NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:  Updated LOADER.EXE for NetWare 3.12
TID #:  2941672
README FOR:  LDR312FT.EXE

NOVELL PRODUCTS and VERSIONS:
NetWare 3.12
NetWare 3.2

ABSTRACT:

New loader.exe for NetWare 3.12/3.2 to register "configured" memory rather than
"installed" memory.


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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

The loader.exe is integrated into the server.exe file for your server. To
replace the loader.exe with this new revision of loader.exe, you will need to
use the  LSWAP utility against your server.exe.  This utility comes in a DOS
executable and NetWare NLM format.  To upgrade the loader.exe implement one of
the following two methods:

#2: DOS METHOD:

1.  Down the server.
2.  Copy the new loader.exe and lswap.exe into your NetWare boot directory
where your server.exe resides.  (typically c:\server.312)
3.  Run lswap against the server.exe using the followin syntax.
LSWAP [loaderFilePath [serverFilePath]]
         Default loaderFilePath = C:\NWSERVER\LOADER.EXE
         Default serverFilePath = C:\NWSERVER\SERVER.EXE

Example:
lswap c:\server.312\loader.exe c:\server.312\server.exe
4.  When completed, there should be a server.old file containing your old
server.exe and loader, and a new server.exe.  Execute server.exe to bring the
file server back up.

#2: NLM METHOD:

1.  Place a floppy disk containing the new loader.exe and lswap.nlm in the
server's A: drive.
2.  Execute lswap.nlm to update the loader with the following syntax:
load a:\lswap a:\loader.exe c:\server.312\server.exe
3.  After successful completion of the lswap.nlm, down and restart the file
server.



ISSUE: 

NetWare 3.12/3.2 does not always properly register the memory on some hardware
platforms.  This download includes a modified loader.exe that now makes the
call to look at and register the "configured" memory rather than the
"installed" memory.  This will put 3.12/3.2 NetWare in line with the way
NetWare 4.11 registers memory.

Self-Extracting File Name: LDR312FT.EXE

Files Included          Size         Date          Time
..\
  LDR312FT.TXT   (This file)
    LOADER.EXE         67936    8-20-1998   11:51:36 am
     LSWAP.EXE         55597    5-28-1996    1:51:52 pm
     LSWAP.NLM         46534    5-28-1996    1:52:26 pm



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