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OS/2 - eComStation News - August, 2006
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2005: August September October November December
Net: eCo Software newsletter, week 34 [ACPI, JFS, PM Downloader,
SW: RexxMail build 20060825.065956 released.
SW: eComStation Italian available
SW: ncftp port updated
SW: PHP updated to v5.1.5
Net: netlabs.org newsletter #16 [GenMac, Odin, WarpVision, GBM plugin,
SW: Lucide beta 3 available to eComStation customers
Event: Warpstock Europe 2006 update and looking for speakers.
SW: WarpIn version 1.0.11
| Net: eCo Software newsletter, week 34 [ACPI, JFS, PM Downloader, |
2006-08-24
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Eugene Gorbunoff
====================================
eComStation users and developers are working like one large corporation. To
achieve common success everyone should work well on their own place and
demand the same from "neighbouring" users and developers.
The July and August were dedicated to development of drivers and WPS
applications. Many utilities were updated.
1) Updated ACPI drivers
* Notes for ACPI testers:
** (Temporary restriction): If ACPI driver was working fine for some
monthes but doesn't boot anymore than you should remove dust from your PC
(the problem happens because of high load on CPU when ACPI starts to work;
will be fixed in the future)
** Auxiliary drivers for ACPI users are separated to acpi-drivers.zip
(PSCOM.SYS, RESOURCE.SYS)
** Please, pay attention to new installation instructions.
* New ACPI snooper v.2.11 (requires ACPI.PSD 2.11) --
http://betazone.ecomstation.nl
** It allows start acpi from snooper
** Get ACPI table from file
** Change IRQ for PIC via ACPI link
** Remap IRQ for APIC
** You can run SATA harddisks on SMP machines in APIC mode, make modern
notebook to work stable with eComStation, etc.
* ACPI Manager is updated --
http://ecomstation.ru/projects/acpitools/?action=down (Download it if using
ACPI snooper)
* APM.ADD is updated -- http://betazone.ecomstation.nl (Power management
driver; requires ACPI.PSD 2.11), Sleep/resume is implemented (S3/S4 state)
but it's necessary make improvements in device drivers to support features
of new power management.
2) JFS news
* IBM released an update of JFS.IFS few weeks ago. Don't install it if
using JFS.IFS for eComStation.
* Join testing of ALVM - Logical volume manager compatible with LVM --
http://forum.ecomstation.ru/viewforum.php?f=26 * New JRescuer is released
- utility to save files from damaged JFS volume. It is able work with image
of volume now! -- http://ecomstation.ru/jrescuer
3) Internet utilities
* PM Downloader is updated, v0.9.6 - popular network retriever --
http://eros2.by.ru/pmdownloader_en.shtml
** Fixed - if download was continued from server which doesn't support
resume, size of file was detected incorrectly (one byte less).
** Italian NLS-file included.
* General Network Utilities are updated --
http://ecomstation.ru/projects/gnu/download/GNU-20060819.wpi (IntStat
utility allows count net TCP/IP traffic)
4) eSchemes update
* eSchemes v 1.28 is available (more stable version; editor is more
usable) -- http://betazone.ecomstation.nl
* Download more schemes -- http://ecomstation.ru/eschemes and read "How
to create schemes for eSchemes?" --
http://en.ecomstation.ru/showarticle.php?id=146
5) Multimedia applications
* T&V HappyPlayer is updated -- http://ecomstation.ru/happyplayer
6) eCo Software support service
* Hardware database contains more than 920 records now. Currently we are
gathering reports about input devices (touchscreens, keyboards, mouses) --
http://ecomstation.ru/hardware.php?action=category§ion=input
* Russian eCS FAQ is updated --
http://ru.ecomstation.ru/ecsfaq/faq.php?idc=16
7) Collaboration with other developers
* Dmitry Froloff updated USBCALLS library --
http://ecomstation.ru/projects/usbtools/?action=down
* Establishing contacts with developers of device drivers to make them
support new eComStation power management.
Welcome to eCo Software homepage -- http://ecomstation.ru/ecosoft
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| SW: RexxMail build 20060825.065956 released. |
2006-08-25
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Marcus de Geus
A new build of RexxMail is available from my web site:
<http://www.degeus.com/rexxmail/>
RexxMail is an object-oriented WPS e-mail client, written in REXX, which
uses the standard WPS user interface. It features an extensive range of
functions and options with full command-line access.
This release includes some minor error handler tweaking. That's all.
Best regards,
Marcus de Geus
--
marcusDESPAM@DESPAMdegeus.com
http://www.degeus.com
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| SW: eComStation Italian available |
2006-08-25
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Joachim Benjamins
== eComStation Italian available ==
Serenity Systems International proudly announces Italian National Language
Support (NLS) with the availability of eComStation 1.2R Italian.
Principal features of eComStation 1.2R include a new installation program
jointly developed with IBM, enhancements to the desktop environment,
additional Internet connection features, and improved device support.
The new installation program has powerful features which both existing and
new users will appreciate. These features make installation of eComStation
easier and more reliable. Updates to the User Interface, already the most
advanced in the industry, make device management easier, as well as
providing more facilities for managing the data and programs on the system.
For OS/2 users, eComStation 1.2R provides updated software, new features,
and continued access to fixes, drivers, and updates, lowering the overall
cost of acquisition to the user while providing support which cannot be
obtained from any other source.
More information and the full press-release can be found at
http://www.ecomstation.com/press
== About Serenity Systems International ==
Serenity Systems International (SSI) was founded in 1998 with a focus on
Computer Telephony Integration applications and server managed
workstations. SSI is an ISV and software OEM with principal offices in
Flower Mound, TX. Through its relationship with IBM, SSI publishes
eComStation, a complete commercial PC desktop which includes IBM's OS/2
technology. For more information please visit
http://www.serenity-systems.com.
Contact:
Bob St. John
888-299-6483
214-355-8478
BStJohnDESPAM@DESPAMserenity-systems.com
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| SW: ncftp port updated |
2006-08-25
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Paul Smedley
Hi All,
I've just updated my build of ncftp v3.1.9 to fix a problem where filesizes
> 2gb were displaying incorrectly during a directory listing or in the
download progress bar.
This was a purely cosmetic bug, that did not affect the actual download.
The updated ncftp, along with many other OS/2 ports can be found at
http://smedley.info/os2ports
As I've had a number of request from people who do not like using Paypal,
sponsorship units can now also be purchased from the Mensys online store at
http://www.mensys.net/os2ports
I'd also like to thank Mensys for providing space on there server to host
downloads!
Cheers,
Paul Smedley
Adelaide, Australia
26th August, 2006
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| SW: PHP updated to v5.1.5 |
2006-08-26
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Paul Smedley
I've just updated my build of PHP5 to v5.1.5
Changes in this version include:
- mysql modules now built against mysql 5.0.24 client
- postgres module now built against postgresql v8.1.4 client
- curl module now built against curl 7.15.5
- updated to php 5.1.5
The updated PHP, along with many other OS/2 ports can be found at
http://smedley.info/os2ports
As I've had a number of request from people who do not like using Paypal,
sponsorship units can now also be purchased from the Mensys online store at
http://www.mensys.net/os2ports
I'd also like to thank Mensys for providing space on there server to host
downloads!
Cheers,
Paul Smedley
Adelaide, Australia
26th August, 2006
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| Net: netlabs.org newsletter #16 [GenMac, Odin, WarpVision, GBM plugin, |
2006-08-28
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Netlabs.org Team
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:
21. - 27. August
* GenMAC News
o WPA encryption is working, but there are still some issues to
integrate it into the XWLAN widget
o A new version of GenMAC will be released real soon
o Complete posting:
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.org.netlabs.genmac.user/480
* Odin update
o Release version:
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/odin/Daily/odin32bin-20060825-release-xp.zip
o Debug version:
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/odin/Daily/odin32bin-20060825-debug-xp.zip
o Updates:
+ user32: Allows to override the default window coordinate calculation
by specifying fixed coordinates in ODIN.INI.
* WarpVision
o WMV3 and WMV9 native support is added to the GUI
* GBM plugin 1.20 for Lucide beta 2 or higher
o The source code and make files were changed to adapt to new Lucide
versions
o bldlevel information was added
o Download from hobbes:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=gbmos2plugins_lu120_moz120_bin
o Homepage of GBM: http://heikon.home.tlink.de/
14. - 20. August
* WarpVision
o Implementation of a new stream level for WarpVision GUI is started
o This is required for DVD Menu support
o A lot of coding and testing is needed, so this will take some time
before release.
* PSI Update Version 0.10-os2-b1
o There is a list of changes in the Readme-OS2.txt file.
o Download WPI: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/qt3/psi/psi_0-10-os2-b1.wpi
o Download ZIP: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/qt3/psi/psi_0-10-os2-b1.zip
o Requires Innotek runtime LIBC 0.6.1
+ ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.1-csd1.zip
o Report problems: http://svn.netlabs.org/qt3/ticket/25
* QT3 Update
o mention updates to QT3 library that were performed for PSI
* Everblue update
o http://svn.netlabs.org/everblue/timeline
* Odin update
o Release version:
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/odin/Daily/odin32bin-20060817-release-xp.zip
o Debug version:
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/odin/Daily/odin32bin-20060817-debug-xp.zip
o For information: http://odin.netlabs.org/ or
o Odin Netlab's Wiki page: http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Odin
o Odin mailing list archive:
http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.org.netlabs.odin.user
o Updates:
+ user32: Added BroadcastSystemMessageA and BroadcastSystemMessageW
+ kernel32: workaround for calling SetCurrentDirectory only with
driveletter. Windows changed not to the root.
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: news@netlabs.org
Greetings,
netlabs.org team
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| SW: Lucide beta 3 available to eComStation customers |
2006-08-29
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Joachim Benjamins
Serenity Systems International and netlabs.org today released beta 3 of
Lucide, a document viewer for eComStation designed as a replacement for
Acrobat Reader.
One goal of Lucide is to have a fast document viewer which is well
integrated in the eComStation WPS and supports features like drag and drop
and printing and which makes as easy as possible to work with PDF and other
files on eComStation.
This new release supports printing, among other updates:
Changes since the previous beta release:
- Added basic printing features, you may print documents as image or
as postscript on postscript-capable printers.
- Fixed scrolling problem introduced in beta2.
- Drawing fixes and improvements.
- Added 'Go to page' dialog, 'Save As...' menuitem works.
- Djvu plugin improvements, get rid of ddjvuapi.dll.
- Ability to compile plugins with gcc.
- Fixes for font substitution.
- NLS-files updates.
Note: Changed vendor & revision in WarpIN Package. You *have* to undelete
the old WarpIN Version first! Release number is 0.9.3.
All registered eComStation customers can download Lucide Beta 3 (as zip or
WarpIn file) from the the eComStation Betazone, after login at:
http://www.ecomstation.com/
If you find any bugs please report them to the Netlabs tracking system:
http://svn.netlabs.org/lucide/
If you want to provide some more plugins for Lucide you will find the
sample source code on this page as well. The package also contains all
GPLed parts of the source code.
Heiko Nitsche published 3rd party plugins for Lucide, based on GBM. They
are available from his homepage at: http://heikon.home.tlink.de/
Support for Lucide is available on the Lucide mailinglist, you will find
details at:
http://svn.netlabs.org/lucide/
Best regards,
Serenity Systems International
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| Event: Warpstock Europe 2006 update and looking for speakers. |
2006-08-29
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Roderick Klein
Warpstock Europe 2006 is getting closer!
This year it will be organized in the youth hostel of Cologne from the
17/19 of November.
The first overview of presentations will be put on the website shortly.
But more speakers are welcome to contact us! If you do so provide your
contact information, a short description about yourself and of course what
the presentation is about. Send this information to
infoDESPAM@DESPAMwarpstock.org.
Just like every year F&L book publishing company will be present with high
quality books. Also usergroups will be present. So if you have trouble
with your system or just questions you are more then welcome.
And is Warpstock Europe entrance expensive ? Its only 30 Euro's for 3 days.
You can sleep in the youth hostel, they have excellent rooms! The bar will
be open until midnight so you can have a drink and talk with each other.
For more information on Warpstock Europe 2006 visit www.warpstock.net
Roderick Klein and Thomas Klein
(Not related as family :-) )
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| SW: WarpIn version 1.0.11 |
2006-08-31
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
WarpIN general purpose installer for OS/2 has been updated to version 1.0.11.
Homepage: http://warpin.netlabs.org/
Netlabs download: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/warpin/warpin-1-0-11.exe
Hobbes Incoming: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/warpin-1-0-11.zip
Search: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=warpin-1-0-11
WarpIN Release History
======================
V1.0.11 (August 31, 2006)
-------------------------
Fixes:
-- Correct $(x) macros to remove trailing '\' when at root directory
level.
Bug 625 again.
-- Confirmation dialog boxes now have a tasklist entry. Bug 712.
-- Removing the last installed package caused a crash when changing
the View.
Bug 800.
-- Some Entryfields were not tall enough, resulting in text being cut
off making
it hard to read. Bug 727.
-- The "Verify integrity" function now checks file sizes as well as
dates/times.
Bug 798.
-- README tag fails to extract files with special characters in the name.
Bug 812.
-- The CLEARPROFILE function wasn't deleting the entire application
when a null key
was specified. Bug 833.
-- Fixed infinite loops in the macro resolver caused by packages being
mis-identified as BASE packages. Fixed the mis-identification due
to poor
package attribute parsing also. Bug 718.
-- Fixed error message missing from the install log when a fatal error
occurred.
-- Kill splash screen earlier in database mode to correct focus problem.
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