ECO NUMBER:     ALPDRIV19_062
             PRODUCT:        OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM 6.2
             UPDATE PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM 6.2




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1  KIT NAME:

     ALPDRIV19_062


2  KITS SUPERSEDED BY THIS KIT:

     ALPDRIV03_062


3  KIT DEPENDENCIES:

     3.1  The  following  remedial  kit(s)  must  be  installed   BEFORE
          installation of this, or any required kit:

     None.


     3.2  In order to receive all the corrections listed  in  this  kit,
          the following remedial kits should also be installed:

     None.


4  KIT DESCRIPTION:

     4.1  Version(s) of OpenVMS to which this kit may be applied:

     OpenVMS Alpha V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3


     4.2  Files patched or replaced:


      o  [SYS$LDR]SYS$LRDRIVER.EXE (new image)



5  PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPDRIV19_062 KIT


      o  The (superseded) ALPDRIV03_062 remedial kit did not include all
         the fixes listed in the documentation.



6  PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPDRIV03_062 KIT


      o  This is a completely new source  for  SYS$LRDRIVER.   This  new
         version fixes the following problems:

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          o  Fix to all known problems with TAB expansions.

          o  Fix the problem of  random  non-useful  completion  status.
             The correct, meaningful error status is now returned.

          o  Fix  the  problem  of  the  system  crashing  with   double
             deallocate when a device is spooled.

          o  Fix the problem of printing random garbage characters  when
             the printer is set device/printall.

          o  Fix the problems with DEClaser 1152 and third party Calcomp
             & Tektronics plotters and LP27s.




7  KIT INSTALLATION RATING:

     The following kit  installation  rating,  based  upon  current  CLD
     information,  is  provided  to  serve as a guide to which customers
     should apply this remedial kit.  (Reference attached Disclaimer  of
     Warranty and Limitation of Liability Statement)

     INSTALLATION RATING:

       INSTALL_3 : To  be  installed  by  customers  experiencing  the  problems
           corrected.
          


8  INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

     Install this kit with the VMSINSTAL utility  by  logging  into  the
     SYSTEM account, and typing the following at the DCL prompt:

         @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL ALPDRIV19_062 [location of the saveset]

     The saveset location may be a tape drive, or a disk directory  that
     contains the kit saveset.

     The images in this kit will not take effect  until  the  system  is
     rebooted.

     If you have other nodes in your VMS  cluster,  they  must  also  be
     rebooted  in  order  to make use of the new image(s).  If it is not
     possible or convenient to reboot the entire cluster at this time, a
     rolling re-boot may be performed.


     Copyright  (c)  Compaq  Computer  Corporation,  1998   All   Rights
     Reserved.   Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of
     the United States.

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