09/05/2000

 Warp 4 FixPak XR_M014 Updates :

Zip file, KRNL0905.ZIP, contains fixes to JR14866 (hang at the beginning of
the boot process with the white blob still showing), PJ27341 (hangs, traps,
and application problems using the DosQProcStatus/DosQuerySysState APIs),
and JR14875 (trap/IPE on boot with pre-pentium systems). Also contains fixes
to a couple of non-APARed items that caused problems in previous post-FP14
kernel releases.

This Kernel Update fixes a RESERVEDDRIVELETTER problem.

Following the instructions below to install these fixes:

1. Open an OS/2 window.

2. Change directory to the root drive where OS/2 is installed. Ex. C:\

3. Make a temporary directory. Ex. MD C:\TEMP

4. Download and unzip file, KRNL0905.ZIP, into the TEMP directory.

5. Change directory to the root drive where OS/2 Warp 4 and FixPak XR_M014
   are installed. Ex. C:\

6. Enter command "attrib -r -s -h os2krnl", press the Enter key;
   unhide OS2KRNL file for replacement.

7. Enter command "copy os2krnl os2krnl.sav",press the Enter key;
   save a copy of OS2KRNL file.

8. Enter command "copy c:\temp\os2krnl ; copy OS2KRNL file to the root drive.

9. Enter command "copy c:\temp\os2krnl.sym c:\os2\pdpsi\pmdf\warp4", press
   the Enter key;
   save OS2KRNL.SYM file (use for debugging/dumps only).

10. Enter command "attrib +r +s +h OS2KRNL", press the Enter key;
    hide the OS2KRNL file.

11. Copy the trace files (*.tdf) from TEMP directory (OS2\SYSTEM\TRACE)
    to OS2\SYSTEM\TRACE directory on your Warp 4 system.

Note:

 Before copying the Trace files (*.TDF), rename the ones being replaced
 in directory OS2\SYSTEM\TRACE first.

 Ex. Enter command "ren c:\os2\system\trace\krnlr*.tdf krnlr*.tds"
 Ex. Enter command "ren c:\os2\system\trace\os2krnlr.tdf os2krnlr.tds"

12. Delete the TEMP directory.

13. Reboot system

Note:

This fix will be superseded by the next Warp 4 FixPak.