Internet access with eCS2.0RC3

I have just successfully installed rc3 on my computer.  This is
the first of the 2.0 betas that I have been able to install.
I'm not sure if it's relevant, but it's also the first time I
have elected not to install the new ACPI.

However, with the new installation I have no internet connection.
I'm pretty sure it's related to this message I saw at bootup right
after the GenMac Wrapper installed:

NO HARDWARE DATA FOUND IN PROTOCOL.INI

I'm not sure if that's the precise wording, but it's close.  Does
anyone have any idea how to resolve this?

Helmut Renner wrote:
> Open MPTS, close it an save the "changes"
> 
> Greetings
>  Helmut
> 
> Dale Erwin schrieb:
>> I have just successfully installed rc3 on my computer.  This is
>> the first of the 2.0 betas that I have been able to install.
>> I'm not sure if it's relevant, but it's also the first time I
>> have elected not to install the new ACPI.
>>
>> However, with the new installation I have no internet connection.
>> I'm pretty sure it's related to this message I saw at bootup right
>> after the GenMac Wrapper installed:
>>
>> NO HARDWARE DATA FOUND IN PROTOCOL.INI
>>
>> I'm not sure if that's the precise wording, but it's close.  Does
>> anyone have any idea how to resolve this?
>>
>> Dale Erwin

That fixed it!  Thanks Helmut.

I am now posting this from my RC3 installation.  One thing though is
apparent:  it is going to take me quite a while to migrate everything
from my eCS 1.2 installation.  I just hope I can remember how to do a
lot of it.

Open MPTS, close it an save the "changes"

Greetings
  Helmut

Dale Erwin schrieb:
> I have just successfully installed rc3 on my computer.  This is
> the first of the 2.0 betas that I have been able to install.
> I'm not sure if it's relevant, but it's also the first time I
> have elected not to install the new ACPI.
> 
> However, with the new installation I have no internet connection.
> I'm pretty sure it's related to this message I saw at bootup right
> after the GenMac Wrapper installed:
> 
> NO HARDWARE DATA FOUND IN PROTOCOL.INI
> 
> I'm not sure if that's the precise wording, but it's close.  Does
> anyone have any idea how to resolve this?
> 

Dale Erwin wrote:
> I am now posting this from my RC3 installation.  One thing though is
> apparent:  it is going to take me quite a while to migrate everything
> from my eCS 1.2 installation.  I just hope I can remember how to do a
> lot of it.

Has anyone tried UniMaint?
"UniMaint is an OS/2 utility to backup and restore your desktop,"
They claim that it can backup and restore the desktop even to another 
system.  I haven't tried it myself.

I try to keep all my apps on a partition distinct from the OS so going 
from version to version usually only requires me to create the desktop 
objects.

Hi Ted

Ted Edwards wrote:
> Dale Erwin wrote:
>> I am now posting this from my RC3 installation.  One thing though is
>> apparent:  it is going to take me quite a while to migrate everything
>> from my eCS 1.2 installation.  I just hope I can remember how to do a
>> lot of it.
> 
> Has anyone tried UniMaint?
> "UniMaint is an OS/2 utility to backup and restore your
desktop,"
> They claim that it can backup and restore the desktop even to another 
> system.  I haven't tried it myself.
> 
> I try to keep all my apps on a partition distinct from the OS so going 
> from version to version usually only requires me to create the desktop 
> objects.
> 
> Ted



No, but the Object Packager in Object Desktop V2 does a fairly good job.

I use it to create a Backup of the Desktop, run a "clean" install, 
install any extra drivers required, update any eCS installed drivers 
that are not up to date, install Object Desktop + updates, Reboot and 
open the above Desktop Backup and drag all the required bits to the new 
Desktop - my Apps do not live on the boot drive which makes this fairly 
easy.

Vola! a Migrated system  :-)

The only thing the above process chokes on is the setup associations for 
PMView2000 V2.32 - and I seem to recall Lotus SM did not work using the 
above method.

Most Apps I have do work fine though, especially those that keep their 
configuration data either within the application directory tree or in 
the %HOME% directory - providing %HOME% is not on the boot drive.


Regards