NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:              Duplicate File Handles on Beame-Whiteside
DOCUMENT ID:        TID000276
DOCUMENT REVISION:  A
DATE:               01JUL93
ALERT STATUS:       Yellow
INFORMATION TYPE:   Symptom Solution
README FOR:         PAT354.EXE

NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
DR DOS 6.0 4/92

ABSTRACT:
This file contains the patch which takes care of some problems with
duplicate file handles. It was created for Beame and Whiteside Networks. 
This file is current and up to date as of 11/10/92.
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Self-Extracting File Name:  PAT354.EXE

Files Included     Size     Date        Time

  PAT354.TXT          (This File)
  IBMDOS.354      39239    7-28-92      3:54a


README of PATCH354.EXE


Product:       DR DOS 6.0

Description:   On opening a duplicate file handle which describes a device,
a device open call is made to inform the device driver that a new file
handle has been opened.


ASSUMPTIONS:

1.  The file IBMDOS.354 is in the root directory of your C:\ drive.
2.  TaskMAX is not loaded.


INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

1.  Remove the attributes from the current working copy of IBMDOS.COM

        From the C prompt:
             Type: ATTRIB -RSH IBMDOS.COM
             Press <ENTER>

2.  Make a backup copy of IBMDOS.COM

             Type: COPY IBMDOS.COM C:\DRDOS\IBMDOS.OLD
             Press <ENTER>

3.  Replace the original IBMDOS.COM with the patched IBMDOS.354


             Type: COPY IBMDOS.354 IBMDOS.COM
             Press <ENTER>

4.  Verify the copied file is the correct size, date and checksum

             Type: CD \
        From the C prompt:
             Type: XDIR IBMDOS.COM /C
             Press <ENTER>

        The following message will display:

--a---39,239 7-28-92 3:54a 3398 c:ibmdos.com

NOTE: In Archive attribute (a) may be set, however it is not a required
attribute.

5.  Replace the System, Hidden, Read-Only attributes on IBMDOS.COM

             Type: ATTRIB +RSH IBMDOS.COM
             Press <ENTER>

6.  Reboot the computer.
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