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- OS/2 2.0 Fixes
-
- While OS/2 2.0 does not as yet have CSDs out, there are a number of
- individual patches out to fix specific problems. These patches are
- available for downloading from either the IBM NSC/TA BBS, the IBM
- OS/2 BBS (subscription only), or CompuServe (subscription only). Each
- ZIP file contains the corrected program files or drivers, as well as
- a text file explaining how to install them. The filenames (as they
- are called on the NSC BBS in directory # 17; the names may differ on
- the other systems) and what they fix are as follows:
-
- Filename Problem/Solution
- -------- ----------------
- BVHSVGA.ZIP (Contains BVHSVGA.DLL replacement) Western Digital
- SVGA adapters with 1MB of video RAM crashing with
- C0000005 error.
- COM.ZIP (Contains COM.SYS, VCOM.SYS replacements) Provides
- new DOS setting allowing user to remove I/O hooks for
- COM ports without rebooting. Fixes problems with
- AS/400 Async Router, D'Bridge, FastLynx, FSDUAT, and
- FOSSIL drivers like X00.SYS.
- ENDVDM.ZIP (Contains EXIT_VDM.DBG) A small DEBUG input file to
- create a program that will close a DOS session or
- bootable VDM that is hung. This is the only way to
- close a bootable VDM. (Type: DEBUG <EXIT_VDM.DBG>)
- FLPALETT.ZIP (Contains 14 *.PAL palette files) Fix for Lotus
- Freelance Palette problems involving colors not
- displaying properly.
- IBM1S506.ZIP (Contains IBM1S506.ADD replacement) Problems during
- installation on AT-bus systems with ST-506 controller
- and MFM/RLL drives (slow drive performance, excessive
- noise from drive).
- IBM1FLPY.ZIP (Contains IBM1FLPY.ADD replacement) Problems reading/
- writing 360K diskettes, and formatting 1.2MB diskettes,
- on AT-bus PCs.
- IBM3852.ZIP (Contains IBM3852.DRV) Supplies driver for older IBM
- printer that was included in 1.3, but not 2.0.
- IBM5152.ZIP (Contains IBM5152.DRV) Supplies driver for older IBM
- printer that was included in 1.3, but not 2.0.
- IBM5182.ZIP (Contains IBM5182.DRV) Supplies driver for older IBM
- printer that was included in 1.3, but not 2.0.
- IBM52011ZIP (Contains IBM52011.DRV) Supplies driver for older IBM
- printer that was included in 1.3, but not 2.0.
- IBM5216.ZIP (Contains IBM5216.DRV) Supplies driver for older IBM
- printer that was included in 1.3, but not 2.0.
- MOUSE.ZIP (Contains MOUSE.SYS replacement) Mouse driver too slow
- for some users. Fix doubles mouse ballistics. (Only
- applies to mice connected to PS/2-style mouse port.)
- NETSRV.ZIP (Contains NWLITE.PAT) A fix for Novell NetWare Lite 1.0.
- Stops failures that kill a DOS session. (Use with the
- PATCH command.)
- OS2KRNL.ZIP (Contains OS2KRNL replacement) SWAPPER.DAT was not
- shrinking when memory was freed up. of other OS2KRNL
- fix.) Fixes errors with FCBs. Also problems with
- AutoCAD, SideKick, and Word Perfect Library. (Mutually
- exclusive of other OS2KRNL fix.)
- RESTKN.ZIP (Contains RESETOKN.EXE, RESETOKN.SYS) Allows you to
- reset the Token-Ring adapter without rebooting, while
- OS/2 is still running.
- VEMM.ZIP (Contains VEMM.SYS replacement) Lotus apps (and others)
- unable to see EMS memory.
- VSVGA.ZIP (Contains VEGA.SYS, VVGA.SYS and VSVGA.SYS replacements)
- Entering a DOS or Win-OS2 full-screen session on a
- system using an SVGA adapter with the Tseng ET4000
- chipset (batch TC6059AF or higher) caused the video to
- go out of sync, requiring a cold boot to correct.