
              NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:              Novell DOS 7 Update Files
DOCUMENT ID:        TID800091
DOCUMENT REVISION:  A
DATE:               25AUG94
ALERT STATUS:       Yellow
INFORMATION TYPE:   Symptom Solution
README FOR:         D70U07.EXE

NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
Novell DOS 7

ABSTRACT:

This document contains information regarding the following Novell DOS 7 update
files:  CHKDSK.EXE,  DPMS.EXE, EMM386.EXE, HIMEM.SYS, IBMBIO.COM, IBMDOS.COM,
MEMMAX.COM, NWCDEX.EXE, PRINT.COM, SETFIFO.EXE, and SHARE.EXE.  Items marked
with an asterisk (*) indicates FILES, SYMPTOMS and/or SOLUTIONS which are new
to this update.  Previously updated files contain all prior fixes. 

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SYMPTOM

     

SOLUTION

SYMPTOM

 -CHKDSK is not compatible with Stacker 4.0 drives.

SOLUTION

 Overwrite the CHKDSK.EXE file in the NWDOS directory with the new     
CHKDSK.EXE file. This version of CHKDSK.EXE includes a /NS command     line
parameter to instruct CHKDSK to not do internal Stacker checking  on a Stacker
4.0 drive.


SYMPTOM

 *Functions of INT 2F conflicting with some applications (such as REEL  
MAGIC).

 *The '.' and '..' being displayed in the root.

SOLUTION

 *Overwrite the NWCDEX.EXE file in the NWDOS directory with the new     
NWCDEX.EXE.


SYMPTOM

 -Users may experience minor problems with the DPMS.EXE file that ships   with
Novell DOS 7.

SOLUTION

 Overwrite the DPMS.EXE file in the NWDOS directory with the new       
DPMS.EXE.


SYMPTOM

 -Loss of characters and speed of transmission issues during serial
  communications.

SOLUTION

 Use SETFIFO.EXE.  This utility allows the user to set FIFO buffers of  1, 4,
8, or 14 bytes. This may solve both speed and loss of characters  issues
during serial communications--possible only on a 16550 UART     chip.


SYMPTOMS

 -Minor problems may occur with NE2100 cards.

 -Minor problems may occur with a second DMA controller on PS/2 and     
compatible machines when channels 5, 6 or 7 are selected.

 -Problems running CodeView when DPMI is enabled.

 -VCPI memory not being released in Task Manager upon exiting BCC32      from
Borland C++ Version 4.

SOLUTION

 Overwrite the EMM386.EXE file in the NWDOS directory with the new     
EMM386.EXE file.


SYMPTOM

 -Some EMS page frame problems may occur with HIMEM.SYS.

SOLUTION

 Overwrite the HIMEM.SYS file in the NWDOS directory with the new      
HIMEM.SYS file.


SYMPTOM

 -Some secondary command processors (such as a DOS shell) can change     the
memory state.  

SOLUTION

 Overwrite the MEMMAX.COM file in the NWDOS directory with the new     
MEMMAX.COM file. Only the primary command processor can now change the  memory
state. 


SYMPTOMS

 -Accessing a Stacker 4.0 volume would cause EMM386 protection errors    to
occur if users had Stacker 4.0 on their hard disk before            installing
Novell DOS 7.

 -A double \\ appearing with NetWare 4.x LOGIN.EXE.

  For example: "D:\\filename.ext"

 -The system sometimes reads beyond the end-of-chain when corrupt       
directory entries are encountered.

 -The key combinations of ALT-T and ALT-Q not working correctly with     the
Colorado Tape software.

 -Problem with initializing IRMA 3270 emulation software by DCA.

 -Inability to start a DOS session under OS/2 due to SETVER returning    an
invalid version number.

 -SETVER returning an invalid version number during a VM boot in which   a 3rd
party device driver takes over INT 21.

SOLUTION

 XCOPY the new IBMBIO.COM and IBMDOS.COM to the root directory using    the
/HR switch.  Then, use ATTRIB -A +R +S +H to give the file the     System,
Read-only and Hidden attributes.

 Example #1 -- from the command line, issue the following separate     
commands:

     XCOPY A:\IBMBIO.COM C:\IBMBIO.COM /HRV
     ATTRIB -A +R +S +H C:\IBMBIO.COM
     XCOPY A:\IBMDOS.COM C:\IBMDOS.COM /HRV
     ATTRIB -A +R +S +H C:\IBMDOS.COM


SYMPTOM

 -Files that are open on a PNW server can be renamed by a client        
station.
      
SOLUTION

 COPY the new SHARE.EXE to your Novell DOS 7 subdirectory and then      XCOPY
the new IBMBIO.COM and IBMDOS.COM to the root directory using    the /HR
switch. Then, use ATTRIB -A +R +S +H to give the file the      System,
Read-only and Hidden attributes as shown in Example #1 above.

 !NOTE:
  IBMBIO.COM, IBMDOS.COM and SHARE.EXE are rebuilds containing all      
previous fixes (where applicable.)

  !!!THESE THREE FILES MUST BE USED TOGETHER - DO NOT MIX VERSIONS!!!


SYMPTOM

 -Machine hangs after the PRT-SCR key has been pressed when PRINT.COM    is
loaded.

 -Tabs not being expanded properly with PRINT.COM.

SOLUTION

 Overwrite PRINT.COM with the new PRINT.COM file.


File specifications:

Self-Extracting File Name:  D70U07.EXE     Revision:  A

Files Included     Size     Date      Time     Checksum

\
  D70U07.TXT         (This File)
    DPMS.EXE      47375   03-16-94    8:18a   ED9B
   HIMEM.SYS      14567   05-10-94    9:39a   BA83
   PRINT.COM      22448   08-11-94   10:42a   D63C
   SHARE.EXE       4885   07-28-94   11:57a   9704
  CHKDSK.EXE      59435   03-23-94   12:35p   541F
  EMM386.EXE     178561   08-09-94    3:03p   56CC
  IBMBIO.COM      27880   07-28-94   11:29a   3747
  IBMDOS.COM      29796   07-28-94   11:43a   E198
  MEMMAX.COM       2346   05-10-94    9:39a   7D25
  NWCDEX.EXE      20974   08-16-94   10:12a   B762   *
 SETFIFO.EXE       1982   04-01-94    8:55a   8C8D


Installation Instructions:

Make a backup copy of each file being replaced before copying the new file
into that same directory.  The integrity of any file can be verified by
comparing the file's checksum with the above information.  To calculate the
checksum of any file, use the Novell DOS 7 command XDIR <filename.ext> /C 
from the command line.

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