSTART. | |||
*# Save and exit the CONFIG.SYS file. | |||
*# Restart the system to activate the changes. | |||
* If you are using the NetWare Requester version 2.01, (ships with NetWare 4.0) but have no NetWare 4.0 servers, you can increase the speed of the login process by turning the Directory Services off. To turn the services off: | |||
*# Edit NET.CFG file in the root directory of the boot drive. | |||
*# Add Directory Services Off to the file. | |||
*# Save and exit the file. | |||
* Novell** NetWare Requester 2.0 and 2.01 programs NMPIPE.SYS, NPSERVER.SYS, and NPDAEMON.EXE require the following information to be added to the OS2VER file. To add this information to the file: | |||
*# At an OS/2 command prompt, type: ATTRIB -h -r -s OS2VER | |||
*# Edit the OS2VER file in the root directory of the boot drive. | |||
*# Type the following information in the file: | |||
*#: 20=NMPIPE.SYS | |||
*#: 20=NPSERVER.SYS | |||
*#: 20=NPDAEMON.EXE | |||
*# Save and exit the file. | |||
*# Type ATTRIB +h +r +s OS2VER | |||
* If you are using FFST/2 (for example, if you enable the FFST/2 feature when installing Communications Manager/2 or Data Base Manager/2), REM out the "RUN=...\EPW.EXE" statement in your CONFIG.SYS file. To utilize FFST/2 technology, add a "DETACH EPW.EXE" as the first statement in your STARTUP.CMD file. | |||
ADVANCED POWER MANAGEMENT | ADVANCED POWER MANAGEMENT | ||
:The OS/2 2.1 APM support relies on the power status information returned from the BIOS on your laptop. You might notice incorrect battery life or status within the power icon on your laptop. If this occurs, rely on the LEDs on your laptop for accurate power status information. | |||
* Turning the APM setting to OFF also turns off the BIOS power management. If you want to turn off the APM but not the BIOS power management, place REM before the APM device driver statement in your CONFIG.SYS file, then restart your system to invoke the change. | |||
REM DEVICE=C:\OS2\APM.SYS | REM DEVICE=C:\OS2\APM.SYS | ||
DISPLAY ADAPTERS (IMAGE, SVGA, XGA, 8514) | DISPLAY ADAPTERS (IMAGE, SVGA, XGA, 8514) | ||
* The OS/2 operating system will experience video problems similar to those observed in a DOS environment. These problems are due to the failure of a BIOS video mode set. An example of this problem is the video image on an ALR** Modular PS with a Flexview** 2x SVGA display fails to occupy the entire screen in 1024 x 768 mode. | |||
* If you are using an LCD display and have difficulty locating the mouse pointer on the screen, you can increase the size of the pointer if you are using 640x480 resolution. To change the size of the pointer (if you have REXX installed): | |||
*# Use an editor to create a file called LARGE.CMD. | |||
*# Add the following information to the file. | |||
/* LARGE.CMD Set VGA pointers to large */ | /* LARGE.CMD Set VGA pointers to large */ | ||
/* (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 1992, All rights reserved */ | /* (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 1992, All rights reserved */ | ||
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and press Enter. | and press Enter. | ||
:This program will increase the size of the cursor. To force a standard size pointer, replace the "1" in the program with a "2". To let the system select the size of the pointer, replace the "1" in the program with a "0". | |||
* Users of the NCR** Safari notebook, SSL/25, should modify the following information in the CONFIG.SYS file on their startup drive to allow video register shadowing to be processed correctly in OS/2 2.1: | |||
DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VVGA.SYS | DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VVGA.SYS | ||
to | to | ||
DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VSVGA.SYS | DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VSVGA.SYS | ||
* Systems with Image Adapters running in dual-display modes will lose DOS window support after a DOS full-screen or OS/2 full-screen session has been invoked. The system must be restarted to reinstate the DOS window environment. The problem can be avoided by turning off the dual display mode under the Image Adapter setup. | |||
SVGA CONSIDERATIONS | SVGA CONSIDERATIONS | ||
* The Western Digital** 90C31 SVGA chipset will have video problems when Windows 2.x applications are run. | |||
* If you are using a ZEOS** system with Speedstar** VGA, you must run the VMODE utility supplied with the system to configure the display during the display driver installation. | |||
* Zenith Data Systems** with Headland HT208 do not support high resolution modes even though you can successfully set these modes and install high resolution drivers. If a high resolution mode is used, a white half-screen will be displayed. To correct this problem, use DSPINSTL to install VGA. | |||
* If you have a Sigma Legend** display adapter you might experience minor video corruption on the desktop when you switch between the desktop and DOS if they are running in different modes. This can be corrected by using a DOS utility to set the DOS session to the same mode as the desktop. | |||
XGA CONSIDERATIONS | XGA CONSIDERATIONS | ||
* If an XGA-2 adapter is installed, and you have modified the default display type in the System Settings notebook (page 2), after you restart the system it will display the Workplace Shell* in one resolution and WIN-OS/2 in a different resolution. To change the resolution for the Workplace Shell: | |||
*# Open OS/2 System. | |||
*# Open System Setup. | |||
*# Open System. | |||
*# Select a 640x480xn resolution. | |||
*# Shutdown and restart the system. | |||
*# Repeat steps 1 through 3. | |||
*# Select the desired resolution. | |||
*# Shutdown and restart the system. | |||
:The Workplace Shell and WIN-OS/2 will now display in the same resolution. | |||
* If you are using a dual display system with XGA as the primary display and VGA as the secondary display, you might see some minor corruption when the XGA display is set to a resolution with 65536 colors. This corruption will be on the display that does not have focus and will not interfere with the operation of the system. | |||
* On dual display configurations with XGA-2 as the primary display and VGA as the secondary display, the DOS full-screen session might be corrupted if a Windows** application is started in a window session. To recover from this situation, shutdown and restart the system. | |||
* If you are using Dual Boot with an XGA-2 adapter, you must modify the CONFIG.DOS file: | |||
*# Edit the \OS2\SYSTEM\CONFIG.DOS file. | |||
*# Locate the line | |||
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM 2048 | DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM 2048 | ||
X=nnnn-nnnn | X=nnnn-nnnn | ||
3. Change nnnn-nnnn to C000-CFFF. | 3. Change nnnn-nnnn to C000-CFFF. | ||
4. Save and exit the file. | 4. Save and exit the file. | ||
* On IBM P75 systems, there might be some corruption on the screen whenever several icons are selected and moved together. This corruption can be eliminated by clicking mouse button 2 to bring up the pop-up menu; then selecting Sort. | |||
* An IBM P75 system with an external monitor attached might only have the 640x480x16 resolution selection on the the System Settings Screen page. If the external monitor is capable of displaying higher resolutions, use the P75 reference diskette to disable the built-in plasma display. | |||
* If you are using an XGA system, the hash lines around the icons of open applications might change color unexpectedly. This does not interfere with the operation of the system. | |||
* If you are using an XGA system, extra lines might appear on the face of the OS/2 System Clock between the quarter (:15) and half (:30) hour. These lines do not interfere with the operation of the clock. | |||
8514 CONSIDERATIONS | 8514 CONSIDERATIONS | ||
* If you are using the 1MB version of an ATI** Graphics Ultra** Pro adapter, the VGA memory must be set to SHARED to work properly with the OS/2 8514 display driver. This might cause some DOS applications running in the background to corrupt the desktop. To correct this problem, you must upgrade to the 2MB version of the Graphics Ultra Pro and set the VGA memory to 256K or greater. | |||
:NOTE: In the "OS/2 Installation Guide", it states that the ATI Graphics Ultra Pro must be configured to IBM DEFAULT for the 640x480 display type. This setting might be referred to as 60Hz rather than IBM DEFAULT. | |||
* If you are using a system with an 8514 adapter with Windows applications running in a WIN-OS/2 window session in separate VDMs, video corruption might occur in bitmaps when clipping between applications. | |||
* After you start a WIN-OS/2 window session, 256 color bitmaps might become discolored due to the sharing of the 256 color palette. This should not affect the running of the applications. | |||
* Selecting windows in Mathematica might not bring focus to the proper window. | |||
AUDIO ADAPTERS | AUDIO ADAPTERS | ||
Audio support in WIN-OS/2 and DOS sessions is dependent on installed drivers. You should install the audio adapter driver that came with | |||
your audio adapter. When installing audio support for WIN-OS/2, be sure to install both DOS and Windows device drivers. Configure | |||
both drivers to use the same interrupt level and DMA channel. | |||
* The following drivers are available with the Audio Capture and Playback Adapter* (ACPA): | |||
** ACPADD.SYS | |||
** ACPADD2.SYS | |||
** ACPAK12.SYS | |||
** ACPA.DRV | |||
:The latest updates are available on the IBM Bulletin Board Service. | |||
* MMPM/2 installs ACPA support for OS/2 only, not WIN-OS/2 or DOS. | |||
:There are two ways to get DOS ACPA support in DOS sessions: | |||
:# Edit the CONFIG.SYS file. | |||
:# Add DEVICE=C:\ACPAK12.SYS | |||
:# Save and exit the CONFIG.SYS file. | |||
:# Copy the ACPAK12.SYS file to the C:\ directory. | |||
:# Restart the system to activate the changes. | |||
:Or | |||
:# Point to the DOS full-screen or window object. | |||
:# Click mouse button 2. | |||
:# Select the arrow to the right of Open. | |||
:# Select Settings. | |||
:# Select the Session tab. | |||
:# Select DOS Settings. | |||
:# Select DOS_DEVICE. | |||
:# Type C:\ACPAK12.SYS in the Value field. | |||
:# Select Save. | |||
:# Double-click on the title-bar icon to close the notebook. | |||
:# Copy the ACPAK12.SYS file to the C:\ directory. | |||
:To install WIN-OS/2 ACPA support: | |||
:# Access the Control Panel in WIN-OS/2 Main. | |||
:# Select Drivers. | |||
:# Select Add. | |||
:# Select Unlisted or Updated Drivers. | |||
:# Select OK. | |||
:# Insert the diskette containing the ACPA driver into drive A. | |||
:# Type A: | |||
:# Select OK. | |||
:# When the next menu level appears, select the M-Audio sound driver. | |||
* MMPM/2 installs Sound Blaster** support for OS/2 only, not WIN-OS/2 or DOS. | |||
* To add WIN-OS/2 Sound Blaster support: | |||
*# Install the DOS device driver following the instructions that came with the adapter. Use an OS/2 DOS session for the install. | |||
*# Install the Windows driver. | |||
:NOTE: Be sure to use the same I/O address, interrupt, and DMA settings used during install of the DOS drivers. | |||
PRINTERS | PRINTERS | ||
* If you are using the HP** LaserJet** printer driver, some complex images might not print correctly when LaserJet performance options are enabled. If you experience incorrect output or degraded printer performance, return the performance options to the disabled state. To change the performance options: | |||
*# Point to the printer object. | |||
*# Click mouse button 2. | |||
*# Select the arrow to the right of Open. | |||
*# Select Settings. | |||
*# Select the Printer Drivers tab. | |||
*# Select Job properties. | |||
*# Change the performance options to their default settings. | |||
*# Double-click on the title-bar icon to close the notebook. | |||
* If you experience problems while printing bitmaps from an application while using the PostScript printer driver, Select the Printer-specific format option on the Queue options page in the Settings notebook of your printer object. | |||
* The OS/2 printer drivers on the OS/2 2.1 printer driver diskettes are stored in a packed format that is not compatible with OS/2 1.3 or 2.0. To install one of the OS/2 2.1 printer drivers on a system with OS/2 1.3 or 2.0 installed, you must first unpack the driver on a system that has OS/2 2.1 installed. You do not have to complete these steps to install a printer driver on a system that already has OS/2 2.1 installed. | |||
:NOTE: Do not install the new 32-bit PostScript driver (PSCRIPT.DR_) that came with OS/2 2.1 on a system with OS/2 1.3 or 2.0 installed. It is not compatible with these versions of OS/2. While testing is continuing, current compatibility information about tested systems is available through your dealer, Marketing Representative, CompuServe, IBM National Support Center Bulletin Board System (NSC BBS), and IBMLink. | |||
:To unpack a printer driver for use on a OS/2 1.3 or OS/2 2.0 system, complete the following steps on your system that has OS/2 2.1 installed. | |||
:# Open an OS/2 command prompt. | |||
:# Type: | |||
:#: MD X:\DRIVER | |||
:#:Where X is a drive on your system. | |||
:# Insert into drive A the OS/2 2.1 printer driver diskette that contains the printer driver you want to install. The printer driver names end in a "_". | |||
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|Action!||Expertelligence | |||
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|ALR||Advanced Logic Research, Inc. | |||
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|Animation Works||Gold Disk Inc. | |||
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|APM||Astek International Ltd. | |||
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|ATI||ATI Technologies, Inc. | |||
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|CompuServe||CompuServe Inc. | |||
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|Describe||Lenname Advanced Products | |||
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|Facelift||Bitstream Inc. | |||
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|Flexview||Nutmeg Systems | |||
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|Fotoman||Logitech International | |||
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|FoxPro||Fox Holdings, Inc. | |||
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|FrameMaker||Frame Technologies Inc. | |||
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|Hollywood||Claris Corporation | |||
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|HP||Hewlett-Packard Company | |||
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|HP LaserJet||Hewlett Packard | |||
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|Intel||Intel Corporation | |||
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|Legend||Sigma Designs Inc. | |||
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|Freelance Graphics||Lotus Development Corporation | |||
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|IconAuthor||Aimtech Corporation | |||
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|Logitech||Logitech, Inc. | |||
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|Microsoft||Microsoft Corporation | |||
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|Panasonic||Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | |||
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|PostScript||Adobe Systems Inc. | |||
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|Powerpoint||Microsoft Corporation | |||
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|Sound Blaster||Creative Labs, Inc. | |||
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|SpeedStar||Diamond Computer Systems, Inc. | |||
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|Ultra||ATI Technologies, Inc. | |||
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|Western Digital||Western Digital Corporation | |||
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|Windows||Microsoft Corporation | |||
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|WindowWorks||Spinnaker Software Corporation | |||
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|WordPerfect||WordPerfect Corporation | |||
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IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF FITNESS AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. | |||
BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY RELATED PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS. | |||
Copyright IBM Corporation, 1993, all rights reserved. | |||
[[Category:OS/2 2.1]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:35, 5 May 2024
Welcome to OS/2* 2.1. This readme contains helpful hints found in our testing as well as updated information that did not make our printed publications. It is divided into the following categories:
- General System Considerations
- WIN-OS/2 Application Compatibility
- DOS Application Compatibility
- OS/2 Application Compatibility
- DOS and WIN-OS/2 Multimedia Application Compatibility
- Network
- Advanced Power Management
- Display adapters
- Audio Adapters
- Printers
- Scanners
- Mahjongg Game
- Trademarks and Service Marks
A separate Readme file for MMPM/2 is contained in the MMPM/2 program.
GENERAL SYSTEM CONSIDERATIONS
- OS/2 2.1 uses a system proportional font that is designed to meet the International Standards Organization (ISO) 9241 standard and the German DIN 66234 standard on suitable hardware.
- ISO compliant fonts cause some text strings to be clipped. If you do not want to use ISO compliant fonts, modify the OS2.INI file to install fonts that are not ISO compliant. Font changes made in the OS2.INI file are global across all applications. If you have REXX installed, you can type the following information into a CMD file and use it to change the font.
/* */ call RxFuncAdd "SysIni", "RexxUtil", "SysIni" AppName = "PM_SystemFonts" KeyName = "DefaultFont" FontName = "10.System Proportional Non-ISO" call SysIni "USER", AppName, KeyName, FontName||"0"x exit
- After the file has been run, shutdown and restart the system.
- If you experience video corruption:
- Display the pop-up menu for the desktop; then select Refresh to redraw the desktop.
- If the screen goes blank, press Alt+Esc to switch between the applications to force repainting of the screen.
- DOS Images on the hard disk (VMBs) need to use the FSFILTER and FSACCESS drivers provided with this version of OS/2. FSFILTER and FSACESS drivers are located in the \OS2\MDOS directory.
- The Check disk option for a CD-ROM object will not display information about the CD-ROM. To obtain information about the CD-ROM:
- Point to the CD-ROM drive object.
- Click mouse button 2.
- Select the arrow to the right of Open.
- Select Details view.
- During a system shutdown, there might be times when the "Shutdown is completed" message is not displayed. If this happens, wait until all disk activity is complete, then power off the system.
- If you are installing OS/2 2.1 over a system that has OS/2 2.0 installed, the desktop directory name will be "OS!2_2.0_D" and the title of the desktop will be "OS/2 2.0 Desktop". On a system that has OS/2 2.1 installed, the desktop directory name will be "Desktop".
- If you have a preinstalled system, and you change your country or keyboard configuration using the Configure Preinstalled System program, located in the Configuration Tools folder, the changes only occur for OS/2 sessions. To configure the country and keyboard for WIN-OS/2 sessions, use the International icon from the WIN-OS/2 Control Panel.
- After installing OS/2 2.1 on your system, use the Migrate Applications program to migrate your programs instead of the Selective Install program. The Migrate Applications program is located in the System Setup folder.
WIN-OS/2 APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY
- The performance of Windows programs that use floating point operations can be improved by changing the WIN-OS/2* setting, WIN_RUN_MODE, to Enhanced Compatibility.
- Windows scanning programs should be run in a WIN-OS/2 full-screen session to avoid video corruption.
- To ensure the integrity of 16-color bit maps on SVGA, XGA, and 8514 systems, run Microsoft Paint Brush in a WIN-OS/2 full-screen session.
- Some messages encountered in a WIN-OS/2 window session request that you select either Ignore or Close, however the only options are Ignore and OK. Select OK instead of Close.
- If you are using a WIN-OS/2 window session, an OS/2 Presentation Manager session, and a DOS full-screen session, Alt+Esc might not sequence through all of the windows correctly. Alt+Esc might switch to the WIN-OS/2 session every other time or the DOS full-screen session might never be displayed.
- To avoid this problem, press Ctrl+Esc or press mouse buttons 1 and 2 at the same time to display the Window List then select the desired session.
- If you are in a full-screen WIN-OS/2 session and you encounter a problem where transparent desktop icons appear over open windows, minimize or maximize the window to force repainting.
- The Copy Disk option for the WIN-OS/2 File Manager does not prompt for a target diskette. Use the DISKCOPY command in either a DOS or OS/2 command prompt session instead.
- During installation of the Windows 3.1 SDK, a message is displayed stating that the installation program cannot find KRNL286.EXE or KRNL386.EXE. Ignore the message and continue installation. The SDK will function normally.
- If you are using the Winsleuth Gold hardware diagnostics program:
- Do not run Chip test (RAM test program). Chip test attempts to lock hardware interrupts. OS/2 2.1 does not allow programs to lock hardware interrupts.
- When the video mode hardware test switches from character to graphics mode, a "suspended" message might appear. If the message appears, Select Full-screen from the Sessions System menu. Testing will resume.
APPLICATION NOTES:
- Access Dr. Watson** Hollywood** WinRoach**
- Run in a WIN-OS/2 full-screen session.
- AmiPro** 2.0 and 3.0
- Equation symbols might be incorrect after certain printer drivers are installed for:
- ATM fonts
- WIN-OS/2 ships with ATM fonts Version 2.5. If you were using a previous version of ATM fonts with your Windows programs, you can upgrade to the new ATM fonts provided by WIN-OS/2. See the "OS/2 2.1 Using the Operating System" book for instructions.
- Borland Turbo and Pascal debugger
- Run in a full-screen session.
- CorelDRAW 2.0
- Install from a DOS or OS/2 session.
- CorelDRAW 2.5
- At the end of CorelDRAW 2.5 installation, you might experience problems, after selecting one of the View readme options. The View readme options are "Yes" and "No".
- If you select Yes, CorelDRAW will not run. Icons will be generated. You must restart your system and recreate each icon, using the Migrate Applications program.
- If you select No, CorelDRAW will not run. A folder will be appear without icons. You must restart your system and create each icon, using the Migrate Applications program.
- For information on the Migrate Applications program, refer to the OS/2 2.1 Using the Operating System book.
- Facelift** Fonts
- Modify the SYSTEM.INI file after the fonts are installed:
- Edit the SYSTEM.INI file in the \OS2\WINOS2 directory.
- Change the sdisplay.drv= line to sdisplay.org=.
- Copy the display.drv= line to the next line in the file. Add an "s" to the beginning of the new (copied) line.
- Save and exit the file.
- Restart WIN-OS/2.
- FoxPro** 2.5
- Install using a WIN-OS/2 Enhanced-compatibility mode session, but run in a WIN-OS/2 standard-mode session
- FrameMaker**
- Use a mouse to select table cells.
- Microsoft Windows Printing System
- The OS/2 spooler must be disabled. If you are using a parallel printer, direct the output of the printer to LPT1 instead of LPT1.OS2.
- Norton Desktop 2.0
- Run in a WIN-OS/2 full-screen standard-mode session.
- Paint Brush**
- To ensure the integrity of 16-color bit maps on SVGA, XGA, and 8514 systems, run Paint Brush in a WIN-OS/2 full-screen session.
- If you are using the Paint Brush program in a WIN-OS/2 window session, the mouse pointer/hourglass will not disappear when the Zoom In option is selected from the View menu. In a full-screen WIN-OS/2 session, the mouse pointer/hourglass will disappear and only the Zoom In box will remain on the screen.
- If you are using Paint Brush to paint single pixels in zoom-in mode, the pixel will look unpainted where the mouse pointer covers the pixel being painted. Zoom out and in again to see the entire pixel painted correctly.
- Powerpoint** 3.0
- If you are displaying the DROPBXV.PPT and GRIDWRVK.PPT demo slides in 640x480x256, you might see small horizontal line corruption.
- If you are using a WIN-OS/2 window, you might get incorrect background color when viewing a thumbnail of a template. This will not affect the running of the application.
- Video for Windows
- Run is a full-screen session.
- If you configure video animation to run full-screen in Video playback, Deselect Skip video frames if behind, to eliminate any corruption of the video during play.
- WindowWorks**
- Install in a WIN-OS/2 full-screen session.
- Lotus Improv 2.0 for Windows
- Must be installed with WIN-OS/2 running in enhance mode, to install and configure correctly.
DOS APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY
- Use OS/2 system utilities. DOS system utilities might not recognize the extended attributes associated with a file.
- OS/2 provides integral disk caching and memory optimization functions. Use of the equivalent functions that are provided with MS-DOS 6.0 is not necessary and may produce errors.
APPLICATION NOTES:
- DOS Games
- For performance reasons, play in a DOS full-screen session. Change the DOS setting, VIDEO_8514A_XGA_IOTRAP to OFF.
- Fotoman**
- If you have problems running Fotoman, set the DOS COM_DIRECT_ACCESS setting ON.
- Freelance Graphics**
- If you are using Freelance in a WIN-OS/2 window, you might get incorrect background color when viewing a thumbnail of a template. This will not affect the running of the application.
- Wayne Gretsky's Hockey Game
- Not supported.
- Wing Commander** II
- Set HW_TIMER to OFF.
- Terminator game
- Must use a joystick.
- Microsoft MSCDEX
- Change the DOS INT_DURING_IO setting to ON.
- Intel** SatisFAXtion**
- Must be run in a specific DOS session, unless you do the following before you install the program:
- Make a copy of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and name it AUTOEXEC.FAX.
- Install the program.
- Rename the AUTOEXEC.BAT file FAX.BAT.
- Rename the AUTOEXEC.FAX file AUTOEXEC.BAT.
- Make a program object for the SatisFAXtion program.
- Change the value of the DOS_AUTOEXEC setting for the object to FAX.BAT.
- Save and exit the Settings notebook.
- Microsoft** C/C++ 7.0 Linker
- If you are using Microsoft C/C++ 7.0 Linker, set the DPMI_DOS_API DOS setting to ENABLED.
OS/2 APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY
- Closing OS/2 applications that use the hardware palette (typically picture viewers or sample graphic applications) occasionally causes a repaint problem on the desktop. If the windows do not repaint correctly, a refresh will restore the desktop, but any windows that are opened or moved will still have the problem. Restarting the system is the only way to completely correct this problem.
- If you are using Lotus 123G for OS/2 or Lotus Freelance Graphics for OS/2, you need to run the following utility prior to using these products with OS/2 2.1.
- Change to the appropriate Lotus directory that contains the application.
For example, type- CD \123G
- Backup the LD2CORE.DLL file. For example, type
- COPY LD2CORE.DLL LD2CORE.BAK
- Run the update program. Type,
- LD2FIX
- Change to the appropriate Lotus directory that contains the application.
- The Lotus program is now updated. You need to shutdown and restart your system for these changes to take effect.
APPLICATION NOTES:
- Communication Manager/2
- When used with Host Graphics support (HGINST) you might experience shutdown problems. Ensure that the following GDDM fixes have been applied to the host system:
- UN36882 - MVS
- UN38883 - VM/SP
- UN38884 - VM/XA SP
- UN38885 - DOS/VSE
- Netview DM/2 (NVDM/2)
- If you are using the CID method of installation, you will need an updated version of the LAPSCID.DLL file. This file is available as LAPDLL.ZIP on the CompuServe OS2SUPPORT forum, Lib #17 and the OS2BBS on TALKLINK.
- IBM LAN Server 2.0 and 3.0 Remote Installation Program Load (RIPL)
- An updated version is needed to run with OS/2 2.1. The diskette image is available as 2IRIPL.ZIP on the CompuServe OS2SUPPORT forum, Lib #17 and the OS2BBS on TALKLINK.
- WordPerfect** 5.0 for OS/2
- If you are using SVGA hardware, you must run this application in VGA mode.
DOS AND WIN-OS/2 MULTIMEDIA APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY
- The following WIN-OS/2 and DOS Settings should be used for Multimedia applications:
DOS/WIN INT_DURING_IO ON
DOS/WIN HW_TIMER ON
WIN VIDEO_SWITCH_NOTIFICATION ON
WIN VIDEO_8514A_XGA_IOTRAP OFF
DOS/WIN VIDEO_RETRACE_EMULATION OFF
APPLICATIONS NOTES:
- Action!** 2.0
- Run in a WIN-OS/2 full-screen session. Add the following line to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
- SET TEMP=C:\
- Animation Works** 1.0
- Run in 640x480 resolution.
- IconAuthor** 4.0
- If you are running the demo for this program, you must exit and reenter the WIN-OS/2 session before running the actual application.
- Linkway** Live 1.0 (Tool Series)
- Use the following DOS setting to make the demo run properly:
DOS_RMSIZE=576
- MIDI
- Make sure that the MIDI mapper (in the Control Panel) is properly set to the sound adapter.
- Nautilus** 1.6 and 1.76
- Run in a WIN-OS/2 full-screen session.
NETWORK
- The Workplace Shell login is not compatible with NetWare** 4.0 Directory Services and should be disabled unless you are using the NetWare 4.0 Bindery Compatibility mode. To disable the login:
- Edit the CONFIG.SYS file.
- Remove the CONNECTIONS option from SET AUTOSTART.
- Save and exit the CONFIG.SYS file.
- Restart the system to activate the changes.
- If you are using the NetWare Requester version 2.01, (ships with NetWare 4.0) but have no NetWare 4.0 servers, you can increase the speed of the login process by turning the Directory Services off. To turn the services off:
- Edit NET.CFG file in the root directory of the boot drive.
- Add Directory Services Off to the file.
- Save and exit the file.
- Novell** NetWare Requester 2.0 and 2.01 programs NMPIPE.SYS, NPSERVER.SYS, and NPDAEMON.EXE require the following information to be added to the OS2VER file. To add this information to the file:
- At an OS/2 command prompt, type: ATTRIB -h -r -s OS2VER
- Edit the OS2VER file in the root directory of the boot drive.
- Type the following information in the file:
- 20=NMPIPE.SYS
- 20=NPSERVER.SYS
- 20=NPDAEMON.EXE
- Save and exit the file.
- Type ATTRIB +h +r +s OS2VER
- If you are using FFST/2 (for example, if you enable the FFST/2 feature when installing Communications Manager/2 or Data Base Manager/2), REM out the "RUN=...\EPW.EXE" statement in your CONFIG.SYS file. To utilize FFST/2 technology, add a "DETACH EPW.EXE" as the first statement in your STARTUP.CMD file.
ADVANCED POWER MANAGEMENT
- The OS/2 2.1 APM support relies on the power status information returned from the BIOS on your laptop. You might notice incorrect battery life or status within the power icon on your laptop. If this occurs, rely on the LEDs on your laptop for accurate power status information.
- Turning the APM setting to OFF also turns off the BIOS power management. If you want to turn off the APM but not the BIOS power management, place REM before the APM device driver statement in your CONFIG.SYS file, then restart your system to invoke the change.
REM DEVICE=C:\OS2\APM.SYS
DISPLAY ADAPTERS (IMAGE, SVGA, XGA, 8514)
- The OS/2 operating system will experience video problems similar to those observed in a DOS environment. These problems are due to the failure of a BIOS video mode set. An example of this problem is the video image on an ALR** Modular PS with a Flexview** 2x SVGA display fails to occupy the entire screen in 1024 x 768 mode.
- If you are using an LCD display and have difficulty locating the mouse pointer on the screen, you can increase the size of the pointer if you are using 640x480 resolution. To change the size of the pointer (if you have REXX installed):
- Use an editor to create a file called LARGE.CMD.
- Add the following information to the file.
/* LARGE.CMD Set VGA pointers to large */
/* (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 1992, All rights reserved */
call RxFuncAdd "SysIni", "RexxUtil", "SysIni"
call SysIni "USER", "PM_IBMVGA", "CURSOR_SIZE", "1",
say Result
exit
3. Save and exit the file.
4. At an OS/2 command prompt, type "LARGE"
and press Enter.
- This program will increase the size of the cursor. To force a standard size pointer, replace the "1" in the program with a "2". To let the system select the size of the pointer, replace the "1" in the program with a "0".
- Users of the NCR** Safari notebook, SSL/25, should modify the following information in the CONFIG.SYS file on their startup drive to allow video register shadowing to be processed correctly in OS/2 2.1:
DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VVGA.SYS
to
DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VSVGA.SYS
- Systems with Image Adapters running in dual-display modes will lose DOS window support after a DOS full-screen or OS/2 full-screen session has been invoked. The system must be restarted to reinstate the DOS window environment. The problem can be avoided by turning off the dual display mode under the Image Adapter setup.
SVGA CONSIDERATIONS
- The Western Digital** 90C31 SVGA chipset will have video problems when Windows 2.x applications are run.
- If you are using a ZEOS** system with Speedstar** VGA, you must run the VMODE utility supplied with the system to configure the display during the display driver installation.
- Zenith Data Systems** with Headland HT208 do not support high resolution modes even though you can successfully set these modes and install high resolution drivers. If a high resolution mode is used, a white half-screen will be displayed. To correct this problem, use DSPINSTL to install VGA.
- If you have a Sigma Legend** display adapter you might experience minor video corruption on the desktop when you switch between the desktop and DOS if they are running in different modes. This can be corrected by using a DOS utility to set the DOS session to the same mode as the desktop.
XGA CONSIDERATIONS
- If an XGA-2 adapter is installed, and you have modified the default display type in the System Settings notebook (page 2), after you restart the system it will display the Workplace Shell* in one resolution and WIN-OS/2 in a different resolution. To change the resolution for the Workplace Shell:
- Open OS/2 System.
- Open System Setup.
- Open System.
- Select a 640x480xn resolution.
- Shutdown and restart the system.
- Repeat steps 1 through 3.
- Select the desired resolution.
- Shutdown and restart the system.
- The Workplace Shell and WIN-OS/2 will now display in the same resolution.
- If you are using a dual display system with XGA as the primary display and VGA as the secondary display, you might see some minor corruption when the XGA display is set to a resolution with 65536 colors. This corruption will be on the display that does not have focus and will not interfere with the operation of the system.
- On dual display configurations with XGA-2 as the primary display and VGA as the secondary display, the DOS full-screen session might be corrupted if a Windows** application is started in a window session. To recover from this situation, shutdown and restart the system.
- If you are using Dual Boot with an XGA-2 adapter, you must modify the CONFIG.DOS file:
- Edit the \OS2\SYSTEM\CONFIG.DOS file.
- Locate the line
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM 2048
X=nnnn-nnnn
3. Change nnnn-nnnn to C000-CFFF.
4. Save and exit the file.
- On IBM P75 systems, there might be some corruption on the screen whenever several icons are selected and moved together. This corruption can be eliminated by clicking mouse button 2 to bring up the pop-up menu; then selecting Sort.
- An IBM P75 system with an external monitor attached might only have the 640x480x16 resolution selection on the the System Settings Screen page. If the external monitor is capable of displaying higher resolutions, use the P75 reference diskette to disable the built-in plasma display.
- If you are using an XGA system, the hash lines around the icons of open applications might change color unexpectedly. This does not interfere with the operation of the system.
- If you are using an XGA system, extra lines might appear on the face of the OS/2 System Clock between the quarter (:15) and half (:30) hour. These lines do not interfere with the operation of the clock.
8514 CONSIDERATIONS
- If you are using the 1MB version of an ATI** Graphics Ultra** Pro adapter, the VGA memory must be set to SHARED to work properly with the OS/2 8514 display driver. This might cause some DOS applications running in the background to corrupt the desktop. To correct this problem, you must upgrade to the 2MB version of the Graphics Ultra Pro and set the VGA memory to 256K or greater.
- NOTE: In the "OS/2 Installation Guide", it states that the ATI Graphics Ultra Pro must be configured to IBM DEFAULT for the 640x480 display type. This setting might be referred to as 60Hz rather than IBM DEFAULT.
- If you are using a system with an 8514 adapter with Windows applications running in a WIN-OS/2 window session in separate VDMs, video corruption might occur in bitmaps when clipping between applications.
- After you start a WIN-OS/2 window session, 256 color bitmaps might become discolored due to the sharing of the 256 color palette. This should not affect the running of the applications.
- Selecting windows in Mathematica might not bring focus to the proper window.
AUDIO ADAPTERS
Audio support in WIN-OS/2 and DOS sessions is dependent on installed drivers. You should install the audio adapter driver that came with your audio adapter. When installing audio support for WIN-OS/2, be sure to install both DOS and Windows device drivers. Configure both drivers to use the same interrupt level and DMA channel.
- The following drivers are available with the Audio Capture and Playback Adapter* (ACPA):
- ACPADD.SYS
- ACPADD2.SYS
- ACPAK12.SYS
- ACPA.DRV
- The latest updates are available on the IBM Bulletin Board Service.
- MMPM/2 installs ACPA support for OS/2 only, not WIN-OS/2 or DOS.
- There are two ways to get DOS ACPA support in DOS sessions:
- Edit the CONFIG.SYS file.
- Add DEVICE=C:\ACPAK12.SYS
- Save and exit the CONFIG.SYS file.
- Copy the ACPAK12.SYS file to the C:\ directory.
- Restart the system to activate the changes.
- Or
- Point to the DOS full-screen or window object.
- Click mouse button 2.
- Select the arrow to the right of Open.
- Select Settings.
- Select the Session tab.
- Select DOS Settings.
- Select DOS_DEVICE.
- Type C:\ACPAK12.SYS in the Value field.
- Select Save.
- Double-click on the title-bar icon to close the notebook.
- Copy the ACPAK12.SYS file to the C:\ directory.
- To install WIN-OS/2 ACPA support:
- Access the Control Panel in WIN-OS/2 Main.
- Select Drivers.
- Select Add.
- Select Unlisted or Updated Drivers.
- Select OK.
- Insert the diskette containing the ACPA driver into drive A.
- Type A:
- Select OK.
- When the next menu level appears, select the M-Audio sound driver.
- MMPM/2 installs Sound Blaster** support for OS/2 only, not WIN-OS/2 or DOS.
- To add WIN-OS/2 Sound Blaster support:
- Install the DOS device driver following the instructions that came with the adapter. Use an OS/2 DOS session for the install.
- Install the Windows driver.
- NOTE: Be sure to use the same I/O address, interrupt, and DMA settings used during install of the DOS drivers.
PRINTERS
- If you are using the HP** LaserJet** printer driver, some complex images might not print correctly when LaserJet performance options are enabled. If you experience incorrect output or degraded printer performance, return the performance options to the disabled state. To change the performance options:
- Point to the printer object.
- Click mouse button 2.
- Select the arrow to the right of Open.
- Select Settings.
- Select the Printer Drivers tab.
- Select Job properties.
- Change the performance options to their default settings.
- Double-click on the title-bar icon to close the notebook.
- If you experience problems while printing bitmaps from an application while using the PostScript printer driver, Select the Printer-specific format option on the Queue options page in the Settings notebook of your printer object.
- The OS/2 printer drivers on the OS/2 2.1 printer driver diskettes are stored in a packed format that is not compatible with OS/2 1.3 or 2.0. To install one of the OS/2 2.1 printer drivers on a system with OS/2 1.3 or 2.0 installed, you must first unpack the driver on a system that has OS/2 2.1 installed. You do not have to complete these steps to install a printer driver on a system that already has OS/2 2.1 installed.
- NOTE: Do not install the new 32-bit PostScript driver (PSCRIPT.DR_) that came with OS/2 2.1 on a system with OS/2 1.3 or 2.0 installed. It is not compatible with these versions of OS/2. While testing is continuing, current compatibility information about tested systems is available through your dealer, Marketing Representative, CompuServe, IBM National Support Center Bulletin Board System (NSC BBS), and IBMLink.
- To unpack a printer driver for use on a OS/2 1.3 or OS/2 2.0 system, complete the following steps on your system that has OS/2 2.1 installed.
- Open an OS/2 command prompt.
- Type:
- MD X:\DRIVER
- Where X is a drive on your system.
- Insert into drive A the OS/2 2.1 printer driver diskette that contains the printer driver you want to install. The printer driver names end in a "_".
Printer Driver: Diskette # Packed Name:
IBM Null 1 IBMNULL.DR_
HP LaserJet 1 LASERJET.DR_
HP DeskJet 1 HPDJPM.DR_
IBM 52XX 1 IBM52XX.DR_
Epson 1 EPSON.DR_
Plotter Driver 1 PLOTTERS.DR_
IBM 4019 2 IBM4019.DR_
IBM 42XX 2 IBM42XX.DR_
IBM 5201-2 2 IBM52012.DR_
PaintJet 3 SMGXPJET.DR_
4. Type:
UNPACK A:\Packed name X:\DRIVER
Where X is a drive on your system. For
example if you want to install the
Epson printer driver, type :
UNPACK A:\EPSON.DR_ X:\DRIVER
The printer driver files are now
unpacked in the X:\DRIVER directory.
5. Copy the driver files to a diskette and
install them onto your OS/2 1.3 or 2.0
system.
SCANNERS
If you have a Logitech hand scanner on an AT bus computer, run the scanner at the 100, 200, or 300 DPI setting.
MAHJONGG GAME
OS/2 2.1 includes a new tile-matching game called Mahjongg Solitaire.
To install Mahjongg Solitaire from diskettes:
- Insert Diskette 11 into drive A.
- Open an OS/2 command prompt.
- Type: UNPACK A:MAHJONGG drive:
where drive is the drive letter of the partition OS/2 2.1 is installed on. - Press Enter.
- Type: MAHINST
and press Enter. Then, follow the instructions on the screen.
To install Mahjongg Solitaire from CD:
- Insert the CD into the CD drive.
- Open an OS/2 command prompt.
- Type: UNPACK cddrive:\OS2SE21\DISK_11\MAHJONGG drive:
where cddrive is the drive letter of the CDROM and drive is the drive letter of the partition OS/2 2.1 is installed on. - Press Enter.
- Type: MAHINST
and press Enter. Then, follow the instructions on the screen.
TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS
The following terms, denoted by an asterisk (*) in this README, are trademarks or registered trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States or other countries:
- Audio Capture and Playback Adapter
- IBM
- Linkway
- Micro Channel
- Multimedia Presentation Manager/2
- OS/2
- WIN-OS/2
- Workplace Shell
- XGA
The following terms, denoted by a double asterisk (**) in this README, are trademarks of other companies as follows:
| Trademark | Owner: |
|---|---|
| Action! | Expertelligence |
| ALR | Advanced Logic Research, Inc. |
| Animation Works | Gold Disk Inc. |
| APM | Astek International Ltd. |
| ATI | ATI Technologies, Inc. |
| CompuServe | CompuServe Inc. |
| Describe | Lenname Advanced Products |
| Facelift | Bitstream Inc. |
| Flexview | Nutmeg Systems |
| Fotoman | Logitech International |
| FoxPro | Fox Holdings, Inc. |
| FrameMaker | Frame Technologies Inc. |
| Hollywood | Claris Corporation |
| HP | Hewlett-Packard Company |
| HP LaserJet | Hewlett Packard |
| Intel | Intel Corporation |
| Legend | Sigma Designs Inc. |
| Logitech | Logitech, Inc. |
| Freelance Graphics | Lotus Development Corporation |
| IconAuthor | Aimtech Corporation |
| Legend | Sigma Designs, Inc. |
| Logitech | Logitech, Inc. |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Corporation |
| Nautilus | Softshell Systems |
| NCR | NCR Corporation |
| NET | NCR Corporation |
| NetWare | Novell, Inc. |
| Novell | Novell, Inc. |
| Paint Brush | Microsoft Corporation |
| Panasonic | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. |
| PostScript | Adobe Systems Inc. |
| Powerpoint | Microsoft Corporation |
| Sound Blaster | Creative Labs, Inc. |
| SpeedStar | Diamond Computer Systems, Inc. |
| Ultra | ATI Technologies, Inc. |
| Western Digital | Western Digital Corporation |
| Windows | Microsoft Corporation |
| WindowWorks | Spinnaker Software Corporation |
| WordPerfect | WordPerfect Corporation |
| Zenith Data Systems | Zenith Electronics Corporation |
| ZEOS | ZEOS International Ltd. |
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