ECS2.0 rc4 no real problems so far

All,
Feedback forms appear to be broken at on ECS/Mensys sites so will report 
here
I have installed RC4 to a clean partition and so far no real issues.

Machine is ACER ASPIRE 9300-5317
AMD Turion 64 x2
1 gb shared memory
Chipset NVIDIA 
video chipset NVidia geoforce go 6300

SMP kernel
ACPI and APM installed ACPI settings to be refined

Network interfaces
Atheros 500 g wireless driver genmac atheros ar5005g (168c:001a)
Nvidia mcp51 network interface driver NVidia mac driver from NickK 
(10de:0269)

Setup as per Doug Bisset's advice for 2 network interfaces with the 
addition of netbios for os2 to allow other workstations to show in network 
browser.(from Genmac-user news group)

No issues with drop out of data in file transfers so far.

Sound does not work yet but from RC3 install UNIAUDIO for this machine may 
need to use a back leveled version.

USB Resources does not recognise items plugged into ports, chipset 
compatabity issue I suspect. Mouse plugged in works but not shown as 
resource.

Setup was painless and once options set no added input was required. time 
to install was 15 minutes approx.

Panorama VESA used for video with the vain hope that the wide screen 
settings will work, ok so far but monitor inf's and settings are yet to be 
played with.

Apart from issues above I have no problems and I thank all at Serenity, 
Netlabs, Genmac group, Mensys and those unmentioned but dedicated 
developrs of programs for we users and  for their dedication and foresight 
to keep OS2/ECS active.

Looking forward to GA release.

Regards Peter Brede

Hi Peter

Peter Brede wrote:
> All,
> Feedback forms appear to be broken at on ECS/Mensys sites so will report 
> here
> I have installed RC4 to a clean partition and so far no real issues.
> 
> Machine is ACER ASPIRE 9300-5317
> AMD Turion 64 x2
> 1 gb shared memory
> Chipset NVIDIA video chipset NVidia geoforce go 6300
> 
> SMP kernel
> ACPI and APM installed ACPI settings to be refined
> 
> Network interfaces
> Atheros 500 g wireless driver genmac atheros ar5005g (168c:001a)
> Nvidia mcp51 network interface driver NVidia mac driver from NickK 
> (10de:0269)
> 
> Setup as per Doug Bisset's advice for 2 network interfaces with the 
> addition of netbios for os2 to allow other workstations to show in 
> network browser.(from Genmac-user news group)
> 
> No issues with drop out of data in file transfers so far.
> 
> Sound does not work yet but from RC3 install UNIAUDIO for this machine 
> may need to use a back leveled version.
> 
> USB Resources does not recognise items plugged into ports, chipset 
> compatabity issue I suspect. Mouse plugged in works but not shown as 
> resource.
> 


Run USBcfg and check your USB configuration. If it is not supplied with 
rc4it is available here  http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/system/usbcfgb7a.zip

Regards

Pete




> Setup was painless and once options set no added input was required. 
> time to install was 15 minutes approx.
> 
> Panorama VESA used for video with the vain hope that the wide screen 
> settings will work, ok so far but monitor inf's and settings are yet to 
> be played with.
> 
> Apart from issues above I have no problems and I thank all at Serenity, 
> Netlabs, Genmac group, Mensys and those unmentioned but dedicated 
> developrs of programs for we users and  for their dedication and 
> foresight to keep OS2/ECS active.
> 
> Looking forward to GA release.
> 
> Regards Peter Brede

Hi Pete

USBcfg did some nasty things to config.sys when I used it to change 
settings, the order was changed and all the device related usb entries 
were put at the end of the config and usbresmg.sys woud not load ulesss it 
was above the basedev entries.
Enabling /i13 switch locked up boot at basedev=os2lvm.dmd

All the usb system hardware components show up in usbcfg and if you run 
?:\ecs\bin\usb.cmd and pci.exe
According to PCI.EXE the chipset is NVIDIA mcp51 which is pci-express (PCI 
ID's are 10de:026e ehci and 10de:026d ohci)

Everything is there except the ability for the USB software and utilities 
to interact with the hardware at the system levels, that a usb mouse works 
is somewhat of a quandary.

Thanks for your input and I was looking for usbcfg as a next step in 
looking for the issues highlighted above.


Peter Brown wrote:

> Hi Peter
>> may need to use a back leveled version.
>> 
>> USB Resources does not recognise items plugged into ports, chipset 
>> compatabity issue I suspect. Mouse plugged in works but not shown as 
>> resource.
>> 


> Run USBcfg and check your USB configuration. If it is not supplied with 
> rc4it is available here 
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/system/usbcfgb7a.zip

> Regards

> Pete

Hi Peter

Peter Brede wrote:
> Hi Pete
> 
> USBcfg did some nasty things to config.sys when I used it to change 
> settings, the order was changed


If discussing USB entries USBcfg writes them in order - to my knowledge.


  and all the device related usb entries
> were put at the end of the config


Currently looking into "in place editing" of existing lines - new USB

lines would still get added to the end of the file though...


  and usbresmg.sys woud not load ulesss
> it was above the basedev entries.



I suspect something else wrong with your system as no-one else has 
reported a problem with the position of usbresmg.sys in the config.sys 
file after making changes with USBcfg.


> Enabling /i13 switch locked up boot at basedev=os2lvm.dmd
>


Do you need that switch? - are you booting from USB Floppy drive?


  > All the usb system hardware components show up in usbcfg and if you run
> ?:\ecs\bin\usb.cmd and pci.exe
> According to PCI.EXE the chipset is NVIDIA mcp51 which is pci-express 
> (PCI ID's are 10de:026e ehci and 10de:026d ohci)
> 
> Everything is there except the ability for the USB software and 
> utilities to interact with the hardware at the system levels, that a usb 
> mouse works is somewhat of a quandary.
>


Check the mainboard BIOS USB settings, Disable anything that says 
"Legacy" - that set Enabled would make your mouse work and could cause

problems for USB drivers - and make sure that USB1 and 2 support is Enabled.


Reards

Pete



> Thanks for your input and I was looking for usbcfg as a next step in 
> looking for the issues highlighted above.
> 
> 
> Peter Brown wrote:
> 
>> Hi Peter
>>> may need to use a back leveled version.
>>>
>>> USB Resources does not recognise items plugged into ports, chipset

>>> compatabity issue I suspect. Mouse plugged in works but not shown
as 
>>> resource.
>>>
> 
> 
>> Run USBcfg and check your USB configuration. If it is not supplied 
>> with rc4it is available here  
>> http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/system/usbcfgb7a.zip
> 
>> Regards
> 
>> Pete
> 

Hi Pete (getting confusing now)
Peter Brown wrote:

> Hi Peter

> Peter Brede wrote:
>> Hi Pete
>> 
>> USBcfg did some nasty things to config.sys when I used it to change 
>> settings, the order was changed


> If discussing USB entries USBcfg writes them in order - to my knowledge.
Yes buts shifts them to the last entries in config


> Currently looking into "in place editing" of existing lines - new
USB 
> lines would still get added to the end of the file though...
That would help a lot as in the fresh install all the entries are in the 
right places.


>   and usbresmg.sys would not load ulesss
>> it was above the basedev entries.
Lots of conjecture here but BASEDEV loads first after IFS and then DEVICE 
entries, according to memory of other NG posts.
Devices are listed first then basedevs, kernel says what order to load.
USBRESMG.sys is device and loads after basedevs


> I suspect something else wrong with your system as no-one else has 
> reported a problem with the position of usbresmg.sys in the config.sys 
> file after making changes with USBcfg.


>> Enabling /i13 switch locked up boot at basedev=os2lvm.dmd
Just tried it as thought there might be something to it.
Didn't work so advised and is filed in useless info pigeon hole.


> Do you need that switch? - are you booting from USB Floppy drive?


>   > All the usb system hardware components show up in usbcfg and if you
run
>> ?:ecsbinusb.cmd and pci.exe
>> According to PCI.EXE the chipset is NVIDIA mcp51 which is pci-express 
>> (PCI ID's are 10de:026e ehci and 10de:026d ohci)
>> 
>> Everything is there except the ability for the USB software and 
>> utilities to interact with the hardware at the system levels, that a
usb 
>> mouse works is somewhat of a quandary.
>>


> Check the mainboard BIOS USB settings, Disable anything that says 
> "Legacy" - that set Enabled would make your mouse work and could
cause 
> problems for USB drivers - and make sure that USB1 and 2 support is
Enabled.
Gunna love this.
ACER and Phoenix in their infinite wisdom have only allowed the user to 
set time and date, passwords and boot sequence priority.
No other BIOS settings are available to the user even in window$
BIOS upgrade kills acpi and back level had to achieved.

Next step is to swap whole machine with some one who has a motion that 
will be ECS compliant, bummer as this is an excellent physical 
configuration.

> Regards

> Peter