Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 824
From: Digest <deadmail>
To: "OS/2GenAu Digest"<deadmail>
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 00:01:04 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600

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Wednesday 24 March 2004
 Number  824
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Subjects for today
 
1   Epson C61 USB Printer under WinOS2 : David Shearer" <dshe5874 at bigpond dot net dot au>
2  Re:  Epson C61 USB Printer under WinOS2 : Daryl Pilkington <u3232 at home.dialix dot com>
3   usb memory card support : voytek at sbt dot net dot au
4  Re:  usb memory card support : Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
5  Re:  usb memory card support : Dennis Nolan <denny at alphalink dot com dot au>
6   eCSMT : Dennis Nolan <denny at alphalink dot com dot au>
7   Spam : Dennis Nolan <denny at alphalink dot com dot au>
8  Re:  usb memory card support : voytek at sbt dot net dot au
9  Re:  usb memory card support : Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
10  Re:  eCSMT : Robert Traynor  (BobT)" <rtraynor at optusnet dot com dot au>
11  Re:  usb memory card support : Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
12  Re:  Epson C61 USB Printer under WinOS2 : David Shearer" <dshe5874 at bigpond dot net dot au>
13   Advice re Boot Managers : David Shearer" <dshe5874 at bigpond dot net dot au>
14   New Hauppage PVR Recording solution under OS/2 or eCs : David Shearer" <dshe5874 at bigpond dot net dot au>

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Date:  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 22:07:51 +1000
From:  "David Shearer" <dshe5874 at bigpond dot net dot au>
Subject:   Epson C61 USB Printer under WinOS2

For those with this printer, I have just been able to figure out how to print under WinOS2 including with colour.

The C61 is a USB and parallel port printer, which works fine under OS/2-eCs using the IBM epson drivers.  
However I was not sure it would work under Winos2.

I asked Epson for some advice re: printing with this model under Win3.1.  They suggested using an older 
epson driver.  I have found that the win31 driver for the Epson stylus color 820 works with the Epson stylus 
c61 - with b/w and color.  

This is how iI got it to work.  I downloaded the win31 driver for the epson stylus color 820 from their site and 
installed it in winos2.  I set the winos2 printer to print to lpt3. In os/2-eCs I setup another printer object using 
the os/2 epson driver for lpt3 and redirected it to the usb printer object, that i had already installed.

David

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Date:  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 01:44:20 +1100
From:  Daryl Pilkington <u3232 at home.dialix dot com>
Subject:  Re:  Epson C61 USB Printer under WinOS2

David Shearer wrote:

> For those with this printer, I have just been able to figure out how to print under WinOS2 including with colour.
> 
> The C61 is a USB and parallel port printer, which works fine under OS/2-eCs using the IBM epson drivers.  
> However I was not sure it would work under Winos2.
> 
> I asked Epson for some advice re: printing with this model under Win3.1.  They suggested using an older 
> epson driver.  I have found that the win31 driver for the Epson stylus color 820 works with the Epson stylus 
> c61 - with b/w and color.  
> 
> This is how iI got it to work.  I downloaded the win31 driver for the epson stylus color 820 from their site and 
> installed it in winos2.  I set the winos2 printer to print to lpt3. In os/2-eCs I setup another printer object using 
> the os/2 epson driver for lpt3 and redirected it to the usb printer object, that i had already installed.
>
Thats great news David,
You shouldn't have to create the extra printer object in eCS.

Go to the printer object created originally for the USB printer.

In ports, right click on lpt3 & select redirection.
Note, don't actually select lpt3 with the left mouse button, otherwise 
you will configure your original printer for lpt3!

Now under redirection, select the USB port.

Now you should have a single printer object in eCS that works from lpt3 
in Win-OS/2.

Let us know how you go with this.
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Date:  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 07:07:57 +1100 (EST)
From:  voytek at sbt dot net dot au
Subject:   usb memory card support

what do I need to mount 'usb memory sticks':

USB memory card support from SoftChoice ?

what about the various other memory devices, like, SD or MMC cards;

if I install USB memeory vard support, will the little 'dongles' that
allow physical connection of sd or mmc cards to an USB connector work on
OS/2 ?

anyone using these ?

Voytek
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Date:  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 18:12:51 +1100
From:  Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
Subject:  Re:  usb memory card support

These are all "mass storage devices", make sure you get the latest USB support
(November 2003) from Software Choice.

I have a Dick Smith's 32MB memory disk (stick) that has a card reader built in. The
"stick" works fine, I haven't tried the reader yet.

Cheers/2

Ed.

voytek at sbt dot net dot au wrote:

> what do I need to mount 'usb memory sticks':
>
> USB memory card support from SoftChoice ?
>
> what about the various other memory devices, like, SD or MMC cards;
>
> if I install USB memeory vard support, will the little 'dongles' that
> allow physical connection of sd or mmc cards to an USB connector work on
> OS/2 ?
>
> anyone using these ?
>
> Voytek

>  
> ===========================================

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Date:  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 21:49:09 +1100
From:  Dennis Nolan <denny at alphalink dot com dot au>
Subject:  Re:  usb memory card support

voytek at sbt dot net dot au wrote:

>what do I need to mount 'usb memory sticks':
>
>USB memory card support from SoftChoice ?
>
>what about the various other memory devices, like, SD or MMC cards;
>
>if I install USB memeory vard support, will the little 'dongles' that
>allow physical connection of sd or mmc cards to an USB connector work on
>OS/2 ?
>
>anyone using these ?
>
>Voytek

> 
>
>.
>
>  
>
The memory stick should be formatted with a FAT file system on it.
Then OS/2 will recognise it as a Mass Storage Device.

The following works for my camera

BASEDEV=USBOHCD.SYS  Rem I have 4 USB ports so need this repeated three 
times
BASEDEV=USBOHCD.SYS
BASEDEV=USBOHCD.SYS
BASEDEV=USBEHCD.SYS 
BASEDEV=USBD.SYS /REQ:USBUHCD$,USBOHCD$,USBEHCD$
BASEDEV=USBHID.SYS

BASEDEV=USBMSD.ADD /V    rem the /v gives a message that it is loaded 
and functioning

rem usbmountd  This is good for LVM it detects connection to the port 
and nudges LVM to put an icon for it in the drives folder
DEVICE=D:\USB\usbmountd\usbresmg.sys 

rem I don't have a USB mouse But this allows me to use my WACOM USB 
digitiser as a mouse
DEVICE=c:\os2\boot\USBMOUSE.SYS

Regards

Dennis.

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Date:  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 22:10:14 +1100
From:  Dennis Nolan <denny at alphalink dot com dot au>
Subject:   eCSMT

After last night I decided once again to attempt updating my system by 
getting the Maintenance Tool from ecomstation dot com

As before I log in but I can't download anything, just get the

    Proxy load failed (java dot net.UnknownHostException: Host not found)
    and object not found in cache

message

I tried the sugested ftp site using the supplied login ID and password. 
They didn't work

I'm told I'm logged on, and if I wernt I'd not get to the page with the 
downloads

What is the secret.

Regards
Dennis
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Date:  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 22:17:28 +1100
From:  Dennis Nolan <denny at alphalink dot com dot au>
Subject:   Spam

Just a thought on the penis enlargement span

If I had a pills which would give a three inch enlargement I would 
market them by giving enough pills for one inch to every prospective 
customer for free.
When the customer got his one inch enlargment I could charge like a 
wounded bull for the next two inches.

So my conclusion is it don't work

Regards

Dennis.

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Date:  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 21:39:48 +1100 (EST)
From:  voytek at sbt dot net dot au
Subject:  Re:  usb memory card support

> These are all "mass storage devices", make sure you get the latest USB
> support
> (November 2003) from Software Choice.
>
> I have a Dick Smith's 32MB memory disk (stick) that has a card reader
> built in. The
> "stick" works fine, I haven't tried the reader yet.

Ed,
pls post any findings

I'm about to get a new Palm, that takes SD and MMC cards, I presume, I can
backup to card, then, save to PC

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Date:  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 21:46:28 +1100
From:  Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
Subject:  Re:  usb memory card support

voytek at sbt dot net dot au wrote:

> > These are all "mass storage devices", make sure you get the latest USB
> > support
> > (November 2003) from Software Choice.
> >
> > I have a Dick Smith's 32MB memory disk (stick) that has a card reader
> > built in. The
> > "stick" works fine, I haven't tried the reader yet.
>
> Ed,
> pls post any findings
>
> I'm about to get a new Palm, that takes SD and MMC cards, I presume, I can
> backup to card, then, save to PC
>

 One reason I bought the ($29) DSE combined memory key and SD/MMC card reader was so
that if I couldn't connect my digital camera to my system and get data (which I
thought might be the case), I could always take the card out and put it in this
reader. As it turned out, I plugged my Camera (an Emprex 2200V) straight onto the USB
port and I was able to access it as a mass storage device straight away, so I never
needed to test it, but I'll try it now and let you know what I find.

Regards,

Ed.

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Date:  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 21:56:27 +1000
From:  "Robert Traynor  (BobT)" <rtraynor at optusnet dot com dot au>
Subject:  Re:  eCSMT

Hi Dennis,

Are you using a Java Proxy program on your computer.?
Or does AlphaLink run a Proxy.?
If so there is a provision on the "Download Status" panel
in eCSMT, to put your proxy details. 

Other answers below.

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 22:10:14 +1100, Dennis Nolan wrote:
> After last night I decided once again to attempt updating my system by 
> getting the Maintenance Tool from ecomstation dot com
> 
> As before I log in but I can't download anything, just get the
> 
>     Proxy load failed (java dot net.UnknownHostException: Host not found)
>     and object not found in cache
> 
> message
> 
> I tried the sugested ftp site using the supplied login ID and password. 
> They didn't work

Do you mean you tried to Logon with your browser at 
http://www.ecomstation dot com with your supplied NAME and Password that 
came with eCS 1.1.?    (Not FTP.?)  

Or do you mean you can't download anything THROUGH eCSMT.?

> I'm told I'm logged on, and if I wernt I'd not get to the page with the 
> downloads

The above sounds like you are referring to a web browser access to 
www.ecomstation dot com.

> What is the secret.
> 
> Regards
> Dennis

I don't know either, then again, if I did it would not be a secret. :-)
I am sending you an email direct off list.

Regards,
Robert Traynor (BobT).
24 March 2004   21:56

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 /  Oz  \      email            rtraynor at removeme.optusnet dot com dot au
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Date:  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 21:59:14 +1100
From:  Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
Subject:  Re:  usb memory card support

voytek at sbt dot net dot au wrote:

> > These are all "mass storage devices", make sure you get the latest USB
> > support
> > (November 2003) from Software Choice.
> >
> > I have a Dick Smith's 32MB memory disk (stick) that has a card reader
> > built in. The
> > "stick" works fine, I haven't tried the reader yet.
>
> Ed,
> pls post any findings
>
> I'm about to get a new Palm, that takes SD and MMC cards, I presume, I can
> backup to card, then, save to PC
>

 Well, it's a black mark against the DSE USB ProDrive - the memory key works fine but
all that happens when I plug my SD memory card into it, is that the light changes from
green to red on the device. The USB memory keys contents are still accessible however
the SD card is not.

Cheers/2

Ed.

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**= Email   12 ==========================**

Date:  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 21:42:30 +1000
From:  "David Shearer" <dshe5874 at bigpond dot net dot au>
Subject:  Re:  Epson C61 USB Printer under WinOS2

Thanks - but my current setup works fine anyway.  But you are right I didn't have to setup the extra object.

Of note other win31 epson drivers that i tried eg stylus color2 or even the stylus 880 didn't work - the print 
manger app would say the printer is out of paper. Luckily the 820 worked.

David

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 01:44:20 +1100, Daryl Pilkington wrote:

>David Shearer wrote:
>
>> For those with this printer, I have just been able to figure out how to print under WinOS2 including with 
colour.
>> 
>> The C61 is a USB and parallel port printer, which works fine under OS/2-eCs using the IBM epson drivers.  
>> However I was not sure it would work under Winos2.
>> 
>> I asked Epson for some advice re: printing with this model under Win3.1.  They suggested using an older 
>> epson driver.  I have found that the win31 driver for the Epson stylus color 820 works with the Epson 
stylus 
>> c61 - with b/w and color.  
>> 
>> This is how iI got it to work.  I downloaded the win31 driver for the epson stylus color 820 from their site 
and 
>> installed it in winos2.  I set the winos2 printer to print to lpt3. In os/2-eCs I setup another printer object using 
>> the os/2 epson driver for lpt3 and redirected it to the usb printer object, that i had already installed.
>>
>Thats great news David,
>You shouldn't have to create the extra printer object in eCS.
>
>Go to the printer object created originally for the USB printer.
>
>In ports, right click on lpt3 & select redirection.
>Note, don't actually select lpt3 with the left mouse button, otherwise 
>you will configure your original printer for lpt3!
>
>Now under redirection, select the USB port.
>
>Now you should have a single printer object in eCS that works from lpt3 
>in Win-OS/2.
>
>Let us know how you go with this.

> 

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Date:  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 21:48:18 +1000
From:  "David Shearer" <dshe5874 at bigpond dot net dot au>
Subject:   Advice re Boot Managers

I have recently been dabbling with Linux again - especially since I had to replace my 20G drive with an 80G 
drive - the 20G suddenly failed - it was only 2 yrs old what a bugger!!  I also run WinXP and eCs (I use eCs 
about 90% of the time).

I have been looking around for a decent boot manager.  I tried grub which was installed from the Linux fedora 
distro, but when i dabbled with LVM in eCs it stuffed it up. 

I am now trying Airboot.  It is fine and allows me to boot all os's.

Does anyone use a different one or can recommend one to try?

David

PS I have used system commander 3.0 and 4.0 but they dont recognise my large drive properly now.  IBM 
Boot manager is boring. 

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Date:  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 21:51:22 +1000
From:  "David Shearer" <dshe5874 at bigpond dot net dot au>
Subject:   New Hauppage PVR Recording solution under OS/2 or eCs

Did everyone notice the news about the software to enable you to record MPEG using the Hauppage PVR 
card?

Sounds very encouraging.  However I checked to see how much the card was - it is around $480 to $500 in 
Australia.  In the US it is $199 - with the exchange rate the way it is now that equates to $260AUD - what a 
mark-up!!

It is a pity it will only work with that card.  The card does do hardware mpeg recording however.

David

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