From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:00:59 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 1358 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Monday 11 September 2006 Number 1358 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 Backing up warpcentre settings : Ed Durrant 2 Re: Backing up warpcentre settings : brianb at kdfisher dot com dot au 3 Re: software giveaway : Gavin Miller 4 Re: Backing up warpcentre settings : Ed Durrant 5 Re: software giveaway : David Shearer 6 Re: Backing up warpcentre settings : Mike O'Connor 7 Re: Backing up warpcentre settings : Michael/Gail Peters" **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 07:21:00 +1000 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Backing up warpcentre settings Hi does anyone know of a way of backing up the warpcentre settings ? From time to time my Warp 4 CP2 FP5 system loses all the icons from the Warpcentre and it's a real pain to have to add them back manually. If there is actually a file that contains the information, I'll add it to os2.key so that it is backed up with the achiving feature at every boot, as this problem usually occurs after I have had to restore from a previous archive. Any suggestions ?? Cheers/2 Ed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 2 ==========================** Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:25:16 +0930 From: brianb at kdfisher dot com dot au Subject: Re: Backing up warpcentre settings Ed, Hi mate. Do this:- KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock0.cfg KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock1.cfg KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock2.cfg KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock3.cfg KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock4.cfg KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock5.cfg KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock6.cfg KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock7.cfg KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock8.cfg KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock9.cfg KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock10.cfg KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock11.cfg KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock12.cfg KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock13.cfg KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock14.cfg KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock15.cfg KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\scenter.cfg You may have more or less dock##.cfg files. Get all you have. ----------------------------------------- Brian Butler System Administrator brianb at kdfisher dot com dot au Ed Durrant cc: Subject: Backing up warpcentre settings 11/09/2006 06:51 AM Please respond to os2genau Hi does anyone know of a way of backing up the warpcentre settings ? From time to time my Warp 4 CP2 FP5 system loses all the icons from the Warpcentre and it's a real pain to have to add them back manually. If there is actually a file that contains the information, I'll add it to os2.key so that it is backed up with the achiving feature at every boot, as this problem usually occurs after I have had to restore from a previous archive. Any suggestions ?? Cheers/2 Ed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 3 ==========================** Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:30:37 -0400 From: Gavin Miller Subject: Re: software giveaway Hi Kev, Yep sad day indeed, but I'm thinking seriously about doing the same. Ecs is too unstable now. Anyone who disagrees (and I'm sure there's a few) obviously has the magic system that: * Boots every time (mine doesn't) * Doesn't need to revert to an archived desktop when something goes wrong (see Ed's latest post) * Doesn't turn itself off whenever it feels like it. (mine does) ....and said people must also have advance degrees in CLI's in order to get all these ported apps to work, even IF the CORRECT instructions are supplied. I'm not flaming anyone so please don't think I am and take offense. I just know that at this stage non of the above has happened in Windows using the same hardware. Just last week my system powered off during boot; every boot; just when I reaaly needed it for a presentation I was giving that week. I'm sorry but all the great things that OS/2 (ecs) has over Windows is no good if it can't stay, or even become functional. Right now I'm weighing up the options. Do I cross over to the dark side on a system that I know works there, or do I spend up reverting to an all Intel system in the hope that that will solve the issues I'm having? Your thoughts are welcome. Cheers G Kev wrote: > G'day all (and one), > > Well, all (and one), It's a sad day indeed, but today I finally ended > 11+ years with OS/2 / eCS. It is no more for me. Hence I have a > quite a lot of licensed software, registered shareware and some other > odd bits and pieces. > > Amongst my stuff I have originals CDs of ... > > eCS Preview, 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2 - all with registration keys. > Warp Server v4 Advanced. > I have a downloaded eCS 1.2r also > > > Original CDs of ... > > Master of the Empire > Trials of Battle > Galactic Civilations > Describe 5 Voyager > Graham Utilities > probably some other stuff tucked away there. > > > Shareware Registration keys for ... > > PMView v 1.xx, v2.xx, v3.xx > Xit > Tonigy > Larsen Commander > Zoc > Emtec FTP > certainly other stuff I can't think of right now. > > All I'm interested in is seeing this stuff go to a good home, so it's > yours for the cost of pack n postage. I'm in Perth (Western > Australia for those in the US). There's plenty of other stuff there > too, so just enquire if you're looking for something specific. > > +61 8 9359 4570 - and we're on GMT +8.00 hours (or Hotel time for any > aviators out there) > > So long, and thanx for all the fish :-) > Kev > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 4 ==========================** Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 19:21:46 +1000 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: Backing up warpcentre settings Thanks Brian, I don't suppose dock*.cfg works does it ?? Cheers/2 Ed. brianb at kdfisher dot com dot au wrote: > Ed, > Hi mate. > > Do this:- > > KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock0.cfg > KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock1.cfg > KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock2.cfg > KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock3.cfg > KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock4.cfg > KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock5.cfg > KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock6.cfg > KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock7.cfg > KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock8.cfg > KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock9.cfg > KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock10.cfg > KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock11.cfg > KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock12.cfg > KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock13.cfg > KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock14.cfg > KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\dock15.cfg > KEYFILE:C:\OS2\DLL\scenter.cfg > > You may have more or less dock##.cfg files. > Get all you have. > ----------------------------------------- > Brian Butler > System Administrator > brianb at kdfisher dot com dot au > > > > Hi does anyone know of a way of backing up the warpcentre settings ? > > From time to time my Warp 4 CP2 FP5 system loses all the icons from the > Warpcentre and it's a real pain to have to add them back manually. > > If there is actually a file that contains the information, I'll add it > to os2.key so that it is backed up with the achiving feature at every > boot, as this problem usually occurs after I have had to restore from a > previous archive. > > Any suggestions ?? > > Cheers/2 > > Ed. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 5 ==========================** Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 20:37:55 +0000 From: David Shearer Subject: Re: software giveaway Gavin Miller wrote: > Hi Kev, > > Yep sad day indeed, but I'm thinking seriously about doing the same. > Ecs is too unstable now. Anyone who disagrees (and I'm sure there's a > few) obviously has the magic system that: > * Boots every time (mine doesn't) > * Doesn't need to revert to an archived desktop when something goes > wrong (see Ed's latest post) > * Doesn't turn itself off whenever it feels like it. (mine does) > ...and said people must also have advance degrees in CLI's in order to > get all these ported apps to work, even IF the CORRECT instructions > are supplied. > > I'm not flaming anyone so please don't think I am and take offense. I > just know that at this stage non of the above has happened in Windows > using the same hardware. Just last week my system powered off during > boot; every boot; just when I reaaly needed it for a presentation I > was giving that week. I'm sorry but all the great things that OS/2 > (ecs) has over Windows is no good if it can't stay, or even become > functional. > > Right now I'm weighing up the options. Do I cross over to the dark > side on a system that I know works there, or do I spend up reverting > to an all Intel system in the hope that that will solve the issues I'm > having? Your thoughts are welcome. > > Cheers > G > > Kev wrote: >> G'day all (and one), >> >> Well, all (and one), It's a sad day indeed, but today I finally ended >> 11+ years with OS/2 / eCS. It is no more for me. Hence I have a >> quite a lot of licensed software, registered shareware and some other >> odd bits and pieces. >> >> Amongst my stuff I have originals CDs of ... >> >> eCS Preview, 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2 - all with registration keys. >> Warp Server v4 Advanced. >> I have a downloaded eCS 1.2r also >> >> >> Original CDs of ... >> >> Master of the Empire >> Trials of Battle >> Galactic Civilations >> Describe 5 Voyager >> Graham Utilities >> probably some other stuff tucked away there. >> >> >> Shareware Registration keys for ... >> >> PMView v 1.xx, v2.xx, v3.xx >> Xit >> Tonigy >> Larsen Commander >> Zoc >> Emtec FTP >> certainly other stuff I can't think of right now. >> >> All I'm interested in is seeing this stuff go to a good home, so it's >> yours for the cost of pack n postage. I'm in Perth (Western >> Australia for those in the US). There's plenty of other stuff there >> too, so just enquire if you're looking for something specific. >> >> +61 8 9359 4570 - and we're on GMT +8.00 hours (or Hotel time for any >> aviators out there) >> >> So long, and thanx for all the fish :-) >> Kev >> >> > > > ============================================= My experience is that some systems are fine - take my desktop now 2 years old a pentium 4 using .0 - an sis chipset. However i ran into trouble recently with newer laptops using sata and irqs above 15 - at the moment acpi is not very useful on these newer systems. Neverthesless i found a really good laptop which i am writing this email on a new compaq v5000 presario which works fine with the latest ecs beta 2 even with the built in wifi 54g - using genmac 1.7. the only thing not working is the pcmcia -due to a high irq. David ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 6 ==========================** Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 21:10:13 +1000 From: Mike O'Connor Subject: Re: Backing up warpcentre settings Ed Durrant wrote: > Thanks Brian, > > I don't suppose dock*.cfg works does it ?? > > Cheers/2 > Hi Ed, That's all current Unimaint uses for its desktop backups -- with path of course! :-) As in : "\ZIP.EXE" -j "\SYSWC01" ":\OS2\DLL\DOCK*.CFG" "\ZIP.EXE" -j "\SYSWC01" ":\OS2\DLL\SCENTER.CFG". restored with : "\UNZIP.EXE" -o SYSWC01 -d :\OS2\DLL\ Regards, Mike -- Failed the exam for -------------------- MCSE - Minesweeper Consultant and Solitaire Expert -------------------- [Please ZIP any attachments, other than GIF/JPG or plain-text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 7 ==========================** Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 21:42:11 +1000 From: "Michael/Gail Peters" Subject: Re: Backing up warpcentre settings Ed, There is a component of Compline.zip on the OS/2Site that does this.....RAR32 compression. The background is explained. I am not at my computer now and the Lipitor is helping me forget the details...I think :-) Mike. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Durrant" To: Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 7:21 AM Subject: Backing up warpcentre settings > Hi does anyone know of a way of backing up the warpcentre settings ? > > From time to time my Warp 4 CP2 FP5 system loses all the icons from the > Warpcentre and it's a real pain to have to add them back manually. > > If there is actually a file that contains the information, I'll add it to > os2.key so that it is backed up with the achiving feature at every boot, > as this problem usually occurs after I have had to restore from a previous > archive. > > Any suggestions ?? > > Cheers/2 > > Ed. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------