CSD APAR KEYWORD COMPONENT ABSTRACT ------- ------- -------- --------- -------------------------------------- UR22624 IR79395 ABEND XMA2EMS PS/2 mod 50Z cannot use DOS 4.00 EMS UR22624 IR79403 INCORROUT APPEND APPEND /PATH:OFF not working properly UR22624 IR79404 WAIT IBMBIO INT 2FH for INT 67H causes hang UR22624 IR79405 INCORROUT SHELLC SHELL HELP index entries not alphabetic UR22624 IR79406 INCORROUT MODE MODE overwrites user's application UR22624 IR79407 INCORROUT SELECT Using CTRL/BREAK with SHELL can hang UR22624 IR79408 INCORROUT MODE MODE allows 19200 rate on PS/2 mod 25,30 UR22624 IR79409 MSGPANEL SHELLC SHIFT+F9= overlays F10= UR22624 IR79410 INCORROUT SHELLC Pull down menu in files gives wrong help UR22624 IR79411 INTEG IBMDOS BUFFERS=XX /X problem (BUFFERS to XMA) UR22624 IR79413 INCORROUT SHELLC SHELL place hdwr cursor with selection UR22624 IR79415 INCORROUT IBMDOS problem copying large files across NET UR22624 IR79416 MSG PRINT First time PRINT non-exist file msg UR22624 IR79417 INCORROUT SHELLC SHELL does not give error for / or \ UR22624 IR79423 MSG SELECT Listing of printers should be reordered UR22624 IR79425 ABEND XMA2EMS Hangs with Token Ring NET CARD in slot 0 UR22624 IR79426 ABEND SHELLC SHELL will not run after run Comp. BASIC UR22624 IR79427 MSG MODE MODE not handling trans. correctly UR22624 IR79428 MSG SHELLC SHELL not handling trans. correctly UR22624 IR79429 MSG SELECT SELECT correct defaults for keyboards UR22624 IR79430 ABEND SELECT SELECT/SHELL translated too big for 256K UR22624 IR79459 * INCORROUT SHELL PS/2 mod 30 with 8512 error color change UR22624 IR79460 UNPRED XMA2EMS Unpredictable results using DMA to EMS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PTF Identifier ....... UR22624 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 AVAIL. AS CORRECTIVE SVC. - - - - PTF UR22803 IP PAGE FULL Environment: 400 Component .......... 560119301 Date Available ...... 88/09/08 Release .................. 400 PTF Status ........ CLOSED COR Superseded by PTF .... Volume identifier ....... 1301 PE APAR LIST: MODULES/MACROS: XMA2EMS APPEND IBMBIO SHELLC MODE SELECT IBMDOS IFSFUNC PRINT KEYBOARD SHELL APPLICABLE RELEASE: AR400 ENVIRONMENT: DOS APARS FIXED: IR79395 IR79403 IR79404 IR79405 IR79406 IR79407 IR79408 IR79409 IR79410 IR79411 IR79413 IR79415 IR79416 IR79417 IR79423 IR79425 IR79426 IR79427 IR79428 IR79429 IR79430 IR79459 IR79460 SUPERSEDES: PRE-REQS/CO-REQS: COMMENTS: APPLICABLE LEVEL: 400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79395 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 PS/2 MOD 50Z WITH 2MB ON PLANAR CANNOT USE DOS 4.00 EMS Reported Symptom AB ABEND Status ........... CLOSED PER Severity ................... 2 Date Closed ......... 88/08/05 Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ 999 Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: PTF List: UR22624 For Rel: 400 Avail: 88/09/08 (1301 ) ERROR DESCRIPTION: A PS/2 MODEL 50Z WITH A 2MB SIP ON THE PLANAR CANNOT USE EMS. THE ERROR RETURNED FROM CONFIG.SYS IS EXPANDED MEMORY NOT AVAILABLE . THIS ERROR DOES NOT OCCUR IF A 1MB SIP IS INSTALLED ON THE PLANAR. LOCAL FIX: PROBLEM SUMMARY: XMA2EMS DID NOT SUPPORT 2MB ON THE PLANAR. PROBLEM CONCLUSION: XMA2EMS HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO SUPPORT 2MB PLANAR. PTF UR22624 TEMPORARY FIX: COMMENTS: MODULES/MACROS: XMA2EMS PS25060 EMSINIT SRLS: NONE RTN CODES: CIRCUMVENTION: MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Apar Identifier ...... IR79403 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 DOS 4.00 APPEND /PATH:OFF NOT WORKING PROPERLY Reported Symptom IN INCORROUT Status ........... CLOSED PER Severity ................... 3 Date Closed ......... 88/08/05 Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ 999 Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: PTF List: UR22624 For Rel: 400 Avail: 88/09/08 (1301 ) ERROR DESCRIPTION: IF APPEND IS SET SO THAT ITS PATH IS OFF AND SEARCH & PROCESS IS ON: APPEND /PATH:OFF /X:ON PATH IS NULL: PATH=: THEN A PROGRAM IN THE APPEND STRING OF DIRECTORIES IS NOT FOUND. LOCAL FIX: PROBLEM SUMMARY: /PATH AND /X ARE TWO DISTINCT AND SEPARATE THIN GS. PROBLEM CONCLUSION: CODE CORRECTED. TEMPORARY FIX: COMMENTS: MODULES/MACROS: APPEND SRLS: NONE RTN CODES: CIRCUMVENTION: MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79404 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 DOS 4.00 INT 2FH FOR INT 67H HOOK CAUSES HANG Reported Symptom UN WAIT Status ........... CLOSED PER Severity ................... 2 Date Closed ......... 88/08/05 Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ 999 Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: PTF List: UR22624 For Rel: 400 Avail: 88/09/08 (1301 ) ERROR DESCRIPTION: WHEN THE FOLLOWING CONFIG.SYS IS INVOKED THE SYSTEM WILL HANG: DEVICE=XMA2EMS.SYS FRAME=C000 BUFFERS=15,4 /X LOCAL FIX: PROBLEM SUMMARY: WHEN BUFFERS TELLS THE INT 2FH INTERFACE THAT IT IS A FFH PAGE USER, EVEN THOUGH A LOGICAL FFH IS NOT AVAILABLE, INT 2FH RETURNS A BOGUS PAGE. BUFFERS BELIEVES EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT AND PROCEEDS IN EMS MEMORY. PROBLEM CONCLUSION: A MODIFICATION TO LOGIC THAT CHECKS THE ARRAY FOR THE PRESENCE OF A PAGE FOR BUFFERS. PTF UR22624 TEMPORARY FIX: COMMENTS: MODULES/MACROS: SYSCONF SRLS: NONE RTN CODES: CIRCUMVENTION: MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79405 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 DOS 4.00 SHELL HELP HAS SOME INDEX ENTRIES NOT ALPHABETIZED Reported Symptom IN INCORROUT Status ........... CLOSED PER Severity ................... 3 Date Closed ......... 88/08/05 Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ 999 Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: PTF List: UR22624 For Rel: 400 Avail: 88/09/08 (1301 ) ERROR DESCRIPTION: FOUR ENTRIES IN THE SHELL HELP INDEX ARE NOT ALPHABETIZED: MULTIPLE FILE LIST SINGLE FILE LIST SYSTEM FILE LIST ARRANGE HELP LOCAL FIX: PROBLEM SUMMARY: ENTRIES REWORDED BUT NOT RE-ALPHABETIZED. PROBLEM CONCLUSION: RE-ALPHABETIZED. PTF UR22624 TEMPORARY FIX: COMMENTS: MODULES/MACROS: USAINC SRLS: NONE RTN CODES: CIRCUMVENTION: MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79406 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 DOS 4.00 MODE OVERWRITES USER S APPLICATION Reported Symptom UN INCORROUT Status ........... CLOSED PER Severity ................... 2 Date Closed ......... 88/08/05 Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ 999 Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: PTF List: UR22624 For Rel: 400 Avail: 88/09/08 (1301 ) ERROR DESCRIPTION: MODE ASSUMES DS SEGMENT, WHEN DS IS STILL SET TO THE USER S DS V ALUE. USER S APPLICATION IS OVERWRITTEN. LOCAL FIX: PROBLEM SUMMARY: INTERNAL VARIABLE RETRY FLAG DID NOT HAVE A CORRECT CODE SEGMENT OVERRIDE FOR THE ASSUME STATEMENT THAT PRECEDED IT. PROBLEM CONCLUSION: A CS: OVERRIDE WAS INCLUDED SO THE VARIABLE WAS STORED ADN RETRIEVED CORRECTLY IN THE MODE RESIDENT SEGMENT. PTF UR22624 TEMPORARY FIX: COMMENTS: MODULES/MACROS: RESCODE SRLS: NONE RTN CODES: CIRCUMVENTION: MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79407 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 DOS 4.00 USING CTRL/BREAK WITH THE SHELL CAN HANG THE SYSTEM Reported Symptom UN INCORROUT Status ........... CLOSED PER Severity ................... 2 Date Closed ......... 88/08/05 Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ 999 Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: PTF List: UR22624 For Rel: 400 Avail: 88/09/08 (1301 ) ERROR DESCRIPTION: CTRL/BREAK CAN HANG THE SYSTEM UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 1. BRING UP THE SHELL 2. GO TO THE COMMAND LINE AND TURN BREAK ON 3. RETURN TO THE SHELL AND PRESS CTRL/BREAK. ALSO RUNNING A PROGRAM OR BATCH FILE THAT TURNS BREAK ON WILL GI VE THE SAME RESULTS. LOCAL FIX: PROBLEM SUMMARY: DOSSHELL.BAT SHOULD CONTAIN BREAK=OFF PROBLEM CONCLUSION: ADD @BREAK=OFF AFTER :COMMON STATEMENT IN DOSSHELL.BAT. PTF UR22624 TEMPORARY FIX: COMMENTS: MODULES/MACROS: SELECT0 GENCOMS SRLS: NONE RTN CODES: CIRCUMVENTION: MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79408 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 DOS 4.00 MODE ALLOWS RATE OF 19200 TO BE SET ON PS/2 MOD 25,30 Reported Symptom IN INCORROUT Status ........... CLOSED PER Severity ................... 4 Date Closed ......... 88/08/05 Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ 999 Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: PTF List: UR22624 For Rel: 400 Avail: 88/09/08 (1301 ) ERROR DESCRIPTION: MODE ALLOWS PS/2 MOD 25 AND MOD 30 MACHINES, WITH MAXIMUM 9600 RATE, TO BE SET TO RATE OF 19200. LOCAL FIX: PROBLEM SUMMARY: MODEL BYTE OF PS/2 MOD 25 AND MOD 30 SAME AS MODEL BYTE OF ANOTHER MACHINE THAT SUPPORTS 19200 RATE. PROBLEM CONCLUSION: USED CODING SEQUENCE THAT WILL DISTINQUISH 808X-BASED MACHINES. PTF UR22624 TEMPORARY FIX: COMMENTS: MODULES/MACROS: MODEPARS SRLS: NONE RTN CODES: CIRCUMVENTION: MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79409 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 DOS 4.00 SHIFT+F9=COMMAND PROMPT OVERLAYS F10=ACTIONS Reported Symptom MS MSGPANEL Status ........... CLOSED PER Severity ................... 3 Date Closed ......... 88/08/05 Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ 999 Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: PTF List: UR22624 For Rel: 400 Avail: 88/09/08 (1301 ) ERROR DESCRIPTION: THE SHIFT+F9=COMMAND PROMPT ON THE LAST LINE OF THE SHELL PANELS OVERLAYS PART OF THE F10=ACTIONS ON THE SAME LINE. LOCAL FIX: PROBLEM SUMMARY: THE PANEL TO DISPLAY SHIFT+F9 HAS TO BE MADE RELATIVE TO THE F10 PANEL. IT IS CURRENTLY IN STATIC POSITION 15. PROBLEM CONCLUSION: EQUATE FOR LOCATION OF SHIFT+F9 PANEL MADE RELATIVE TO F10 ENDING POSITION. PTF UR22624 TEMPORARY FIX: COMMENTS: MODULES/MACROS: SHELLDA SRLS: NONE RTN CODES: CIRCUMVENTION: MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79410 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 DOS 4.00 PULL DOWN MENU IN FIELS GIVES WRONG HELP TEXT BACKWARDS Reported Symptom IN INCORROUT Status ........... CLOSED PER Severity ................... 3 Date Closed ......... 88/08/05 Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ 999 Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: PTF List: UR22624 For Rel: 400 Avail: 88/09/08 (1301 ) ERROR DESCRIPTION: WHEN YOU ARE IN THE SHELL FIEL SYSTEM AND CHOOSE FILE, YOU GET A PULL DOWN PANEL TEXT STARTING WITH OPEN. IF YOU GO DIRECTLY TO THE BOTTOM LINE WITH THE ARROW UP KEY (WRAPPING AROUND) AND THE N LOOK AT THE HELP TEXT (F1) YOU DO NOT SEE THE CORRECT ONE. YOU SEE THE HELP FOR THE CHOICE ABOVE. THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN GOING UP, NOT STARTING FROM THE TOP. LOCAL FIX: PROBLEM SUMMARY: HELP TEXT NOT BEING CORRECTLY POINTED TO. PROBLEM CONCLUSION: CHANGED CODE TO SET THE CORRECT HELP TEXT FOR THE LAST ENTRY ON THE FILE PULLDOWN. PTF UR22624 TEMPORARY FIX: COMMENTS: MODULES/MACROS: SHELLRD SRLS: NONE RTN CODES: CIRCUMVENTION: MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79411 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 DOS 4.00 BUFFERS=XX /X PROBLEM (BUFFERS TO XMA) Reported Symptom UN INTEG Status ........... CLOSED PER Severity ................... 2 Date Closed ......... 88/08/05 Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ 999 Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: PTF List: UR22624 For Rel: 400 Avail: 88/09/08 (1301 ) ERROR DESCRIPTION: WHEN IN CONFIG.SYS YOU HAVE: BUFFERS=XX /X TO PUT IBMDOS FILE BUFFERS IN EXTENDED MEMORY, DATA MAY GET CORRU PTED BECAUSE DOS DOES NOT SAVE AND RESTORE XMA MAPPING FOR BUFFERS. LOCAL FIX: PROBLEM SUMMARY: DOS DOES NOT SAVE AND RESTORE XMA MAPPING FOR BUFFERS. PROBLEM CONCLUSION: RE-MAP EXTENDED MEMORY FOR EACH USE OF THE BUFFERS. MOVE THE VARIABLE FOR THIS TO IBMDOS SWAPPABLE DATA AREA. PTF UR22624 TEMPORARY FIX: COMMENTS: MODULES/MACROS: DISP MKNODE MSTABLE MSDATA SRLS: NONE RTN CODES: CIRCUMVENTION: MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79413 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 DOS 4.00 SHELL PLACE THE HARDWARE CURSOR IN THE ACTION BAR. Reported Symptom IN INCORROUT Status ........... CLOSED PER Severity ................... 3 Date Closed ......... 88/08/05 Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ 999 Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: PTF List: UR22624 For Rel: 400 Avail: 88/09/08 (1301 ) ERROR DESCRIPTION: IN THE SHELL, THE HARDWARE CURSOR SHOULD BE PLACED WITHIN THE CURRENT ACTION BAR. LOCAL FIX: PROBLEM SUMMARY: HARDWARE CURSOR IS NOT KEPT WITH SELECTION CURSOR. PROBLEM CONCLUSION: SUPPORT ADDED TO ALLOW THE HARDWARE CURSOR TO FOLLOW THE SELECTION CURSOR. PTF UR22624 TEMPORARY FIX: COMMENTS: MODULES/MACROS: SHELLRD SRLS: NONE RTN CODES: CIRCUMVENTION: MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79415 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 DOS 4.00 PROBLEM WITH COPYING LARGE FILES ACROSS NETWORK USING SHELL Reported Symptom IN INCORROUT Status ........... CLOSED PER Severity ................... 3 Date Closed ......... 88/08/05 Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ 999 Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: PTF List: UR22624 For Rel: 400 Avail: 88/09/08 (1301 ) ERROR DESCRIPTION: WHEN YOU ARE RUNNING THE SHELL AND COPY A LARGE FILE THAT ALREADY EXISTS ON A NETWORK DRIVE, YOU GET A GENERAL ERROR MESSAGE. HOWEVER IF YOU SWITCH TO THE COMMAND LINE YOU CAN COPY THE FILE. LOCAL FIX: PROBLEM SUMMARY: PROBLEM IN FAT ALLOCATION ROUTINE. PROBLEM CONCLUSION: CORRECTED FAT ALLOCATION ROUTINE. PTF UR22624 TEMPORARY FIX: COMMENTS: MODULES/MACROS: ROM SRLS: NONE RTN CODES: CIRCUMVENTION: MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79416 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 DOS 4.00 FIRST TIME PRINT WITH NON-EXIST FILE GARBLED MESSAGE APPEARS. Reported Symptom UN MSG Status ........... CLOSED PER Severity ................... 3 Date Closed ......... 88/08/05 Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ 999 Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: PTF List: UR22624 For Rel: 400 Avail: 88/09/08 (1301 ) ERROR DESCRIPTION: IF PRINT NONEXIST.FIL IS TYPED TO LOAD PRINT FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THE FILE DOES NOT EXIST, INSTEAD OF GETTING THE MESSAGE FILE NOT FOUND - X:\NONEXIST.FIL , YOU GET %$#*& - X:\ NONEXIST.FIL . %$#*& MAY BE ANY COMBINATION OF GARBAGE. LOCAL FIX: PROBLEM SUMMARY: FIRST TIME PRINT IS LOADED, TRANSIENT PART MOVED OUT TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE PRINT QUEUE AND PRINT BUFFER. TRANSIENT PORTION THAT IS MOVE OUT CONTAINS ALL OF THE MESSAGE CODE. MESSAGE CODE IS LINKED INTO PRINT AS NEAR SO AS TO ISOLATE IT FROM THE SEGMENT MOVE. MESSAGE RETRIEVER KEEPS TRACK OF OFFSET AND SEGMENT FOR EXTENDED AND PARSE ERRORS. PROBLEM CONCLUSION: CALL SYSLOADMSG A SECOND TIME, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE MOVE. PTF UR22624 TEMPORARY FIX: COMMENTS: MODULES/MACROS: PRINTT PRINT SRLS: NONE RTN CODES: CIRCUMVENTION: MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79417 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 DOS 4.00 SHELL DOES NOT GIVE ERROR MSG FOR / AND \ IN CREATE DIRECTORY FIELD. Reported Symptom IN INCORROUT Status ........... CLOSED PER Severity ................... 3 Date Closed ......... 88/08/05 Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ 999 Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: PTF List: UR22624 For Rel: 400 Avail: 88/09/08 (1301 ) ERROR DESCRIPTION: IF / OR \ IS ENCOUNTERED IN THE CREATE DIRECTORY FIELD, DISPLAY AN ERROR MESSAGE. LOCAL FIX: PROBLEM SUMMARY: BACKSLASHES NOT PARSED AS AN ERROR. PROBLEM CONCLUSION: BACKSLASHES PARSED AS ERROR AND ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED. PTF UR22624 TEMPORARY FIX: COMMENTS: MODULES/MACROS: SHELLC SRLS: NONE RTN CODES: CIRCUMVENTION: MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79423 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 DOS 4.00 LISTING OF PRINTERS ON SELECT MENU SHOULD BE RE-ORDERED Reported Symptom MS MSG Status ........... CLOSED PER Severity ................... 4 Date Closed ......... 88/08/05 Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ 999 Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: PTF List: UR22624 For Rel: 400 Avail: 88/09/08 (1301 ) ERROR DESCRIPTION: THE 5204 QUICKWRITER PRINTER (SERIAL) SHOULD BE AFTER THE PARALLEL ENTRY IN THE SELECTION LIST OF THE PRINTER MENU. OTHER PRINTERS ARE LISTED WITH PARALLEL FIRST. ALSO PUT ALL PRINTERS IN NUMERICAL ORDER. LOCAL FIX: PROBLEM SUMMARY: LISTING OF THE PRINTERS NOT CONSISTENT WITH EACH OTHER. PARALLEL PRINTERS SHOULD COME BEFORE SERIAL PRINTER PROBLEM CONCLUSION: PRINTERS REARRANGED INTO TWO GROUPS IN ASCENDING NUMERICAL ORDER IN EACH GROUP. TEMPORARY FIX: COMMENTS: MODULES/MACROS: USA.PRT SRLS: NONE RTN CODES: CIRCUMVENTION: MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79425 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 DOS 4.00 HANGS WITH TOKEN RING NETWORK CARD IN SLOT 0 Reported Symptom AB ABEND Status ........... CLOSED PER Severity ................... 2 Date Closed ......... 88/08/05 Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ 999 Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: PTF List: UR22624 For Rel: 400 Avail: 88/09/08 (1301 ) ERROR DESCRIPTION: WHEN XMA2EMS IS LOADED WITH AN IBM 2MB EXPANDED MEMORY ADAPTER/ IBM PS/2 80286 EXPANDED MEMORY ADAPTER/A/IBM PS/2 80286 MEMORY EXPANSION OPTION IN SLOT 4 AND A TOKEN RING NETWORK CARD IN SLOT 0, THE SYSTEM HANGS. LOCAL FIX: PROBLEM SUMMARY: XMA2EMS ACCESSED PAST THE LAST VALID SLOT DESCRIPTOR ENTRY IN THE TABLE THAT DEINES EACH SLOT. SINCE ALL ENTRIES ARE INITIALIZED TO 0, XMA2EMS ATTEMTPED TO ACCESS SLOT 0 WHEN A CARD OTHER THAN THE CORRECT MEMORY ADAPTER CARD IS ADDRESSED, PROBLEMS CAN ARISE. PROBLEM CONCLUSION: MODIFY XMA2EMS TO NOT ACCESS TABLE ENTRIES BEYOND THE LAST VALID ENTRY FOR SLOT INFORMATION. PTF UR22624 TEMPORARY FIX: COMMENTS: MODULES/MACROS: XMA2EMS PS25060 SRLS: NONE RTN CODES: CIRCUMVENTION: MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79426 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 DOS 4.00 SHELL WILL NOT RUN AFTER RUNNING A COMPILED BASIC PROGRAM Reported Symptom AB ABEND Status ........... CLOSED PER Severity ................... 2 Date Closed ......... 88/08/04 Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ 999 Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: PTF List: UR22624 For Rel: 400 Avail: 88/09/08 (1301 ) ERROR DESCRIPTION: AFTER RUNNING ANY COMPILED BASIC PROGRAMS, THE SHELL CANNOT BE B ROUGHT UP. THE SYSTEM HANGS OR OTHER STRANGE THINGS OCCUR. LOCAL FIX: PROBLEM SUMMARY: AN INT 3 WAS INCLUDED IN THE SHELL CODE. COMPILED BASIC PROGRAMS DO NOT RESTORE INT 3 AFTER BEING RUN. THE INT3 IN THE SHELL WAS REMOVED. PROBLEM CONCLUSION: THE INT3 IN THE SHELL CODE WAS REMOVED. TEMPORARY FIX: COMMENTS: MODULES/MACROS: SHELLRD INC SRLS: NONE RTN CODES: CIRCUMVENTION: MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79427 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 DOS 4.00 MODE NOT HANDLING TRANSLATIONS CORRECTLY Reported Symptom MS MSG Status ........... CLOSED PER Severity ................... 3 Date Closed ......... 88/08/05 Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ 999 Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: PTF List: UR22624 For Rel: 400 Avail: 88/09/08 (1301 ) ERROR DESCRIPTION: MODE MESSAGES ARE BEING TRUNCATED WHEN TRANSLATED AND NOT HANDLING THE Y/N PROMPT CORRECTLY. LOCAL FIX: PROBLEM SUMMARY: MODE CHECKS FOR Y OR N . MAXIMUM FIELD LENGTHS NOT ALLOWING FOR TRANSLATIONS. PROBLEM CONCLUSION: USE INT21 CALL TO CHECK FOR Y/N RESPONSE. CORRECT MXIMUM FIELD LENGTHS FOR MESSAGE RETRIEVER. PTF UR22624 TEMPORARY FIX: COMMENTS: MODULES/MACROS: MODESCRN MODESUBS SRLS: NONE RTN CODES: CIRCUMVENTION: MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79428 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 DOS 4.00 SHELL NOT HANDLING TRANSLATED MESSAGES CORRECTLY Reported Symptom MS MSG Status ........... CLOSED PER Severity ................... 3 Date Closed ......... 88/08/05 Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ 999 Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: PTF List: UR22624 For Rel: 400 Avail: 88/09/08 (1301 ) ERROR DESCRIPTION: SOME MESSAGE AND PANELSTOO SMALL TO HANDLE TRANSLATED MESSAGES AND PANELS. LOCAL FIX: PROBLEM SUMMARY: FIELD LENGTH USED IN CODE NOT BIG ENOUGH TO HANDLE TRANSLATIONS. PROBLEM CONCLUSION: FIELD LENGTHS CHANGED. PTF UR22624 TEMPORARY FIX: COMMENTS: MODULES/MACROS: SHDOSDIS SHELLRD SRLS: NONE RTN CODES: CIRCUMVENTION: MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79429 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 DOS 4.00 SELECT MUST CORRECT DEFAULTS FOR COUNTRY KEYBOARD IDS Reported Symptom MS MSG Status ........... CLOSED PER Severity ................... 3 Date Closed ......... 88/08/05 Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ 999 Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: PTF List: UR22624 For Rel: 400 Avail: 88/09/08 (1301 ) ERROR DESCRIPTION: SELECT MUST CORRECT THE HIGHLIGHTED DEFAULTS FOR UK, FRANCE, AND ITALY FOR THE KEYBOARD IDS. LOCAL FIX: PROBLEM SUMMARY: DEFAULTS FOR COUNTRY KEYBOARD IDS INCORRECT. PROBLEM CONCLUSION: CHANGE THE DEFAULT INDEX FOR ALTERNATE KEYBOARDS. PTF UR22624 TEMPORARY FIX: COMMENTS: MODULES/MACROS: KDFNOW SELECT0 SELECT1 SELECT2 USAINF ROUTINES VAR GEN_COMS SRLS: NONE RTN CODES: CIRCUMVENTION: MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79430 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 DOS 4.00 SELECT/SHELL WHEN TRANSLATED TOO BIG FOR 256KB MACHINE Reported Symptom AB ABEND Status ........... CLOSED PER Severity ................... 2 Date Closed ......... 88/08/05 Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ 999 Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: PTF List: UR22624 For Rel: 400 Avail: 88/09/08 (1301 ) ERROR DESCRIPTION: WHEN TRANSLATED, THE SHELL AND SELECT WILL NOT RUN ON A 256KB MACHINE. GET MESSAGE SAYING NOT ENOUGH MEMORY OR PROGRAM TOO BIG TO FIT IN MEMORY. LOCAL FIX: PROBLEM SUMMARY: SIZE OF COMPONENTS INCREASED WITH TRANSLATION. PROBLEM CONCLUSION: SIZE REDUCED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IN SELECT AND SHELL. A SYSTEM FULLY CONFIGURED FOR NLS SUPPORT WILL REQUIRE 320KB MINIMUM. PTF UR22624 TEMPORARY FIX: COMMENTS: MODULES/MACROS: SELECT0 PCINPUT SRLS: NONE RTN CODES: CIRCUMVENTION: MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79459 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 DOS 4.00 PS/2 MOD 30 WITH 8512 GET ERROR SELECTING COLOR CHANGE PROGRAM FROM SHELL MAIN MENU Reported Symptom IN INCORROUT Status ........... CLOSED PER Severity ................... 3 Date Closed ......... 88/08/08 Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ 999 Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: PTF List: UR22624 For Rel: 400 Avail: 88/09/08 (1301 ) ERROR DESCRIPTION: USING THE PS/2 MOD 30 WITH AN 8512 ATTACHED, AN ERROR OCCURS WHEN SELECTING THE COLOR CHANGE PROGRAM FROM THE SHELL MAIN MENU. THE ERROR READS SHELL FUNCTION NOT ACTIVE AND WHEN HELP IS SELECTED THE TEXT READS OPTION NOT SPECIFIED IN THE DOSSHELL .BAT FILE. THE TEXT STATES TO ADD THE NECESSARY OPTION TO THE BAT ILE. THE /COLOR OPTION IS ALREADY IN THE BAT FILE. LOCAL FIX: PROBLEM SUMMARY: ON THE PS/2 MOD 25 AND MOD 30 THE DOS 4.0 SHELL DEFAULTS TO GRAPHICS MODE ON THE COLOR DISPLAYS SO THAT GRAPHICS AND THE SCROLL BAR CAN BE USED. ON THESE MODELS, GRAPHICS MODE PUTS THE COLOR DISPLAY IN BLACK/WHITE. PROBLEM CONCLUSION: TO USE COLOR IN THIS SITUATION, ADD THE STARTUP OPTION /TEXT IN THE DOSSHELL.BAT FILE. HELP HAS BEEN ADDED TO INDICATE THIS. PTF UR22624 TEMPORARY FIX: COMMENTS: MODULES/MACROS: SHELLHLP SHELLMEU SRLS: NONE RTN CODES: CIRCUMVENTION: MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79460 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 DOS 4.00 UPREDICTABLE RESULTS WHEN USING DMA TO NON-CONTIGUOUS EMS PAGES Reported Symptom UN UNPRED Status ........... CLOSED PER Severity ................... 3 Date Closed ......... 88/08/08 Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ 999 Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: PTF List: UR22624 For Rel: 400 Avail: 88/09/08 (1301 ) ERROR DESCRIPTION: APPLICATION USING DMA TO EMS PAGES HAS UNPREDICTABLE RESULTS OCCURRING. LOCAL FIX: PROBLEM SUMMARY: APPLICATION USES DMA TO EMS PAGES. THE DMA REQUEST CROSSES 16KB BOUNDARY AND THE EMS PAGES ARE NOT CONTIGUOUS. IN THIS SITUATION THE APPLICATION WILL LOSE DATA AND CAN CAUSE UPREDICTABLE RESULTS. PROBLEM CONCLUSION: THIS SITUATION IS A RESTRICTION IN DOS 4.00. TO LESSEN THE OCCURENCE OF THE PROBLEM, THE LINKED LIST FOR EMS PAGES WAS CHANGED TO AN ASCENDING LINKED LIST, INSTEAD OF A DESCENDING LINKED LIST. PTF UR22624 TEMPORARY FIX: COMMENTS: MODULES/MACROS: EMSINIT SRLS: NONE RTN CODES: CIRCUMVENTION: MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: ======================================================================== Apar Identifier ...... IR79306 Last Changed ........ 88/08/03 INT 19H DOES NOT REBOOT CORRECTLY Reported Symptom IN INCORR Status ........... OPEN Severity ................... 3 Date Closed ......... Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: ERROR DESCRIPTION: DOS 4.00 - INT 19H DOES NOT REBOOT SYSTEM. AFTER SELECTING DRIVE AND RESETTING THE PRINTER, THE SYSTEM STOPS WITH NO DRIVE INDICATORS ON AND ONLY A CURSOR ON THE SCREEN. NO COMMANDS CAN BE ENTERED, HOWEVER CTRL-ALT-DEL DOES FUNCTION. MACHINE TYPE IS PS/2 MOD 80. IT WORKS CORRECTLY UNDER DOS 3.30. LOCAL FIX: TEMPORARY FIX: COMMENTS: MODULES/MACROS: USA.PRT SRLS: NONE RTN CODES: CIRCUMVENTION: MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79568 Last Changed ........ 88/08/17 DOCUMENTATION DISCREPANCIES IN DOS 4.00 COMMAND REFERENCE Reported Symptom DD DOC Status ........... OPEN Severity ................... 4 Date Closed ......... Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: ERROR DESCRIPTION: THE FOLLOWING ARE DOCUMENTATION DISCREPANCIES/ERRORS FOUND IN THE DOS 4.00 COMMAND REFERENCE: PG1...SUMMARY OF CHANGES: STATES 5 NEW COMMANDS, ACTUALLY 6. PG36..RESET MODE (RM): ESC(=L AND ESC(=0L: IS THE L AN I OR AN L. (LOWER CASE L IS DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH FROM A 1) PG42..BOTTOM OF PAGE (LAST SYNTAX DIAGRAM): INDICATES THAT THE SEMI-COLON IS OPTIONAL TO CANCEL PATH - IT IS NOT. PG52..EXAMPLE 3 S SECOND EXAMPLE: ACCORDING TO SYNTAX DIAGRAM, THIS IS INCORRECT. PG53..BACKUP SYNTAX DIAGRAM STATES FILENAME IS REQUIRED. THIS CONFLICTS WITH THE EXAMPLES ON PG56&57 WHICH HAVE NO FILENAME. PG109.DISKCOMP, UNDER PARAMETER /8: ..CONTAINS 9 OR 15 SECTORS SHOULD READ ..CONTAINS 9, 15 OR 18 SECTORS PG121.DISPLAY.SYS, ADAPTER TABLE: UNDER IBM PERSONAL SYSTEM/2 THERE IS NO MOD 70 INCLUDED. PG91..COUNTRY, PARAMETER MMM: THERE IS NO LISTING OF SIMILAR COUNTRIES DATE/TIME FORMATS TO SELECT A SIMILAR COUNTRY, AS IT RECOMMEND YOU DO IF YOUR COUNTRY ISN T LISTED. PG147.FORMAT, PARAMETER /B: ...9 OR 15 SECTORS.. SHOULD READ ...9, 15 OR 18 SECTORS... PG150.FORMAT, THIRD BULLET: ..COMMAND REQUIRES A VOLUME LABEL SHOULD READ ..COMMAND REQUESTS A VOLUME LABEL. PG154.FORMAT, EXAMPLE 3 & 4: INDICATES YOU ARE FORMATTING THE HARD DISK FROM THE SAME DRIVE (C:). PG156.GOTO, PARAMETER LABEL: A LABEL IS NOT CASE SENSITIVE. PG194.MKDIR, REMARKS FOURTH BULLET: USER IS LIMITED TO THE NUMBER OF ROOT DIRECTORIES. PG250.RESTORE, 2ND EXAMPLE: ONLY RESTORES THE FILES IN THE THE CURRENT DIRECTORY. PG251.RESTORE, LAST TWO EXAMPLES: /A:2:14:89 SHOULD READ /A:2-14-89 PG255.SET, THIRD BULLET: INSTRUCTIONS ARE VERY CONFUSING AS TO WHEN AND HOW THE ENVIRONMENT CAN BE CHANGED IN SIZE. PG273.SYS, SECOND EXAMPLE: THIS IS TECHNICALLY POSSIBLE BUT TAKES SPECIAL TOOLS TO GET THE HIDDEN SYSTEM FILES TO A SUBDIRECTORY. LOCAL FIX: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79594 Last Changed ........ 88/08/30 CANNOT SEE CURSOR ON 3270/PC AT DATA ENTRY SCREENS IN SHELL Reported Symptom IN INCORROUT Status ........... OPEN Severity ................... 3 Date Closed ......... Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: ERROR DESCRIPTION: PANELS IN THE DOSSHELL THAT REQUIRE DATA ENTRY WHEN USING A 3270/PC AT HAVE A WHITE BACKGROUND. THE CURSOR IS ALSO WHITE. IN ORDER TO FIND THE CURSOR, YOU MUST PLACE THE KEYBOARD IN INSERT MODE. ALL FOUR DOSSHELL COLOR COMBINATIONS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. LOCAL FIX: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79596 Last Changed ........ 88/08/30 COPY /A /B OPTIONS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY Reported Symptom IN INCORROUT Status ........... OPEN Severity ................... 4 Date Closed ......... Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: ERROR DESCRIPTION: THE COMMAND COPY M*.P /A M*.NEW /B SHOULD PRODUCE SEVERAL .NEW FILES WITH NO CTRL-Z (EOF) CHARACTER. WHEN EXECUTED, THE FIRST .NEW FILE DOES NOT CONTAIN A CTRL-Z, AS DESIRED, BUT ALL SUBSEQUENT .NEW FILES CONTAIN A CTRL-Z EOF CHARACTER. DOS 3.3 PRODUCES THE SAME RESULTS. LOCAL FIX: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79609 Last Changed ........ 88/08/30 FORMAT S VOLUME-ID ENTRY IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY ON 3270PC Reported Symptom IN INCORROUT Status ........... OPEN Severity ................... 3 Date Closed ......... Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: ERROR DESCRIPTION: WHEN USING DOSSHELL AND CHOOSING DOS UTILITIES TO FORMAT A 3.5 DISKETTE ON A 3270PC, AFTER THE FORMAT IS COMPLETE THE SCREEN PROMPTS FOR A VOLUME ID OR ENTER. WHEN EITHER ENTERING A NAME OR ENTERING, THE MESSAGE INVALID ID, RE-ENTER, IS DISPLAYED. A CONTROL-BREAK IS REQUIRED TO GET OUT OF THIS. THE DISKETTE IS FORMATTED BUT USER IS UNABLE TO GIVE IT A VOLUME ID. THE STANDARD FORMAT A: FROM THE DOS PROMPT ALSO GIVES THE SAME ERROR. LOCAL FIX: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79699 Last Changed ........ 88/08/30 FASTOPEN & BUSINESS ADVISER RENAME/RESTORE Reported Symptom IN INCORROUT Status ........... OPEN Severity ................... 3 Date Closed ......... Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: ERROR DESCRIPTION: DOS 4.00 FASTOPEN MODE, USER TRIES TO EXECUTE A RESTORE IN BUSINESS ADVISER AFTER RENAMING A FILE AND IT DOES NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. LOCAL FIX: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79700 Last Changed ........ 88/08/30 INT 21H AH=0B RETURNS INCORRECT STATUS UNDER SHELL Reported Symptom IN INCORROUT Status ........... OPEN Severity ................... 2 Date Closed ......... Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: ERROR DESCRIPTION: INT 21 AH=0B DOES NOT RETURN KEYBOARD STATUS CORRECTLY WHEN IN A PROGRAM EXECUTED UNDER THE SHELL AS IT ALWAYS RETURNS ZEROS. WHEN EXECUTED FROM THE COMMAND LINE IT FUNCTIONS CORRECTLY. LOCAL FIX: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79728 Last Changed ........ 88/08/31 DATE DOES NOT CHANGE AT MIDNIGHT Reported Symptom IN INCORROUT Status ........... OPEN Severity ................... 2 Date Closed ......... Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: ERROR DESCRIPTION: WHEN USING DOS 4.00 ALONG WITH PC LAN, THE DATE IS NOT INCREMENTED AT MIDNIGHT. LOCAL FIX: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79733 Last Changed ........ 88/08/31 CHKDSK INDICATES ALLOCATION ERRORS WITH CREATION OF 32MEG FILE Reported Symptom IN INCORROUT Status ........... OPEN Severity ................... 2 Date Closed ......... Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: ERROR DESCRIPTION: AFTER THE CREATION OF 32MEG FILES, EXACTLY TO THE BYTE, CHKDSK INDICATES ALLOCATION ERRORS. CHKDSK ALSO APPEARS TO REFLECT A SMALLER FILE SIZE THAN THE FILE ACTUALLY IS. SAMPLE ASSEMBLER CODE, WHICH DEMONSTRATES THE ABOVE PROBLEM, IS BEING MAILED TO THE DOSSUPP ADDRESS. LOCAL FIX: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79747 Last Changed ........ 88/09/07 CSD UR22624 DOCUMENTATION UNCLEAR Reported Symptom DD DOC Status ........... OPEN Severity ................... 4 Date Closed ......... Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: ERROR DESCRIPTION: DOCUMENTATION IN CSD UR22624 IS UNCLEAR: IT DOES NOT STATE THAT YOU MUST INSERT DISKETTE #1 IN DRIVE A AND RE-IPL. IT IS NOT CLEAR THAT IR79459 MUST BE SEPARATELY INSTALLED. THE SHELL.MEU FILE SHOULD NOT BE RENAMED AS THERE MUST BE A FILE SHELL.MEU TO BE REPLACED. LOCAL FIX: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79754 Last Changed ........ 88/09/07 APPEND /X:ON NOT WORKING PROPERLY WITH DIR COMMAND Reported Symptom IN INCORROUT Status ........... OPEN Severity ................... 3 Date Closed ......... Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: ERROR DESCRIPTION: APPEND /X:ON DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY WITH DIR COMMAND AS FOLLOWS: APPEND C:-DOS (THE DASH REPRESENTS A BACKSLASH) DIR A: (DRIVE A: S DIRECTORY IS DISPLAYED) APPEND /X:ON DIR A: (DRIVE C: S DIRECTORY IS DISPLAYED) APPEND /X:OFF DIR A: (DRIVE A: S DIRECTORY IS DISPLAYED) LOCAL FIX: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79756 Last Changed ........ 88/09/07 UNABLE TO READ OUT BEYOND ABOUT 500MB OF A 600MB FILE Reported Symptom IN INCORROUT Status ........... OPEN Severity ................... 3 Date Closed ......... Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: ERROR DESCRIPTION: WHEN WORKING WITH FILES OF 600MB IN SIZE, DOS IS UNABLE TO ACCESS (READ OUT) BEYOND ABOUT 500MB OF THE FILE (BEYOND 64K SECTORS). THE CALL TO THE CD ROM OPTICAL DISK DRIVER EITHER NEVER OCCURS AND DOS RETURNS CARRY CLEAR OR COMPLAINS OF A BAD FAT AND THEN RETURNS. LOCAL FIX: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79791 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 UNABLE TO USE SELECT ON MOD 80 THAT HAS BEEN LOW LEVEL FORMATTED Reported Symptom IN INCORROUT Status ........... OPEN Severity ................... 2 Date Closed ......... Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: ERROR DESCRIPTION: CUSTOMER INSTALLS DOS 4.00 ON A BRAND NEW MODEL 80 WITH A 44 MEG HARDFILE, AFTER THE MACHINE HAS BEEN LOW LEVEL FORMATTED. THE MACHINE IS FDISKED DURING THE SELECT PROCESS TO 1 (44 MEG) PARTITION. ALL DEFAULTS ARE USED IN THE SELECT PROCEDURE. WHEN IT IS COMPLETE, THE DISKETTES ARE REMOVED AND THE MACHINE IS CTRL-ALT-DELETED. THE MACHINE DOES THE MEMORY COUNT AND THEN HAS A BLANK SCREEN. THE CUSTOMER THEN HAD TO SYS THE C: DRIVE FROM THE INSTALL DISKETTE IN ORDER TO BRING UP DOS 4.00 ON THE MODEL 80. LOCAL FIX: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79805 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 DOS 4.00 NOT WORKING PROPERLY WITH PC LAN 1.3 REFERENCE PTF5184 Reported Symptom IN INCORROUT Status ........... INTRAN Severity ................... 1 Date Closed ......... Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: ERROR DESCRIPTION: TWO REMOTE WORKSTATIONS BOOT OFF A DISKETTE THAT CONTAINS THEIR AUTOEXEC.BAT THAT CONTAINS THEIR NETWORK START UP AND USE COMMANDS. THEY LOGON TO THE SRV S DRIVE, EXECUTE THE BUSINESS ADVISOR PROGRAM (ADV.EXE) WHICH WILL BRING UP A MENU. THE FIRST TERMINAL CAN ACCESS THE PROGRAM FINE, BUT WHEN THE SECOND TERMINAL TRIES TO ACCESS IT, THE SYSTEM IS LOCKED UP AFTER TRYING TO EXECUTE BUSINESS ADVISOR. CUSTOMER WAS GIVEN UPDATED RELEASE THAT FIXED PART OF THE PROBLEM. INSTEAD OF THE SECOND SYSTEM HANGING, IT NOW IS GIVING AN ERROR MESSAGE: SHARING VIOLATION CODE - 12 AND CLASS/ACTION/LOCUS CODE - 000 (WHICH IS INVALID). THE ERROR CONDITION WAS BELIEVED TO BE THAT MODULE IFS.EXE WAS DOING INFINITE RETRYS INSTEAD OF GIVING AN ERROR CONDITION. DOS DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND HAS CREATED PTF 5184 IN REFERENCE TO THIS PROBLEM. LOCAL FIX: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apar Identifier ...... IR79811 Last Changed ........ 88/09/08 PROBLEM WITH BACKUP COMMAND WITH PC LAN 1.3 REFERENCE PTF5185 Reported Symptom IN INCORROUT Status ........... INTRAN Severity ................... 3 Date Closed ......... Component .......... 560119301 Duplicate of ......... Reported Release ......... 400 Fixed Release ............ Component Name DOS OP SYS Special Activity .... PE PTF List: ERROR DESCRIPTION: THEY ARE USING THE IBM BUSINESS ADVISOR PROGRAM AND WITHIN ARE TRYING TO EXECUTE THE BACKUP COMMAND, WHICH IS FOUND E:-DOS- BACKUP.COM, ALL OF WHICH INFORMATION IS INDICATED WHEN PERFORMING THE BACKUP COMMAND THAT IS MENU DRIVEN. THE ERROR MESSAGE, CANNOT FIND FOMAT.COM IS GIVEN. NO PATH IS LISTED ON EITHER MACHINE, THE SERVER OR THE WORKSTATION. THE WORKSTATION IS LOGGED ONTO THE SERVER S DRIVE. THE PROBLEM CAN BE RECREATED IN A STANDALONE CONFIG. DOS DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND PTF 5185 HAS BEEN CREATED FOR THIS PROBLEM. 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