Installation guide

Q: I have an Adaptec SCSI Adapter and SCSI CD-ROM and I could not get it
to boot the eCS bootable CD. A typical scenario for this problem is that the
system is able to load the basedev drivers but not the device drivers. You
would get messages like this:
device=s:\ecs\boot\testcfg.sys specified in the device
statement is not valid
A: The system needs to have assigned drive letters to the cd-rom in order to
be able to load device drivers. Try using the JJSCDROM driver. Reboot the
system and select option 2 for advanced boot. In the menu select the
JJSCDROM option.
Q: My system contains one of the SymBios based SCSI host adapters (as
listed in Appendix D)
It boots properly from the eCS CD#1, but after installation (and the first
reboot) I cannot start the system anymore.
A: Unfortunately a small bug has surfaced in the eCS installation program.
This causes the SymBios driver to be omitted from the config.sys which is
placed on your bootdrive. The solution to this is to edit your config.sys
right before the eCS installer wants you to reboot your computer. Add a line
to your config.sys (after other basedev lines) which states:
BASEDEV=SYM8XX.ADD
GENERAL USE
Q: After eCS installation, every time I reboot, I keep getting this big banner
"Please Wait" and it doesn't go away.
A: For some reason, the cleanup code in the eCS installation program was
interrupted. Edit your startup.cmd and see if there is a section of entries
sandwiched by "rem BEGIN WiseMachine" and "rem END
WiseMachine". If so, delete all the lines between these two lines (including
the two lines themselves). You might end up with nothing after that. If so,
simply delete the startup.cmd file.
Q: I heard that eComStation is supposed to be super-fast. Why do I have the
impression it is very slow?
A: It feels slow because your system might have a motherboard that is not
reporting the amount of system memory to eCS properly. As a result, a lot of
diskswapping will take place. You need to use either a newer kernel, or a
kernel patch. Go to the directory \patchldr on the eCS CD#1 and please
read the file readme.first
Q: What version of JFS (Journaled File System) is used?
A: eComStation is using the 5/08/2001 update to JFS. If you would like the
backup MCP GA version of the files, these are available on eCS CD#3:
\fixes\testcase-beta\jfs\d0508\backup-mcp\os2
We can not recommend using fixes you find elsewhere on the internet. For
the latest fixes please refer to our website.
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Please note that newer versions of JFS have known to have problems
handling partitions formatted by earlier versions of JFS. If you are using a
newer version of JFS and during bootup, JFS fails to complete the chkdsk
process in a speedy manner, you might try booting up from the eCS CD or
from a maintenance partition that uses the earlier JFS. If JFS is successful
there, shutdown the system normally and reboot onto the volume that uses
the newer JFS.
Q: When I dial into the Internet with InJoy, my computer crashes just when
the connection is ready, this will happen mostly when you dial in for the
second time.
A: There is an error in the TCPIP stack which causes this behaviour. Please
review the file \fixes\ibm-official\tcpip43\ic27649.txt on
CD#3 for the solution to this problem.
Q: I get a SYS#### error when I close LVM.EXE.
A: Sometimes a SYS error appears when exiting LVM, whether changes
have been made or not. This error does not seem to present a problem with
the function of LVM and it's manipulation of the disk. You can safely ignore
this error.
Q: How to invoke the eCS Clock, with it's pretty looks?
A: You can always start the eCS clock by clicking with the right button on the
clock in the eComCenter.
Q: My computer beeps, and the harddisk is spinning up and down all the
time, what is going on?
A: Probably you have a problem with reading from harddisk. If eCS detects
problems with reading from harddisk it tries to recover by resetting the
diskcontroller. A common reason for read problems is a computer that is not
properly grounded. Please check the electric grounding of your PC.
WISEMACHINE
Q: I deployed Object Desktop using WiseMachine. After a reboot the Object
Desktop banner came up while I opened the template folder and my machine
became unusable.
A: After the reboot, do not open the template folder. Open the Object
Desktop folder and start the "Workplace Shell Class Editor". This will pop up
the Object Desktop banner without locking up your machine. The banner will
appear only once and will not affect the template folder afterwards.
Q: How do I "move" an application that was deployed with WiseMachine?
A: The current version of WiseMachine does not support moving an
application automatically. You must perform a "remove" (from the list of
installed applications) first. When you do a remove, WiseMachine
de-registers any WPS dlls for that application - if there is any, and then clean
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