Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 1722
From: Digest <deadmail>
To: "OS/2GenAu Digest"<deadmail>
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 00:01:12 EST-10EDT,10,1,0,7200,4,1,0,7200,3600

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Wednesday 08 October 2008
 Number  1722
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Subjects for today
 
1   ftp://ftp.pmoylan dot org up and running again : Peter Moylan <peter at pmoylan dot org>
2   OS/2 on a flash drive : Dennis Nolan <dennis at jeg-og dot com>
3  Re:  OS/2 on a flash drive : Mike O'Connor <mikeoc at internode.on dot net>
4  Re:  OS/2 on a flash drive : Ed Durrant <edurrant at durrant dot mine dot nu>
5  Re:  Motherboards for eCS : Alan Duval <amoht at westnet dot com dot au>
6  Re:  OS/2 on a flash drive : Voytek Eymont" <voytek at sbt dot net dot au>
7  Re:  OS/2 on a flash drive : Mike O'Connor <mikeoc at internode.on dot net>
8  Re:  OS/2 on a flash drive : Voytek Eymont" <voytek at sbt dot net dot au>
9  Re:  OS/2 on a flash drive : Mike O'Connor <mikeoc at internode.on dot net>
10  Re:  OS/2 on a flash drive : Voytek Eymont" <voytek at sbt dot net dot au>

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Date:  Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:04:27 +1100
From:  Peter Moylan <peter at pmoylan dot org>
Subject:   ftp://ftp.pmoylan dot org up and running again

Somebody - I think it was Ian Manners - told me that my FTP server at 
pmoylan dot org was refusing connections. It should now be working again.

It was a stupid error on my part. I introduced a new feature, and then 
tested it by banning practically everyone. And of course I forgot to 
remove that test filter.

-- 
Peter Moylan                          peter at pmoylan dot org
                                      http://www.pmoylan dot org

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Date:  Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:24:23 +1100
From:  Dennis Nolan <dennis at jeg-og dot com>
Subject:   OS/2 on a flash drive

Hi all

I've just been reading about installing operating systems on a flash 
drive and wondered about whether any work had been done about installing 
eCS on flash drives?
The more I think about it the more I like it.
Imagine carrying about your whole system on a couple of flash drives.

Regards

Dennis.
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Date:  Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:07:57 +1000
From:  Mike O'Connor <mikeoc at internode.on dot net>
Subject:  Re:  OS/2 on a flash drive

Dennis Nolan wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I've just been reading about installing operating systems on a flash 
> drive and wondered about whether any work had been done about 
> installing eCS on flash drives?
> The more I think about it the more I like it.
> Imagine carrying about your whole system on a couple of flash drives.
>
>
> Regards
>
> Dennis.
Hi Denis,

Yes there is ongoing work - particularly trying to get eCS booting from 
Removable Partitioned USB media with WPS support. I was booting several 
Flash sticks/SD Media cards with a full-screen interface, into DFSee 
actually, with HPFS, JFS, LVM, FAT32 support last year (?), but that 
involved having the media formatted as a Big-floppy item - no partitions 
- and FAT16 format. Jan van Wijk (DFSee author) provided a small .iso 
that could be imaged onto a USB-flash device, usable on any computer 
with USB-boot support.

If you look back through the archives on the following Yahoo Technical 
group:

http://groups.yahoo dot com/group/dfsee-support/ -- Rainer Stroebel was the 
guy who gave the pointers, AFAIR

See: http://os4you dot org/*wiki*-usb-boot-en.html

I haven't been able to devote sufficient time recently to investigate 
further.

Regards,
Mike
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Date:  Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:16:24 +1100
From:  Ed Durrant <edurrant at durrant dot mine dot nu>
Subject:  Re:  OS/2 on a flash drive

Dennis Nolan wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I've just been reading about installing operating systems on a flash 
> drive and wondered about whether any work had been done about 
> installing eCS on flash drives?
> The more I think about it the more I like it.
> Imagine carrying about your whole system on a couple of flash drives.
>
>
> Regards
>
> Dennis.
 
>
> 

>
Yes It has, I and several other OS/2  users who have an ASUS EeePC 
developed the method so that we could boot the system from eCS without 
having to wipe the standard Xandros system off the internal drive. In my 
case I boot from an SD card in the in-built card reader.

The image is of course customised to the hardware - so if you're looking 
for a one-usb key fits all systems you'll be out of luck.

The How To is up on Hobbes - just search on EeePC and you'll find a few 
variations.

Cheers/2

Ed.
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Date:  Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:08:45 +1100
From:  Alan Duval <amoht at westnet dot com dot au>
Subject:  Re:  Motherboards for eCS

Andrew MacIntyre wrote:
> Alan Duval wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> After searching the Russian site it would seem that the INTEL DG31PR  
>> motherboard is the best for eCS 2.0RC5.
>> It is rated as very good (Sept 2008) and everything seems to work.  
>> It is also available in Australia.
>
> As Intel have now released the G45/G43 integrated chipsets, I don't give
> these a long life in the retail channel, especially at prices of $80-90
> (according to StaticIce).
>
> But thanks for the heads-up.
The trouble is that eCS 2.0 RC5 may not install on their board with 
G45/G43 integrated chipset and any motherboard doesn't have a long life 
these days. Hence I feel that it's best to buy a MB that eCS 2.0 works 
on even if it's starting to date.

Regards,

Alan

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Date:  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 20:54:32 +1100 (EST)
From:  "Voytek Eymont" <voytek at sbt dot net dot au>
Subject:  Re:  OS/2 on a flash drive

<quote who="Ed Durrant">

> Yes It has, I and several other OS/2  users who have an ASUS EeePC
> developed the method so that we could boot the system from eCS without
> having to wipe the standard Xandros system off the internal drive. In my
> case I boot from an SD card in the in-built card reader.

Ed,

so you can run OS/2 on Asus Eee, what if anything doesn't work ?
do you know if similar work is being done for the Acer's Eee equivalent ?

(fwiw, the mainboard in my T3 Palm is made by Asus)

-- 
Voytek

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Date:  Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:28:49 +1000
From:  Mike O'Connor <mikeoc at internode.on dot net>
Subject:  Re:  OS/2 on a flash drive

Voytek Eymont wrote:
> <quote who="Ed Durrant">
>> Yes It has, I and several other OS/2  users who have an ASUS EeePC
>> developed the method so that we could boot the system from eCS without
>> having to wipe the standard Xandros system off the internal drive. In my
>> case I boot from an SD card in the in-built card reader.
> Ed,
>
> so you can run OS/2 on Asus Eee, what if anything doesn't work ?
> do you know if similar work is being done for the Acer's Eee equivalent ?
>
> (fwiw, the mainboard in my T3 Palm is made by Asus)
Hi Voytek,

How did you find that out about your T3? Take it apart? =-O
I wonder whether they also make the one for my Palm Tungsten E2?

Regards,
Mike

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Date:  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 22:03:31 +1100 (EST)
From:  "Voytek Eymont" <voytek at sbt dot net dot au>
Subject:  Re:  OS/2 on a flash drive

<quote who="Mike O'Connor">

> Hi Voytek,
>
>
> How did you find that out about your T3? Take it apart? =-O
> I wonder whether they also make the one for my Palm Tungsten E2?

I spilled a cup of hot tea over phone and two palms, the bottom Palm took
most of the tea, and, didn't work so hot afterwards

I was most annoyed, and, the following day, took apart and washed

works like new

I'll email you some pics

-- 
Voytek

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Date:  Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:08:32 +1000
From:  Mike O'Connor <mikeoc at internode.on dot net>
Subject:  Re:  OS/2 on a flash drive

Voytek Eymont wrote:
> <quote who="Mike O'Connor">
>> Hi Voytek,
>>
>>
>> How did you find that out about your T3? Take it apart? =-O
>> I wonder whether they also make the one for my Palm Tungsten E2?
> I spilled a cup of hot tea over phone and two palms, the bottom Palm took
> most of the tea, and, didn't work so hot afterwards
>
> I was most annoyed, and, the following day, took apart and washed
>
> works like new
>
> I'll email you some pics
Hi Voytek,

That was really fortunate for you! :-)
Will look forward to the pics.

Mike
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Date:  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 22:24:48 +1100 (EST)
From:  "Voytek Eymont" <voytek at sbt dot net dot au>
Subject:  Re:  OS/2 on a flash drive

<quote who="Mike O'Connor">

> That was really fortunate for you! :-)

yes, I was quite pleased, after all, that T3 must be... 4 ? 5 ? years old

> Will look forward to the pics.

http://sbt dot net dot au/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=79

I totally forgot how to open it, and, instead of stopping and thinking
about it, tried forcing the slide off, damaging somewhat the not-tungsten
body, luckily, that';s not visible when assembled

the plastic slide on rhs rail was preventing it disengaging

anyhow, whereas, if you're a Palm user, you normally dread being greeted
bu the 'calibrate your digitizer' power on mssg, in this instance, I was
quite pleased, when, once battery was plugged in, 'calibrate your
digitizer' popped up

above the 'asus' name, up and to the left, see the silver item with the
black triangle ? the white out of focus label is a sony digitizer label

http://sbt dot net dot au/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=106&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

wonder what is , the black triangle can be pushed back inside, then, comes
out

-- 
Voytek

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