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SW: Subversion 1.4.4 released.
SW: InstPDR 2007_06_14 on eCS BetaZone
SW: Bootable JFS 20070612 on eCS BetaZone
Net: netlabs.org newsletter #37 [SVN & TRAC, DWS, eCUPS, FM/2, NewView,
SW: eComStation 2.0 RC1 available
Event: Monthly Melbourne OS/2 SIG Meeting
SW: 'oo' - a WPS commandline tool
SW: Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (Official) Has Been Released
SW: Samba server 3.0.25a
SW: SDL/2 v1.2.10 20070618
SW: Correction: SDL/2 v1.2.10 20070618
Net: Week of Multi core computers
Net: Net: e-ball Awards 2007
Net: eComStation Podcast at http://www.pofacs.de/
| SW: Subversion 1.4.4 released. |
2007-06-17
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Paul Smedley
Hi All,
As per the below announcment, an OS/2 & eComStation build of Subversion is
now available from http://os2ports.smedley.info
Enjoy!
Paul.
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Subversion 1.4.4 released.
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 00:35:30 +0200
From: David Anderson
I'm happy to announce Subversion 1.4.4, available from:
Release notes for the 1.4.x release series may be found at:
http://subversion.tigris.org/svn_1.4_releasenotes.html
You can find list of changes between 1.4.4 and earlier versions at:
http://svn.collab.net/repos/svn/tags/1.4.4/CHANGES
Questions, comments, and bug reports to
usersDESPAM@DESPAMsubversion.tigris.org.
Thanks,
- The Subversion Team
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| SW: InstPDR 2007_06_14 on eCS BetaZone |
2007-06-17
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
Alex Taylor has released InstPDR version: 2007_06_14 on the eCS Betazone
available to any registered eCS owner.
instpdr_20070614.zip 55 kb 16/06/2007 04:28 am
InstPDR is a GUI tool for installing new printer drivers. Includes a
graphical frontend for importing PPD files.
From the readme.1st:
"INSTPDR - Add Printer Drivers
Release 2007-08-14
InstPDR is a GUI utility for upgrading or importing new printer drivers.
WHAT IT DOES
1. Allows you to upgrade (or downgrade) the PSCRIPT, LASERJET, OMNI or
PLOTTERS PrinterPak drivers in the local repository of installable
printer drivers.
2. Allows you to imports PPD files to create new PostScript printer drivers
(basically providing an easy-to-use GUI for PIN, while helping to avoid
some of the associated pitfalls).
It also (re)creates the local repository in both cases if it doesn't exist."
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| SW: Bootable JFS 20070612 on eCS BetaZone |
2007-06-17
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
Eugene Gorbunoff has put an update to the bootable JFS on eCS BetaZone.
Available to those with access (via Software Subscription Services) to the
eComStation BetaZone: ( via logging in at http://www.mensys.nl )
boojfs-20070612.zip 976 kb 12/06/2007 12:12 pm
Bootable JFS; Update JFS.IFS, UJFS.DLL, *.EXE files; Whatsnew: 4OS2,
misc critical bugs; compatibility with Linux
Bootable JFS Whatsnew
20070612
* Several threads are creating files with equal names
* Fix 4os2 problem
* enable symbol "+" in EA
* add /G:gid /U:uid for compatible with Linux
12.06.2007
- Fix boot from >4Gb disk
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| Net: netlabs.org newsletter #37 [SVN & TRAC, DWS, eCUPS, FM/2, NewView, |
2007-06-18
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Netlabs.org
This is the latest edition of the bi-weekly netlabs.org newsletter. The
newsletter can be read on the web at the following URL:
http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Netlabs_bi_weekly_newsletter
News from netlabs.org:
11. June - 17. June
* SVN & TRAC at netlabs.org
o imported the sbliveos2 CVS repository to SVN and committed it to
http://svn.netlabs.org/uniaud/browser/sbliveos2
o imported the dwindows CVS repository to SVN for Mark Hessling (one of
the REXX masters) and committed it to http://svn.netlabs.org/dwindows
* DWS 2007
o More information about presentations added
o Schedule ready
o Another hotel is added
o Students can now also register online, please do so!
o See: http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Developers_Workshop_2007
* eCUPS
o Some updates
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/ecups/timeline
* FM/2
o Lots of updates
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/fm2/timeline
* kBuild
o A few updates
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/kbuild/timeline
* kLibC
o Release 0.63 is released!
o Many many updates again
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/libc/timeline
* NewView
o Updated as well
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/newview/timeline
* Samba
o New Samba 3.0.25a released
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/samba/timeline
* UniAud
o Good progress!
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/uniaud/timeline
* WarpVision
o Being worked on again!
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/wvgui/timeline
4. June - 10. June
* netlabs.org webmaster
o Adrian Gschwend is back from his Southeast-Asia trip and will try to
catch up with work @ netlabs.org as soon as possible :-)
* DWS 2007
o List of presentations for Developers Workshop 2007
+ The following presentations are already scheduled for this years
Developers Workshop, stay tuned for updates!
+ Introduction to NOM (Chris Wohlgemuth)
+ Utilizing Multi-Core Processors (Keith Merrington)
+ The Voyager Project: Where are we now? (Adrian Gschwend)
+ A freely programmable USB-Interface for eCS - Focussing on the
DLP-USB245M (Uwe Hinz)
+ How to create popular software products for eComStation (Eugene
Gorbunoff)
+ eComStation User Interface (Eugene Gorbunoff)
+ Managing Program Resources (Christian Langanke)
+ VirtualBox (Adrian Gschwend)
* FM/2
o Various fixes and updates
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/fm2/timeline
* kBuild
o Good progress again
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/kbuild/timeline
* kLibC
o Load of updates and corrections again
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/libc/timeline
* NewView
o Quite some fixes
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/newview/timeline
* UniAud
o Very good progress, although not always visible in a release yet. But
keep an eye on it!
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/uniaud/timeline
Developers Workshop 2007
* Amsterdam, here we come... don't miss it!
* July 7 and 8
* http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Developers_Workshop_2007
Netlabs.org relies on your support as well, we hire developers to have
better progress on projects. For sure this costs money so any sponsoring is
very welcome! You can support netlabs.org via netlabs.org sponsoring units:
http://www.mensys.net/NETLABS/
Thanks for your support!
We can be reached at: newsDESPAM@DESPAMnetlabs.org
Greetings,
netlabs.org team
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| SW: eComStation 2.0 RC1 available |
2007-06-18
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Joachim Benjamins
Serenity Systems International and Mensys BV are pleased to announce the
immediate availability of eComStation 2.0 RC1.
This release is available to customers with an active Software
Subscriptions Services subcription.
More details can be found at http://www.ecomstation.com/subscription/
== BACKUP ==
As always, the following applies:
!!! WHEN TESTING BETA SOFTWARE, ALWAYS BE SURE TO HAVE A TRIED AND TESTED
BACKUP OF YOUR SYSTEM !!!
** Disk Resizer GUI **
This beta has a custom DFSee engine that enables reliable RESIZING of FAT32
and NTFS filesystems to allow shrinking an existing Windows installation to
make room for eComStation on the same system.
The GUI to this tool has been updated and is now using a graphical
interface. To invoke it, please select 'Paritition Resizing Tool' from the
Installation Volume Manager which can be called during installation.
** GenMac support **
This package provides generic driver support for several network interface
cards under OS/2 and eComStation. Moreover, Genmac is enabled to support
WPA encryption with the Wireless LAN Monitor 3.x or better.
Genmac and the Wireless LAN monitor will be installed when the appropriate
hardware is detected by the installer. If it is not detected, you can
manually select the driver in the network installation dialog.
** Bootable JFS **
This release of eComStation contains the option to install the operating
system on a JFS volume. The advantage of doing this is that the amount of
diskcache is only limited by system memory (typically 10% of available
memory is assigned) This increased cache size gives a huge gain in overall
system performance.
To install onto a Bootable JFS volume, you will have to select 'JFS' as
filesystem type in the 'Format Volume' page of the installer.
** ACPI 2.22 **
ACPI support has been updated to the latest available version (2.22) which
results in varying successrate. For example, AMD Opteron multicore CPU is
now reported to be supported.
Installation of ACPI has been improved by the use of the ACPI Wizard,
which tries to determine system configuration and set parameters
accordingly. You can manually change them of course.
It will be run after regular installation has completed.
** multicore CPU support **
This beta supports the installation of eComStation on a MultiCore CPU
computer. This includes Intel Core Duo, Core2 Duo and AMD 64 X2.
To enable it, you can do so in the ACPI Wizard that is launched from the
Post Installation tasks at the end of the installation. Alternatively you
can start the ACPI Wizard at any time from the install/remove folder in the
Local System folder on the desktop.
** eComStation Virtual File System (Samba client support) **
Samba is a SMB/CIFS protocols file and print sharing server/client set
originally made for UNIX world to cooperate with corresponding Windows and
OS/2 servers or clients. eComStation has a native implementation of
SMB/CIFS server/client set - IBM LAN Manager and IBM Peer. These products
have not been recently updated and may have some compatibility issues with
modern Windows SMB/CIFS implementations.
Serenity Systems International has reached an agreement with Blueprint
Software Works for the inclusion of the 'eComStation Virtual File System'
driver which provides support for Samba Client. Currently a GUI to
configure it is lacking, but an example of how to mount a Samba resource is
available.
== REPORTING ==
To tell us your findings, please create a report at:
http://www.ecomstation.com/support/rc1report/
You are also welcome to join the TestTeam if you want to discuss this beta
and future developments. See http://ewiki.ecomstation.nl/TestTeam for more
details.
== SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES ==
Please note that although some subscriptions have expired by now, you are
not required to purchase a renewal to obtain the GA version of eComStation 2.0.
More details can be found at http://www.ecomstation.com/subscription/
Enjoy!
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| Event: Monthly Melbourne OS/2 SIG Meeting |
2007-06-19
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
From the Australian OS/2 Mailing list http://www.os2.org.au/list/
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.
The Monthly meeting of 'Melbourne PC Users Group OS/2 SIG'
Date: Tuesday, 26th June 2007
Time: 7:00PM - 9:30PM
Melbourne PC Users Group premises are located at :-
2nd floor, Chadstone Place (near Bi-Lo)
Chadstone Shopping Centre [ Melway 96 E4 ].
Victoria, Australia.
The entrance is on the Southern side of the Centre between the National
Bank and My Chemist. And another entrance for after hours access to the
lift from inside the shopping centre opposite the Bi-Lo store.
The Monthly Meeting of Melbourne OS/2 SIG is normally held the fourth
Tuesday of each month. EXCEPT December.
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To Subscribe/Unsubscribe go to http://www.os2.org.au/list/
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| SW: 'oo' - a WPS commandline tool |
2007-06-19
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Rich Walsh
I'm pleased to announce the release of 'oo', a WPS commandline tool.
You can use 'oo' at the commandline or in scripts to: open, locate, and
list WPS objects, assign setup strings, popup their menus, get info, even
"drop" files on program objects.
Beside being more powerful than REXX functions like SysSetObjectData, 'oo'
is also more versatile: it can accept the path to any kind of object, not
just files or folders (eg program objects, shadows, etc).
You can get 'oo' from:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=oo100.zip
or
http://e-vertise.com/misc/oo100.zip
'oo' is freeware and is released under the Mozilla Public license. Refer to
'oo.txt' for a comprehensive description of its features; run it without
any parameters for a concise help screen.
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| SW: Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (Official) Has Been Released |
2007-06-19
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Sander Nyman <2sanderDESPAM@DESPAMsbcglobal.net>
Michael Kaply has released Mozilla's Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (Official) for
OS/2. Thunderbird 2.x is Mozilla's next generation, state of the art,
full-featured email, RSS and newsgroup client. It is entirely OPEN SOURCE
and FREE! This release is mainly a security and stability update. It
contains 23 fixes, including 2 security fixes which are rated moderate. In
addition, Korean has been added to list of languages.
As was the case with Firefox, Thunderbird 2.x is an immense improvement
over it's 1.0 and 1.5 predecessors.
You can download it here:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/2.0.0.4/contrib/thunderbird-2.0.0.4.en-US.os2.zip
NOTE: In the unlikely event that you don't already have it, this release
requires the C runtime DLLs (libc-0.5.1) from Innotek. Version 0.5.1
includes an installer. Available here:
http://download.innotek.de/gccos2/runtime/libc-0.5.1.exe
IMPORTANT NOTE: To have both Firefox, & Thunderbird in use at the same
time (or ANY other Mozilla app) they *MUST* be at the SAME version level,
or a mismatched DLL will still be in memory when you attempt to start a
second Mozilla based program. The easiest way to get around this
limitation, and use DIFFERENT version levels of Firefox, Thunderbird, NVU,
Kompozer, etc., is with Rich Walsh's Run! utility. It is tiny, and VERY
easy to set up. To make life even easier, I recommend that you download &
use the Internet Application Integration utility from Chuck McKinnis, which
actually contains the Run! utility, and sets it up for you, along with
coordinating your web browser with your email client for "mailto" links,
etc. You can find it here:
http://www.7cities.net/%7Emckinnis/code/iai1050.exe
Or, if you'd rather do it yourself, here is the Run! utility:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/util/wps/run_060.zip
Thunderbird extensions (add-ons) that add additional functionality are
available here:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/browse/type:1
Thunderbird themes (skins) are available here:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/browse/type:2
A utility to migrate mail from PMMail to Thunderbird is available here:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/internet/mail/reader/pmm_tbird.zip
For more information on the Thunderbird e-mail and newsgroup client:
http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/
For a list of what's new in this release:
http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/releases/
Tips and tricks for Thunderbird can be found here:
http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/tips
If you have questions, or just want the latest, greatest tips for Firefox,
Thunderbird, & SeaMonkey, Steve Wendt's excellent "Tips For Warpzilla" page
can be found here:
http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/Warpzilla.html
And finally, if you still have questions, or just want to participate in a
Mozilla for OS/2 discussion forum, the Warpzilla newsgroup can be found here:
news://news.mozilla.org/mozilla.dev.ports.os2
Regards,
Sander Nyman
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| SW: Samba server 3.0.25a |
2007-06-20
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
"Samba is an Open Source/Free Software suite that has, since 1992, provided
file and print services to all manner of SMB/CIFS clients, including the
numerous versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems. Samba is freely
available under the GNU General Public License. "
The latest release of Samba server is available on the netlabs FTP server.
Source code is available from SVN by checking out with 'svn co
http://svn.netlabs.org/repos/samba/trunk/samba'
Homepage: http://svn.netlabs.org/samba
A rough set of instructions on configuring Samba can be found in the Wiki
at http://svn.netlabs.org/samba - if you have suggestions on how to improve
this documentation, please feel free to edit the wiki!
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/server/samba-3.0.25a-os2-20070612.zip
See the current readme at http://us1.samba.org/samba/ftp/README
Requires libc063 - ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/GCC-3.3.5-csd3.zip
[Moderator note: Make sure you only have one set of LIBC06*.DLLs in your
LIBPATH directories.]
SMB.CMD - Samba 3.0.xx starter for OS/2 and eCS (written in REXX)
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/contrib/smb_init-20070615.zip
Scripts to initialize and to delete groups
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/contrib/initgroups-20070615.zip
Report bugs using the TRAC system at http://svn.netlabs.org/samba
General feedback can be sent to paulDESPAM@DESPAMsmedley.info
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| SW: SDL/2 v1.2.10 20070618 |
2007-06-20
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
The Simple DirectMedia Layer version 1.2.10 OS/2 port has been uploaded to
Netlabs (06/18/2007).
http://sdl.netlabs.org/index.phtml
Binary
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/sdl/sdl-1.2.10-bin-20070618.zip
Source Code
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/sdl/sdl-1.2.10-src-20070618.zip
This is a cross-platform multimedia library designed to provide low level
access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and 2D video framebuffer. It is
used by MPEG playback software, emulators, and many popular games. The
SDL/2 package includes the following libraries: SDL 1.2.10, SDL_mixer
1.2.6, SDL_image 1.2.5, SDL_gfx 2.0.13, SDL_net 1.2.5, and SDL_ttf 2.0.7.
This package contains the latest SDL binaries and headers which can be used
to create or port an application to OS/2, which uses SDL.
"Please note that:
SDL uses the Scitech SNAP API to have video support, so the SDL apps will
require Scitech SNAP or Scitech Display Doctor in order to run."
Simple DirectMedia Layer Web Site
http://www.libsdl.org/
Url: http://sdl.netlabs.org
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| SW: Correction: SDL/2 v1.2.10 20070618 |
2007-06-21
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Doodle
Hi Mark!
Just a short note for the latest os2voice news item you've submitted:
The following note is not true anymore:
"Please note that:
SDL uses the Scitech SNAP API to have video support, so the SDL apps will
require Scitech SNAP or Scitech Display Doctor in order to run."
This new release adds support for DIVE, so if SDL/2 does not find SNAP
(actually, it looks for sddhelp.sys) then it falls back to DIVE. It's a bit
slower in DIVE mode and does not support fullscreen modes then, but at
least it runs, so people without SNAP can use VirtualBox and other
SDL-based tools from now on.
Thanks for making the announcements!
Doodle
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| Net: Week of Multi core computers |
2007-06-21
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Eugene Gorbunoff
The twenty fifth week of 2007 is dedicated to collection of info about
compatible/non-compatible SMP-computers (motherboards and notebooks).
Our database contains 330 records only --
http://ecomstation.ru/hardware.php?action=category§ion=brand
Major part of the models are not manufactured anymore. Post new reports
using the web-form -- http://ecomstation.ru/hardware.php?action=new
If you have posted reports in the past then check them again, add to
comments, which switches do you use with ACPI driver? Which parameters did
you changed in BIOS setup?
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| Net: Net: e-ball Awards 2007 |
2007-06-22
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Eugene Gorbunoff
We are confident that to stimulate the development of software, it's
necessary reward programs, not developers.
That's why we are going organize the "e-ball awards" together with
www.ecomstation.com site
Submit your nominations within following categories:
* Best eComStation Application
* Best WorkPlace Shell Application
* Best eComStation Utility
* Best eComStation Widget
* Best eComStation Driver
* Best eComStation Developer Tool
* Best eComStation Game
* Best eComStation Scientific Computing Solution
* Best eComStation Student Product
* Best Technical Article for eComStation Developers
Post your nominations to e-mail: eball at ecomstation dot ru
(Send the name of program, category, homepage, why is it best?)
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| Net: eComStation Podcast at http://www.pofacs.de/ |
2007-06-22
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Joachim Benjamins
Not having seen this posted before, I thought I'd notify you of the following:
For our German speaking public a podcast on eComStation can be found at
http://www.pofacs.de/
There is a contest to win an eComStation license, but it is almost expired..!
Enjoy,
Joachim Benjamins
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