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From: "Ian Manners" <deadmail>
To: "os2genauatos2 dot org dot au" <deadmail>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 06:37:47 +1000 (EST)

Hi All

Just a quick note to let everyone know I have
updated the list page, the one at the bottom of
this email.

Cheers
Ian B Manners

http://www.os2site.com/list/

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Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 07:32:37 +1000
From: Ed Durrant <edurrantatbigpond dot net dot au>
Subject: [os2genau] Win 3.1 parallel port support

Having found that the Sane-OS2 port does not support parallel
port scanners (Linux does, but a kernal level driver would be 
needed for the OS/2 version to do the same), I am now trying
to get the Win3.1 software that came with my scanner to work
under Win-os2.

The problem I have is that, it appears the scanner.dll / twain
driver cannot detect the scanner on the parallel port. There
is no configuration of port to use at install time, so I presume
the software is looking at irq 7 IO 378 to detect the scanner.

I have set the /IRQ option on print01.sys in config.sys and tried
various hrdware port configurations without success. I am also
using the latest driver for this (Plustek OpticPro 4831P) scanner,
all to no avail. I have set all the possible win-os2 settings to
what I believe are the most compatible with Win 3.1.

Has anyone any ideas ?  I think this may be a general problem
with accessing the parrallel port from Win 3.1 so if anyone has 
managed to make any other (non printer) device work from
Win-os2 on the parallel port, whatever you have done may also
be relevant here.

Thanks in advance

Ed Durant.

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Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 11:23:42 +1000
From: Michael Peters <mpetersatnetspace dot net dot au>
Subject: Re: [os2genau] Automating the Chkdsk proceedure

Mark,
   Try this:
/* chk.cmd .... to chkdsk several drives in sequence */
/* This utilises a FOR loop where the %% variable takes
  on the value of each item in parentheses viz. the drive
  letters. The double percent sign keeps OS/2 from treating
  the variable as a command-line parameter. */

' FOR %%1 IN ( F: G: H: I: ) DO chkdsk %%1'

Of course, add the parameters you require after chkdsk ( eg.
......... DO chkdsk  /F:2  %%1    and  change the drive letters
to what you need.

Mike
----------------------------------------ooo000ooo--------------------------------
mfarnhamatdingoblue dot net dot au wrote:

> Mornin' all,
>                 Would it be possible to create a batch or rexx program to
> automate the running of chkdsk? At present I have /f:3 checks done all
> (14) partions at reboot. As most of these partions are 2-4 gb in size this
> does take a while. Now of course I good just do a /f:2 check but I prefer
> the stronger checking of the /f:3. What I would like is to have the 4
> partions which hold the system, application files and swapper file checked
> at reboot and then just run this progam/batch file to tidy up the rest
> without needing to be near my machine to rerun chkdsk.
>
>             Any suggestions on how to achieve this or another solution
> will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Mark
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> mfarnhamatdingoblue dot net dot au
> Saturday, May 12, 2001 - 11:24 PM
> -----------
> "Lord, Grant me the serenity to accept the things that I cannot change,
> the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to hide the bodies
> of the people I had to kill because they pissed me off." -----------
> Mark Farnham
> Mackay, Queensland, Australia.
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 11:33:02 +1100
From: Mark Blackwood <markblatpresto dot net dot au>
Subject: Re: [os2genau] Automating the Chkdsk proceedure

Mark,

Greetings.

There is an "+" option in "/autocheck: in the HPFS.IFS line in the config.sys to chkdsk
nominated drives and to check others.

eg;    IFS=C:\OS2\HPFS.IFS /C:64 /AUTOCHECK:D+EF

In this line it will check D and F drives and run chkdsk on E drive every boot.

Regards.

Mark Blackwood
markblatpresto dot net dot au
0413 187 140


mfarnhamatdingoblue dot net dot au wrote:

> Mornin' all,
>                 Would it be possible to create a batch or rexx program to
> automate the running of chkdsk? At present I have /f:3 checks done all
> (14) partions at reboot. As most of these partions are 2-4 gb in size this
> does take a while. Now of course I good just do a /f:2 check but I prefer
> the stronger checking of the /f:3. What I would like is to have the 4
> partions which hold the system, application files and swapper file checked
> at reboot and then just run this progam/batch file to tidy up the rest
> without needing to be near my machine to rerun chkdsk.
>
>             Any suggestions on how to achieve this or another solution
> will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Mark
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> mfarnhamatdingoblue dot net dot au
> Saturday, May 12, 2001 - 11:24 PM
> -----------
> "Lord, Grant me the serenity to accept the things that I cannot change,
> the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to hide the bodies
> of the people I had to kill because they pissed me off." -----------
> Mark Farnham
> Mackay, Queensland, Australia.
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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From: "John Angelico" <talldadatkepl dot com dot au>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 12:21:45 +0900 (EST)
Subject: Re: [os2genau] Win 3.1 parallel port support

On Mon, 14 May 2001 07:32:37 +1000, Ed Durrant wrote:

>Having found that the Sane-OS2 port does not support parallel
>port scanners (Linux does, but a kernal level driver would be 
>needed for the OS/2 version to do the same), I am now trying
>to get the Win3.1 software that came with my scanner to work
>under Win-os2.
>
>The problem I have is that, it appears the scanner.dll / twain
>driver cannot detect the scanner on the parallel port. There
>is no configuration of port to use at install time, so I presume
>the software is looking at irq 7 IO 378 to detect the scanner.
>
>I have set the /IRQ option on print01.sys in config.sys and tried
>various hrdware port configurations without success. I am also
>using the latest driver for this (Plustek OpticPro 4831P) scanner,
>all to no avail. I have set all the possible win-os2 settings to
>what I believe are the most compatible with Win 3.1.
>
>Has anyone any ideas ?  I think this may be a general problem
>with accessing the parrallel port from Win 3.1 so if anyone has 
>managed to make any other (non printer) device work from
>Win-os2 on the parallel port, whatever you have done may also
>be relevant here.

Hi Ed.

I copied your whole post for context...

Have you checked that your port settings in the printer object specifies "Shared Access"?

Go to your printer object (YES!) Properties/Output Port.

Select LPT-whatever, RMB, select Properties and you should see a check box to check.

Best regards
John Angelico
OS/2 SIG
talldadatmelbpc dot org dot au or talldadatkepl dot com dot au
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From: Trevor Clarke <TClarkeatslatergordon dot com dot au>
Subject: Re: [os2genau] Win 3.1 parallel port support
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 12:31:26 +1000

Probably also worth checking out Windy's PORT icon in Control Panel to make
sure it isn't looking in the wrong place.  
Slater & Gordon Solicitors - http://www.slatergordon dot com dot au

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