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>Hi Harry, Hi Butch, Hi everbody
>Butch's struggling with RSJ shows once more again the importance of
>a very frequent WPS archiving and the command ARCINST ;-)
>With these frequent archives we will have a chance to restore back to
>a well working environment if anything wents wrong ;-))
>It has been so helpful in sooo many times for me that I cannot repeat
>enough to do so ;-)))
>But do not forget to adjust your OS2.KEY file to your personal needs ...
>... otherwise you will be disappointed ;-(
>To anybody with an OS2.KEY file containing these few lines only:
>KEYFILE:OS2.INI
>KEYFILE:OS2SYS.INI
>KEYFILE:C:\CONFIG.SYS
>KEYFILE:C:\STARTUP.CMD
>KEYFILE:C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
>KEYFILE:C:\OS2INIT.CMD
>Your archiving task will not be done properly !!!
>Do ask for more instructions from your collegues ;-))
>Kind regards, svobi
svobi,
What files do you add to the list above?
FIA for the info.
Jack Huffman
>hmotin@attglobal.net on 25.09.2002 03.45.03
>Please respond to scoug-help@scoug.com
>To: scoug-help@scoug.com
>cc:
>Subject: SCOUG-Help: uninstall of RSJ cd writer program
>I hope the conversation between you and RSJ was sufficiently illuminating
>to both parties, so that they gave you the correct, complete and full
>instructions for editing the CONFIG.SYS. It would be a
>shame, if you edited it and it resulted in a lock up again upon rebooting
>your system. I presume that you have to edit it, then reboot
>in order to THEN activate the "Uninstall" bar on the RSJ
>Installer.
>Right??
>If that is the case, you would be wise to make a copy of your CONFIG.SYS
>right now, because it works right now and provides you a
>fault-free boot
>up. Therefore, if anything bad happens after editing the
>CONFIG.SYS and
>rebooting on the edited file, you can switch back to the good and working
>CONFIG.SYS.
>You can use either of the following 2 text editors (ASCII file editors)
>to edit the CONFIG.SYS: 1.) the OS/2 System Editor
>(...\OS2\E.EXE); or
>2.) the OS/2 Enhanced Editor (do a search for EPM.EXE for the OS/2
>Enhanced Editor exe file. I believe it's located in the ....\OS2\APPS\
>directory (I could be wrong here))
>HCM
>__________________________________________________________________
>____________
>eyeleica@lvcm.com wrote:
>>
>> I've contacted RSJ and they have been quite responsive to my
>questions.
>> They suggested to uninstall first but to do that I have to
>learn to use a
>> text editor to edit config.sys and some other files. Prior to
>editing or
>> part of editing, I must copy the old config.sys (the one with
>RSJ entries)
>> over the current config.sys and then call the installer. The
>uninstall
>> button should be available then. After the uninstall is
>complete, they
>> recommend to install the software, and change config.sys line
>> BASEDEV=LOCKDR.FLT to BASEDEV=LOCKCDR.FLt -n-i:"PLEXTOR CD-R
>> PX-W1610". Then replace the file c:\cdwfs\cddrv.inf with one
>they sent
>> me via zip attachment.
>>
>> After doing that, I reboot and everything should be functional.
> I will do
>> when I can use an editor. You see, I am just at the laying
>prone looking
>> up stage. Crawling will follow.
>>
>> Thanks for the advice. I intend on using RSJ. It looks great.
> My
>> concern is sometimes programs try to do more than necessary and
>become
>> problematic rather than helpful. I had major problems with
>Adaptec CD
>> Record, but when I went to Clone CD, which is a pretty basic
>copy system,
>> no problems.
>>
>> Butch
>>
>> In <3D9053DA.71B07348@attglobal.net>, on 09/24/2002
>> at 08:55 AM, Harry Chris Motin said:
>>
>> >Butch,
>> >Steven is right about the possibility of RSJ installing some
>drivers on
>> >your system, and you should check, just as he suggested.
>However, I
>> >presume that you are using the latest version of RSJ, or
>perhaps the one
>> >just before that. I believe the latest version is 4.04. The
>one before
>> >that was 3.61. I used both versions and (I think) RSJ had
>fixed that
>> >problem by then. Anyway, I had no problems of that sort.
>>
>> >However, you should check, eventually. Since your system now
>boots, it's
>> >less of a priority (I would think! - (that's just my
>thoughts)).
>>
>> >Have you made any final decisions about RSJ? Are you going to
>find out if
>> >your hardware is directly supported? Have you contacted RSJ
>Software,
>> >yet?
>>
>> >If you decide to use RSJ, I can instruct you (later) about
>using
>> >Daniela's drivers to "see" your CD-R/CD-RW unit without having
>to attach
>> >it through the RSJ software. In other words, without this back
>door
>> >through Daniela's drivers, you cannot see or use your
>CD-R/CD-RW unit,
>> >except through the RSJ software. And therefore, you have to
>bring up the
>> >software and "attach" the unit to use it for anything at all.
>Sometimes,
>> >however, you just want to use your unit as a regular CD-ROM
>device, to
>> >read CD-ROM's, not to write them. Without Daniela's back door
>this is not
>> >possible.
>>
>> >Using the back door you will have a new drive icon for the
>unit on you
>> >desktop. The drive letter will be your next alphabet letter.
>Then, if you
>> >want to use the CD unit to write to CD's, you attach it with
>RSJ. Another
>> >drive icon will appear on your desktop. The alphabet letter
>will be "Z",
>> >unless you have changed it to something else in the RSJ
>configuration. If
>> >you open up both drive icons, they will show the exactly the
>same files
>> >and directories.
>>
>> >And of course, now you can use all of the RSJ software
>facilities to
>> >write to CD's and make CD labels, etc.
>>
>> >HCM
>>
>>_________________________________________________________________
>___________
>>
>> >Steven Levine wrote:
>> >>
>> >> In <3D8DCF3E.E993F41E@attglobal.net>, on 09/22/02
>> >> at 06:12 AM, Harry Chris Motin
>said:
>> >>
>> >> >it that do not apply to your unit. There is a chance that
>your RSJ
>> >> >installation replaced some of your previous IDE drivers
>(Steven's idea).
>> >> >I doubt that.
>> >>
>> >> There's always a doubting Harry out there somewhere. :-)
>Take a gander
>> >> at:
>> >>
>> >> http://www.rsj.de/stage/de/cdwriter/chgos2.asp
>> >>
>> >> and note the fix done for v3.51.
>> >>
>> >> >However, we should test it out by comparing your existing
>> >> >CONFIG.SYS to a previous one.
>> >>
>> >> Better to check file dates. IIRC RSJ installed the driver
>to a
>> >> non-standard location, either root or \os2, so check
>everywhere. Also,
>> >> since the driver is a BASEDEV, there's no path to check in
>config.sys.
>> >>
>> >> Steven
>> >>
>> >> --
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