Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:58:43 -0500 From: madodel Subject: [VOICENWS] SW: eCo Software winter updates [ACPI, Panorama, JRescuer, GNU, USB, NeoWPS, more] ++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++ From: Eugene Gorbunoff eCo Software is a developer of shareware/commercial products and research laboratory. During the end of winter - beginning of spring we have released updates of: ACPI, GNU, USBDock, NeoWPS, Books. 1. ACPI eComStation uses the latest Intel ACPI CA source code. Major part of modern computers don't work properly without ACPI driver. ACPI 3.8 is available from BETAZONE. Active tickets: http://svn.netlabs.org/acpi/report/1 All tickets: http://svn.netlabs.org/acpi/report/6 Useful information in Documentation section -- http://ecomstation.ru/acpitools * How to convince that ACPI.PSD works OK? * How to setup SCSI system? * Attention! ACPI for eComStation works with 14.104 kernel only! Please check the version of your kernel before installation (bldlevel.exe x:\OS2KRNL) We are interested to improve the support of HP, Acer, Sony, Samsung, Dell, Toshiba notebooks. Purchase eComStation Software Subscription today (it gives you access to eComStation updates during 12 monthes) and test fresh ACPI. Post bug-reports to the tracker (Do you have troubles with Shutdown? If you have troubles then create a ticket: which method do you use, version of eWorkPlace, ACPI) Collaboration with other developers: Uniaud team added the support of ACPI to their driver. 2. Panorama video drivers You need Panorama VESA for old notebooks (2004 and older) and you need it for modern notebooks (2004 and newer) * Panorama VESA benchmarks http://ecomstation.ru/projects/panorama/?action=benchmarks * Mensys published "Panorama VESA Heavy" in BETAZONE (it includes IBM GRADD, so you can install Panorama VESA over VGA) Collaboration with other developers: * Robert Lalla updated widescreen activator (March 2008), now it supports ASUS EeePC (v0.70 contains additional support for Intel G3x/P3x memory controller; v.0.72 update contains support for Intel GM965/PM965 chipset which had already support before, but was quietly modified by Intel without renaming it) -- http://ecomstation.ru/projects/panorama/?action=down * Doodle is working on SDL/2 optimized for Panorama VESA -- ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/sdl * Send us the names of tested adapters: http://ecomstation.ru/projects/panorama/download/hardware.txt 3. Multimedia * Talki-clocki -- talking clock -- http://ecomstation.ru/projects/crc/?action=down There are russian voices, send us german/english/dutch voices 4. JFS If you don't have UPS then you need JRescuer and JUne -- http://ecomstation.ru/jrescuer 5. GNU General network utilities are refreshed -- http://ecomstation.ru/gnu 6. USB * USB Dock is uploaded to BETAZONE. Whatsnew: updated database of devices * USB Tools homepage is updated: link to USB MTP utility -- http://ecomstation.ru/usbtools 7. NeoWPS "eComStation/NeoWPS" means eComStation with NeoWPS extensions. NeoWPS components are updated very often -- http://ecomstation.ru/neowps 8. eCo Software support service * The hardware database (http://ecomstation.ru/hardware.php) contains more than 1400 reports of supported hardware. You can post new reports or add notes. Now gathering reports about video-adapters which support dual-monitor mode -- http://ecomstation.ru/hardware.php?action=category§ion=video * You can post bug-reports to tracker now: http://trac.ecomstation.ru/ (login: ecotrac, password: nhfrerth, click New ticket) 9. Books eCo Software support service should process more customers, we started the sellings of books: * Frequently asked questions. eComStation installation. (russian text) * Frequently asked questions. eComStation usage and optimization. (russian text) * (more books are "under construction") 10. DevCon eComStation is useful if there are useful well-designed applications. The developers should release 20-50 medium applications to enforce eComStation in 2008. To simplify the development of new applications eCo Software is going invest into the development of new PM-controls and templates. DevCon -- http://ecomstation.ru/developer 11. Additional information: * Welcome to eCo Software homepage -- http://ecomstation.ru/ecosoft/?action=orders * eCo Software runtimes -- http://ecomstation.ru/ecosoft/runtime.php * Full pricelist of eCo Software products -- http://ecomstation.ru/ecosoft/?action=pricelist * BETAZONE -- How to download ACPI, Panorama, eSchemes? -- http://ecomstation.ru/mensys.html * Previous eCo Software newsletter -- http://ecomstation.ru/commentnews.php?id=1439 -- For a choice in the future of personal computing, Join VOICE - http://www.os2voice.org [Moderator's note: All posts are sent without guarantee to the accuracy of the content. We try to verify details and URLs but this is an entirely volunteer run list, so 100% fact checking and the quality/useability of products announced here is impossible. If you respond to this post please remove the DESPAM from the poster's email addresses. 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