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sctvguy1
Mar 3, 2015, 9:54:37 PM3/3/15
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Running eCS 1.2R on a Linux VB, using a bridged adapter setting in VB.
What adapter should I install from eCS? I have the IBM Null adapter
presently, and it is not connecting.
What adapter should I install from eCS? I have the IBM Null adapter
presently, and it is not connecting.
Lars Erdmann
Mar 4, 2015, 1:34:06 AM3/4/15
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the same:
1) use "Intel PRO/1000 MT Server". The equivalent driver in OS/2 is
E1000.OS2 ("Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection").
If you use DHCP in your OS/2 guest and have problems with it (you do not
get assigned an IP address), then modify your \IBMCOM\PROTOCOL.INI file
and add the following to the [E1000_nif] section:
TRANSMITBUFFERS = 20
RECEIVEBUFFERS = 20
Note that you'll have to do this manually as these parameters are
undocumented and not offered though the E1000.NIF file. You'll also have
to redo this every time you let the network config tool change your
PROTOCOL.INI.
2) if that still fails, then use "PCnet-FAST III (Am79C973)".
The equivalent driver in OS/2 should be PCNTND.OS2 ("AMD PCNet Ethernet
Family Adapter"). Maybe you will have to pick "PCnet-PCI II (Am79C970A)"
in VirtualBox instead. In any case, the OS/2 driver will be the same.
Lars
philo
Mar 4, 2015, 4:55:11 AM3/4/15
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sctvguy1
Mar 4, 2015, 10:44:23 AM3/4/15
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Thank you very much! Your advice worked like a charm! I saved the
information for future use also. I am running Scientific Linux 6.6(RH
clone) and VB 4.3.4.24 for Linux.
sctvguy1
Mar 4, 2015, 10:46:29 AM3/4/15
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VB 4.3.4.24. I went into the MPTS setup on eCS 1.2, and the AMD adapter
was not listed. I know that the list was old. I have not even run OS/2
since 2008, when I switched over to Linux.
philo
Mar 4, 2015, 2:49:38 PM3/4/15
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I'm using Virtual Box 4.3.24 but I've updated it several times and all
worked ok on prior versions. I have the network setting as NAT
I just ran MPTS to confirm that I'm using the AMD adaptor...
You should also have in your configuration IBM Tcp/Ip
I also recall that when I was running ECS on real hardware that 3Com
worked fine though.
sctvguy1
Mar 4, 2015, 10:41:51 PM3/4/15
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On Wed, 04 Mar 2015 13:49:36 -0600, philo wrote:
>>> On my system I'm using the AMD adapter and it works
>>
>> What distro are you using as a host? I am using Scientific Linux 6.6
>> and VB 4.3.4.24. I went into the MPTS setup on eCS 1.2, and the AMD
>> adapter was not listed. I know that the list was old. I have not even
>> run OS/2 since 2008, when I switched over to Linux.
>>
>>
>
>
> My host is Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit
>
>
> I'm using Virtual Box 4.3.24 but I've updated it several times and all
> worked ok on prior versions. I have the network setting as NAT
>
>
>
> I just ran MPTS to confirm that I'm using the AMD adaptor...
>
> You should also have in your configuration IBM Tcp/Ip
>
>
> I also recall that when I was running ECS on real hardware that 3Com
> worked fine though.
I have mine as bridged on this Thinkpad T400 with Intel 5100 Wireless
>>> On my system I'm using the AMD adapter and it works
>>
>> What distro are you using as a host? I am using Scientific Linux 6.6
>> and VB 4.3.4.24. I went into the MPTS setup on eCS 1.2, and the AMD
>> adapter was not listed. I know that the list was old. I have not even
>> run OS/2 since 2008, when I switched over to Linux.
>>
>>
>
>
> My host is Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit
>
>
> I'm using Virtual Box 4.3.24 but I've updated it several times and all
> worked ok on prior versions. I have the network setting as NAT
>
>
>
> I just ran MPTS to confirm that I'm using the AMD adaptor...
>
> You should also have in your configuration IBM Tcp/Ip
>
>
> I also recall that when I was running ECS on real hardware that 3Com
> worked fine though.
card. I have IBM TCP/IP on the list as a protocol.
Last time I had OS/2 running in 2008 was on an IBM NetVista Pentium III,
512gig of ram, 20gig HDD, floppy drive, 3Com card, and everything just
"ran"!
philo
Mar 5, 2015, 1:49:54 PM3/5/15
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On 03/04/2015 09:41 PM, sctvguy1 wrote:
>
>>
>> I just ran MPTS to confirm that I'm using the AMD adaptor...
>>
>> You should also have in your configuration IBM Tcp/Ip
>>
>>
>> I also recall that when I was running ECS on real hardware that 3Com
>> worked fine though.
>
> I have mine as bridged on this Thinkpad T400 with Intel 5100 Wireless
> card. I have IBM TCP/IP on the list as a protocol.
> Last time I had OS/2 running in 2008 was on an IBM NetVista Pentium III,
> 512gig of ram, 20gig HDD, floppy drive, 3Com card, and everything just
> "ran"!
>
OS/2 has the best GUI I've ever seen.
>
>>
>> I just ran MPTS to confirm that I'm using the AMD adaptor...
>>
>> You should also have in your configuration IBM Tcp/Ip
>>
>>
>> I also recall that when I was running ECS on real hardware that 3Com
>> worked fine though.
>
> I have mine as bridged on this Thinkpad T400 with Intel 5100 Wireless
> card. I have IBM TCP/IP on the list as a protocol.
> Last time I had OS/2 running in 2008 was on an IBM NetVista Pentium III,
> 512gig of ram, 20gig HDD, floppy drive, 3Com card, and everything just
> "ran"!
>
The absolute best fonts ...smooth and clean actions and generally
polished. I mainly just use it for fooling around and have moved on to
Linux as my full time OS
Running Win10, Win8, XP and ECS on a Linux kernel 3.11 host
not like I'm a geek or anything
https://www.dropbox.com/s/20javyp8hzw2zkp/multi.jpg?dl=0
sctvguy1
Mar 5, 2015, 2:00:58 PM3/5/15
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On Thu, 05 Mar 2015 12:49:54 -0600, philo wrote:
> OS/2 has the best GUI I've ever seen.
>
> The absolute best fonts ...smooth and clean actions and generally
> polished. I mainly just use it for fooling around and have moved on to
> Linux as my full time OS
>
> Running Win10, Win8, XP and ECS on a Linux kernel 3.11 host
>
> not like I'm a geek or anything
>
>
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/20javyp8hzw2zkp/multi.jpg?dl=0
Great pics! I always preferred OS/2 Warp Connect over Warp 4. I had a
> OS/2 has the best GUI I've ever seen.
>
> The absolute best fonts ...smooth and clean actions and generally
> polished. I mainly just use it for fooling around and have moved on to
> Linux as my full time OS
>
> Running Win10, Win8, XP and ECS on a Linux kernel 3.11 host
>
> not like I'm a geek or anything
>
>
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/20javyp8hzw2zkp/multi.jpg?dl=0
Software Subscription and got all the way to CP 4.5 with all Fixpacks and
extras. I had one of the first eCS subscriptions and have all the way to
2.2. I have 1.2R installed in the virtualbox on Scientific Linux 6.6.
I have been thinking about saying "screw it" and just going back to Warp
Connect. I can get along with the browser, ProNews, email and a few
games. I am looking for an IBM, PS/2 or NetVista to go back to OS/2. I
have found that I do not need all this crap that is all over the Internet
now.
philo
Mar 5, 2015, 3:57:05 PM3/5/15
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Someone posted a way to import MPTS into Warp3 but it was exceedingly
complicated and I never saved the instructions
ECS however seemed to have better hardware support.
Eventually though as I got into photography and needed to use scanners
and printers I had to move to Windows and Linux.
ivan
Mar 5, 2015, 4:08:46 PM3/5/15
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On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 19:00:13 UTC, sctvguy1 <sctv...@invalid.net>
wrote:
Any particular reason for you to be looking for such ancient hardware?
We are an all OS/2 shop with most of our boxes being built around an
ASUS M4A78LT-M mother board, AMD Phenom 4 core processor, 4 GB RAM and
usually 2 SATA 1TB hard disks. The only thing we have to add is an
Intel 1Gb lan card because there are no drivers for the built in one.
Monitors are 22" to 28" 16 x 10 Hanns-g (1920 x 1200 16m) running WSeB
brought up to CP2 level.
Later in the year we will update the motherboards to a current model
while retaining disks and memory and, maybe CPUs, although I am
thinking of moving to 6 core units.
We have one box setup with removable disk caddies to allow us to use
other operating systems if necessary but we also run XP in VBox on the
OS/2 boxes for when clients send something that has to have windows to
open it.
ivan
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wrote:
We are an all OS/2 shop with most of our boxes being built around an
ASUS M4A78LT-M mother board, AMD Phenom 4 core processor, 4 GB RAM and
usually 2 SATA 1TB hard disks. The only thing we have to add is an
Intel 1Gb lan card because there are no drivers for the built in one.
Monitors are 22" to 28" 16 x 10 Hanns-g (1920 x 1200 16m) running WSeB
brought up to CP2 level.
Later in the year we will update the motherboards to a current model
while retaining disks and memory and, maybe CPUs, although I am
thinking of moving to 6 core units.
We have one box setup with removable disk caddies to allow us to use
other operating systems if necessary but we also run XP in VBox on the
OS/2 boxes for when clients send something that has to have windows to
open it.
ivan
--
sctvguy1
Mar 5, 2015, 7:08:16 PM3/5/15
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LiDE 35 that worked as well.
sctvguy1
Mar 5, 2015, 7:12:09 PM3/5/15
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On Thu, 05 Mar 2015 21:08:46 +0000, ivan wrote:
>> I have been thinking about saying "screw it" and just going back to
>> Warp Connect. I can get along with the browser, ProNews, email and a
>> few games. I am looking for an IBM, PS/2 or NetVista to go back to
>> OS/2. I have found that I do not need all this crap that is all over
>> the Internet now.
>
> Any particular reason for you to be looking for such ancient hardware?
> We are an all OS/2 shop with most of our boxes being built around an
> ASUS M4A78LT-M mother board, AMD Phenom 4 core processor, 4 GB RAM and
> usually 2 SATA 1TB hard disks. The only thing we have to add is an
> Intel 1Gb lan card because there are no drivers for the built in one.
> Monitors are 22" to 28" 16 x 10 Hanns-g (1920 x 1200 16m) running WSeB
> brought up to CP2 level.
>
> Later in the year we will update the motherboards to a current model
> while retaining disks and memory and, maybe CPUs, although I am thinking
> of moving to 6 core units.
>
> We have one box setup with removable disk caddies to allow us to use
> other operating systems if necessary but we also run XP in VBox on the
> OS/2 boxes for when clients send something that has to have windows to
> open it.
>
> ivan
Nostalgia, and the ability not to have to "force" Warp Connect on newer
>> I have been thinking about saying "screw it" and just going back to
>> Warp Connect. I can get along with the browser, ProNews, email and a
>> few games. I am looking for an IBM, PS/2 or NetVista to go back to
>> OS/2. I have found that I do not need all this crap that is all over
>> the Internet now.
>
> Any particular reason for you to be looking for such ancient hardware?
> We are an all OS/2 shop with most of our boxes being built around an
> ASUS M4A78LT-M mother board, AMD Phenom 4 core processor, 4 GB RAM and
> usually 2 SATA 1TB hard disks. The only thing we have to add is an
> Intel 1Gb lan card because there are no drivers for the built in one.
> Monitors are 22" to 28" 16 x 10 Hanns-g (1920 x 1200 16m) running WSeB
> brought up to CP2 level.
>
> Later in the year we will update the motherboards to a current model
> while retaining disks and memory and, maybe CPUs, although I am thinking
> of moving to 6 core units.
>
> We have one box setup with removable disk caddies to allow us to use
> other operating systems if necessary but we also run XP in VBox on the
> OS/2 boxes for when clients send something that has to have windows to
> open it.
>
> ivan
hardware, making it more difficult to install. A "real" IBM computer,
preferably a PIII or even something like a 9595 with 256/512 ram, a 4gig
HDD, a CD-ROM/DVD-ROM, a floppy drive and I am good to go! I am just
getting sick of all the crap on the Internet and just want to get back to
basics, OS/2 style. I have a great Brother HL-1440 printer that worked
great under OS/2, so that is solved.
Plus, I can use it to play old DOS/Win31 games!
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