IBM Info WarpTips
TITLE: 950118 TIMING HANG ON IBM PC 300 SERIES - 486 SYSTEMS AND ON ALL APTIVA'S FROM THE 310 (2144-22P) THROUGH THE 530 (2144-66P).
- DESCRIPTION OF SYMPTOMS
- When the IBM PC 300 Series - 486 Systems BIOS code switched CMOS banks, OS/2 (and the physical clock Device Driver) did not know that the CMOS bank was switched. If an IRQ 8 (realtime clock interrupt) came in when the CMOS bank was switched, then the system would hang because the clock DD would read the RTC CMOS locations on the 2nd bank when it should have read them on the 1st bank.
- The OS/2 virtual DD (VCMOS.SYS) did not allow writes to CMOS with
addresses < 0Eh. So, the Rapid Resume data could not be written by a VDM (DOS session or windows). VCMOS.SYS virtualizes ports 70H and 71H.
- RESOLUTION
- VCMOS.SYS will now virtualize ports 22H and 24H when on IBM
PC 300 Series - 486 Systems or Aptiva. A fix must be applied to the OS/2 system to correct this problem.
How to apply the fix
In the fixes sent to you will be a file called VCMOS.SYS. After the install is complete, copy VCMOS.SYS to ?:\OS2\MDOS directory (? is the drive you installed OS/2 into).
NOTE: Please refer to PDDB Item FFZTV title APTIVA UPDATE. It has information on how to get the fix.
950124 Trap 000D with CS:EIP = 1000 : 00002eb6 on Final Reboot
- DESCRIPTION OF SYMPTOMS
- Trap on Final Reboot and every subsequent boot with above CS:EIP value.
- SUMMARY OF RESOLUTION
- Incorrect statements in CONFIG.SYS results in Trap and it is resolved by copying the generic CONFIG.SYS to the root drive.
- DETAILS OF RESOLUTION
- Follow procedure " Recovering the CONFIG.SYS File " on page 220 of Warp User's Guide to recover the original CONFIG.SYS.
950125 INSTALL PCMCIA ON IBM THINKPAD 755CD FROM WARP, UNABLE TO ACCESS THE INTERNAL IDE CDROM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMPTOMS:
IBM ThinkPad 755CD which has an IDE CDROM. User loaded the PCMCIA drivers from OS/2 WARP. Afterwarp, shutdown and reboot the system, user is unable to access the internal IDE CDROM device.
RESOLUTION:
From the problem determination, this is an IRQ conflict. Change the PCMCIA IRQ setting. To do this, add the following parameters to BASEDEV=IBM2SS01.SYS: " BASEDEV=IBM2SS01.SYS /S0=1 /C0=11 " Use IRQ 11 because it was an open IRQ. Shutdown and reboot and the user should be able to access both the PCMCIA and the internal IDE CDROM device. Note above that it is not neccessary to use IRQ 11. User should be able to find an IRQ that is available.
TITLE: 950126 ERROR " NOT ENOUGH SPACE ON HARD DISK " WITH 8590 WITH NEC CDROM CONNECTED ( SCSI I )
SYMPTOMS:
On disk #1, error msg " Not Enough Hard Disk Space to Install ... " Note: This is a CD-ROM installation. User boots up on the Installation disk and when prompt, puts in the disk #1 of the cdrom. No doublespace on the harddrive. Only DOS/Windows. FDISK did not see any "strange partitions", if it shows, this indicates that there is a "monkeys" virus.
RESOLUTION:
User has upgraded the EPROM for this 8590 and changed the NEC CDROM to set it SCSI I, since the IBM SCSI controller is SCSI I compliant.
950127 PRINTING ENVELOPES FROM AMIPRO 3.1 UNDER WARP
- DESCRIPTION OF SYMPTOMS
When trying to print envelopes from amipro under warp, the envelopes being manually fed, paper is still being fed from the paper tray.
- SUMMARY OF RESOLUTION
The paper source may need to be changed
- DETAILS OF RESOLUTION
From the amipro main screen, select file , printer setup, choose a printer from the dialogue and select setup. You will see a selection for paper source. If envelopes are being manually fed, this should be set to manual not envelope.
TITLE: 950128 ADD ON DAUGHTER OR WAVE TABLE BOARDS NOT SUPPORTED UNDER OS/2 WARP 3.0
- DESCRIPTION OF SYMPTOMS
- See details of resolution.
- SUMMARY OF RESOLUTION
- See details of resolution.
- DETAILS OF RESOLUTION
- Add on Daughter boards which enable wave table midi support are not supported under any version OS/2 including Warp 3.0.
- These boards can be attached to several sound cards available on the market especially Sound Blaster cards. Users need to contact the vendor for proper OS/2 drivers if available. If a user has aquired an OS/2 driver for the Daughter board and is experiencing a problem using the device the vendor needs to be contacted for support
TITLE: 950131 WARP AND OS/2 2.1 SE FOR WINDOWS CANNOT INSTALL ON APTIVA SYSTEMS WHICH ARE PRE-LOADED WITH DOS/WINDOWS
DESCRIPTION OF SYMPTOMS:
During the installation of WARP and OS/2 2.1 SE for Windows, the user is prompted for WINDOWS diskettes. Aptiva systems which are delivered with DOS/WINDOWS pre-installed have no diskettes with which to finish the installation process. The WIN-OS/2 component is unable to install.
SUMMARY OF RESOLUTION:
Edit SETUP.INF
DETAILS OF RESOLUTION:
Three Files are used during installation of Windows which provide information necessary to properly install and maintain the Windows platform. The key file which Windows Setup uses to install the Windows system and it's application files is SETUP.INF (the other two are CONTROL.INF and APPS.INF).
SETUP.INF by default, has 13 sections, one of which needs to be edited to enable the WIN-OS/2 component to install.
The "DISKS" section describe disks which might be requested during installation and their characteristics. This section needs to be edited as follows to enable WIN-OS/2 support.
In the .Disks. section the following statements appear: 1 =. ,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #1",disk1 2 =. ,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #2",disk2 3 =. ,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #3",disk3 4 =. ,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #4",disk4 5 =. ,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #5",disk5 6 =. ,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #6",disk6
Edit these statements so they appear as follows 1 =X:\windows\drivers,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #1",disk1 2 =X:\windows\drivers,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #2",disk2 3 =X:\windows\drivers,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #3",disk3 4 =X:\windows\drivers,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #4",disk4 5 =X:\windows\drivers,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #5",disk5 6 =X:\windows\drivers,"Microsoft Windows 3.1 Disk #6",disk6
where X= the drive where Windows is installed.
This change should be in place before installation, but can be made after to use with the SELECTIVE INSTALL feature
TITLE: 950202 IPE ## 1000 : 00000DBB - 0002 : 0DBB 60000, 2008 INTERNAL REVISION 8.162 AFTER THE SECOND PHASE OF INSTALLATION OF WARP
- SYMPTOMS
IPE after the second phase of the installation of WARP. *************** IPE 16/32-bit *************** THE SYSTEM DETECTED AN INTERNAL PROCESSING ERROR AT LOCATION # 1000:00000dbb - 0002:0dbb 60000, 2008 048600b4 INTERNAL REVISION 8.162 94/09/19 *********** end IPE 16/32-bit ***************
- RESOLUTION
A couple of issues user needs to take a look at.
1. On the root directory, there are many files (excess of 200 plus files) that can cause this IPE. User's needs to move these files to a temporary directory. Check the WARP user's manual on setting up dualboot for more information. Under dualboot setup, it is suggested to move files from the root that are not needed before installation of OS/2. 2. On some Thinkpad systems, on the 2nd phase of installation, user has changed the mouse pointer instead of choosing default. User needs to leave it as default. To correct this problem, use the alt+f1 routine and choose M to the maintenance desktop and make sure the mouse pointer is set correctly for the Thinkpad. Usually, it is set for default.
TITLE: 950203 THREE IDE 563 PANASONIC CDROM DRIVES WORKING UNDER OS/2 WARP
- SYMPTOMS
- Multiple cdroms connected to the same IDE adapter (SB16 card) are not recognize.
- RESOLUTION
- Creative Labs has a new driver on their BBS called CD_OS2.EXE.
BBS number is (405) 742-6660. Contact Creative Labs for more information. Note that at this point, multiple 563 Panasonic IDE CDROM drives are not supported.
TITLE: 950206 PS/2 9595 PENTIUM WITH 64MB RAM AND DISK ARRAY UNDER WARP
SYMPTOMS:
The DISK ARRAY is at level 5 with 6-2gb SCSI drives. Partitioned the drive C: 150mb and the rest as logical 10gb drive. Under OS/2 WARP, tried to format the logical partition, it reports only 3mb is available. Then FDISK reports the partition is unformatted. Note: This is after user formatted the logical drive which is suppose to be 10gb.
RESOLUTION:
User needs to upgrade the system Flash ROM and System BIOS level. Call IBM PC HELP at 919/517/1080 for more information. Suggested download the following files/images from IBM BBS at 919/517/0001: 1. RF90954A.DSK 2. RD9095A.DSK 3. LDF.COM 4. RAID162A.DSK 5. NEWRAID.DSK ( newer IBMRAID.ADD