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Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2001 01:00:00 +1100 (EDT)
Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 201
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From: "Daryl Pilkington" <u3232athome.dialix dot com>
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2001 00:01:24 +1100 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [os2genau] eCS Install

Hi,
Ed's right on this one, there are compatability issues with fdisk &
LVM.
There are even JFS problems with eCS off the CD:- there are fixes
already!

I would not recommend upgrading over an existing Warp 4 or even eCS
preview edition.

Start with a HDD with no partitions & let LVM loose on it.
If you want to fiddle with dual-booting Warp4 / eCS / Convenience Pack
whatever, rehearse it 1st a few times on a test HDD. It is not a job
for the faint-hearted.
Expect something to go wrong somewhere & trash your partitions.

I installed eCS on a blank HDD no problems:- its now 800km away in
rural Victoria.

On Sun, 04 Nov 2001 15:48:20 +1100, Ed Durrant wrote:

>Something isn't right - I managed to install to G: (a logical
>partition).
>
>Are you running on an LVM machine ?  As opposed to
>one with partitions set up through FDISK ?? If not, this
>could be where you problem lays.
>
>The BEST option when testing eCS (or any new OS version
>for that matter) is to install on a completely new machine or
>at least swop your harddrive in your system to a new (un-partitioned)
>one, so that there can be no conflicts.
>
>As documented previously on this list, I had all sorts of problems
>installing the current eCS release onto my existing system, and I
>think they also were related to with what the drive was
>partitioned.
>
SNIP
>

Regards,

Daryl  Pilkington 

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From: "Daryl Pilkington" <u3232athome.dialix dot com>
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2001 10:37:39 +1100 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [os2genau] OS/2 MMOS2 & VideoCD

G'day,
Went up to 2MB & it makes a big difference with the speed of screen
draws in Netscape, which is mainly what I use it for.

Still skipping frames a bit with VideoCD, so your 2nd point about
throughput is valid too.

Installed a faster SCSI2 HDD, (an IBM), makes a big difference to boot
& software load times, especially things like Java.
Just shows you OS/2 is very file-dependent, so fast I/O is A Good Idea.

I have some VideoCDs that Trap 000d in CDFS.IFS as soon as you access
them.
Any ideas?
Could perhaps changing the order of BASEDEVs or DEVICE fix this
problem?

On Fri, 26 Oct 2001 14:40:08 +1000 (EST), Ian Manners wrote:

>Oops
>
>>Would adding more video RAM help?
>>I can go upto 2MB.
>
>Just read that bit, yes, every bit helps but there comes
>a time that you will need to increase your throughput
>to the card and CPU.
>

Regards,

Daryl  Pilkington 

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From: "Daryl Pilkington" <u3232athome.dialix dot com>
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2001 11:08:10 +1100 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [os2genau] Sendmail

Hi Ian,
Weasel looks good, could even use the POP part!
AND its Australian, even better.

On Thu, 01 Nov 2001 15:12:28 +1100 (EDT), Ian Manners wrote:

>Hi Daryl
>
SNIP
>
>I would use Weasel, and just leave the POP part of the server
>inactive, its quicker and easier to setup.
>
>Inetmail and ZXMail are overkill for your needs.
>

Regards,

Daryl  Pilkington 

//// The PC-Therapist, Business Computing Integration
O<O  AUSTRALIA
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