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Date:	Tue, 27 Sep 2005 22:15:08 PDT7
From:	Colin Campbell <cmcampb@adelphia.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Harddisk Manager 1.1.4 Questions

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Colin Campbell wrote:
> Steven Levine wrote:
>
>> In <43376688.20304@adelphia.net>, on 09/25/05
>> at 08:10 PM, Colin Campbell said:
>>
>>
>>> I saw that this LVM replacement had proceeded to its 4th release, so
>>> I decided to try it out, even though I have no current need for LVM.
>>
>>
>>
>> How could that be? You use LVM every day you boot the machine.
>>
>>
>>> The readme tells the user how to invoke the tool. It fails, saying
>>> "Sorry, but Java Runtime 1.3 or greater is required."
>>
>>
>>
>> Seems to be a documentation error to me. I recommend you contact the
>> author.
>>
>>
>>> OK, so my eCS 1.1 system is a bit out of date. But I do have Java
>>> 1.1.8 and Java 1.4.2.
>>
>>
>>
>> Are you sure you don't already have v1.3.1 installed. I suspect the
>> installer found your v1.1.8 via the PATH, but that's not guarantee you
>> don't have v1.3.1 available.
>>
> I double checked, and no, I didn't have Java 1.3.1 -- but now I do.
>
>>
>>> What's involved in installing it, and making it the Java that is used
>>> everywhere? (I see lots of references to directory C:\JAVA11 in
>>> Config.Sys.)
>>
>>
>>
>> eCSMT should be able to install it for you.
>>
> eCSMT did install it, but I'm still getting the same message. Looking
> at CONFIG.SYS, eCSMT has changed LIBPATH= multiple times (there are two
> that are REMmed out). There, JAVA131\JRE\DLL is in front of JAVA11\DLL,
> but in SET PATH=, the only reference is to JAVA11\BIN. Should I insert
> JAVA131\JRE\BIN in front of the JAVA11\BIN reference?

I made this change, and the Harddisk Manager is now working. Of course,
after two days, I have to go refresh myself about what is supposed to be
better about it, compared to vanilla LVM.

>
>>
>>> Would this be a good excuse for downloading the eCS 1.2 refresh and
>>> upgrading the older PC, and would a migration install fix my current
>>> Java level?
>>
>>
>>
>> Playing is always good.
>>
>>
>>> Is anyone else playing with the Harddisk Manager?
>>
>>
>>
>> No. I'm playing with other things. The command line LVM is just fine
>> for
>> my uses.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Steven
>>
> As always, thanks for looking at this!
> Colin
>

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