NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT TITLE: NetWare Lite 1.1 Italian DOCUMENT ID: TID015134 DOCUMENT REVISION: A DATE: 01MAR94 ALERT STATUS: Yellow INFORMATION TYPE: Symptom Solution README FOR: L11I01.EXE NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION: NetWare Lite 1.1 for DOS & Windows ABSTRACT: This file contains Italian patches for NetWare Lite 1.1. It contains the following files: RECONFIX, CLPRINTR, GETATRIB, CLOSEFIL, LPTSTAT, VXDFIX, INT28FIX, VIDEOFIX, DOS6CDS, WINPOPUP, RENFIX and INT17FIX. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 DISCLAIMER THE ORIGIN OF THIS INFORMATION MAY BE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL TO NOVELL. NOVELL MAKES EVERY EFFORT WITHIN ITS MEANS TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY. NOVELL MAKES NO EXPLICIT OR IMPLIED CLAIMS TO THE VALIDITY OF THIS INFORMATION. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 SYMPTOM When running the Quicken finance software and printing to a NetWare Lite captured printer, Quicken printing fails with the following message: MESSAGE Can't print to LPT1 CAUSE A bug in CLIENT.EXE caused the problem. SYMPTOM File attributes are being received across the network. CAUSE A problem with OPENDEV.PAT caused the symptom. SYMPTOM When a client station has open files on a NetWare Lite server and the client reboots with the files still open, sometimes the files will not be closed when the client reconnects or when watchdog clears the station connection. CAUSE A bug in SERVER.EXE caused the problem. SYMPTOM NetWare Lite print jobs are being lost when the printer has been turned off or taken offline. CAUSE A bug in SERVER.EXE caused the problem. SYMPTOM When using the NET CAPTURE or NET PRINT commands as the first commands from a client to a server that has just been rebooted, the following messages will be displayed and the command will fail: MESSAGE Redirect device -- Too many open files. or MESSAGE Write file -- Access denied. CAUSE A bug in CLIENT.EXE causes the reconnection between server and client to fail when the NET CAPTURE or NET PRINT commands are issued by a client to a server that has just been rebooted. Subsequent NET CAPTURE or NET PRINT commands from the client station will work normally. SYMPTOM Printer output that has been captured through NetWare Lite is corrupted. CAUSE A bug in CLIENT.EXE caused certain applications run on a client/server with a local printer to produce printer output that has been corrupted. SYMPTOM The NetWare Lite server appears to hang when loading applications in Window's startup box. CAUSE When automatically loading applications with Windows 3.1 and running NetWare Lite, a bug in SERVER.EXE caused the server to not respond until some of the automatically loaded applications were closed. SYMPTOM When running an application that performs background printing on a server/client with a printer connected locally, the station locks. Some applications that exhibit this problem (not limited to) are Foxpro, Mas90, Clipper, WordPerfect, PeachTree, Timeslip, Microfocus Cobol, and Red Wing. CAUSE A bug in CLIENT.EXE caused applications doing background printing on a NetWare Lite server/client where printing is captured to a printer connected locally to experience a server lock up sometimes. The problem requires the station to be rebooted. Each time the station is rebooted because of this problem, lost clusters are left on the hard disk. If this happens enough times without running "chkdsk /f" the FAT table will become corrupted. SYMPTOM When using IBM ValuePoint models 425sx or 433dx and pressing the + keys to reboot the server or when a popup printer status screen is being displayed, the video screen switches to 40 column mode. CAUSE A bug in SERVER.EXE caused the monitor to switch to the 40 column mode. SYMPTOM Print jobs sent to an offline printer will hang Windows if Windows is running in a super VGA mode, such as 8514. CAUSE NetWare Lite uses a popup message box to indicate the status of the printer. A bug in SERVER.EXE causes the popup message box to hang Windows. SYMPTOM With the DoubleSpace device driver, nonexistent drives get set to valid physical drives after running the NET utility. CAUSE MS-DOS 6.00 changed the way the pointer to the Drive Parameter Block (DPB) is used in the Current Directory Structure (CDS). CLIENT.EXE was setting a drive status to "valid physical drive" after using the drive as a network drive. SYMPTOM The DOS rename file command fails on a NetWare Lite mapped drive with the following message: MESSAGE PATH NOT FOUND CAUSE The file is located at the root directory. CAUSE The rename command uses a DOS wildcard character as shown in the following example: rename docfile.doc *.sav SYMPTOM When printing under NetWare Lite, applications may experience corruption on their print job under the following conditions: Applications making calls to the BIOS interrupt 17 function 0 to send characters to be printed under NetWare Lite, The application makes repeated calls to interrupt 17 function 0 to send the same character to the printer without reinitializing the character to be printed in register AL. CAUSE The problem is caused because the NetWare Lite client interrupt 17 ISR failed to preserve the contents of AL. SOLUTION Apply the patch files included in L11I01.EXE. (Before applying files in the FIELDTST sub-directory read FIELDTST.TXT.) *********************************************************** Informazioni Specifiche Sulle Routine Di Correzione (Italian) *********************************************************** Self-Extracting File Name: L11I01.EXE Revision: A Files Included Size Date Time \ L11I01.TXT (This File) RENFIX.PAT 1471 02-11-94 3:56p VXDFIX.PAT 1209 04-30-93 9:30a DOS6CDS.PAT 1458 02-14-94 4:09p LPTSTAT.PAT 1279 02-03-93 9:43a CLOSEFIL.PAT 1100 02-03-93 10:36a CLPRINTR.PAT 1223 11-17-92 2:58p GETATRIB.PAT 1273 01-27-93 5:19p INT17FIX.PAT 1079 02-14-94 2:58p INT28FIX.PAT 1592 06-11-93 11:25a RECONFIX.PAT 2645 02-01-93 11:48a VIDEOFIX.PAT 1203 02-03-93 10:09a WINPOPUP.PAT 1316 02-11-94 9:08a \FIELDTST\ WNET.EXE 503296 10-29-93 11:22a NLPLIB.DLL 58480 01-05-93 1:59p TCSFIX.PAT 1074 08-06-93 1:10p WNETRES.DLL 24064 10-29-93 3:31p FIELDTST.TXT 3192 02-24-94 4:44p STACKFIX.PAT 975 03-30-93 10:16a *********************************************************** Installation Instructions: ********************* ITALIAN ***************************** *********************************************************** TERMINOLOGIA Correzione: File con estensione .PAT, che definisce alcune modifiche da apportare ad un programma software. File di destinazione: File con estensione .EXE che viene modificato da una routine di correzione. UPATCH: Universal Patch Program. Il programma che applica le correzioni ai file di destinazione. Nota: UPATCH.EXE viene fornito con NetWare Lite 1.1 e con il kit di aggiornamento NetWare Lite 1.1. *********************************************************** GENERALITA` Per correggere tutte le copie di NetWare Lite installate sulla rete NetWare Lite, basta un solo dischetto SUPPORT; non ne occorre uno diverso per ogni copia di NetWare Lite. Non correggere i file contenuti nei dischetti originali Program e Driver di NetWare Lite. Prima di eseguire UPATCH, creare una copia di backup dei file. Se il software NetWare Lite � installato sul disco rigido della workstation, i file da correggere si trovano nella directory C:\NWLITE. Se il computer � privo di disco rigido, i file da correggere si trovano sul disco floppy della workstation contenente il file CLIENT.EXE di NetWare Lite. Per ottenere gli stessi risultati su tutta la rete, eseguire UPATCH e correggere tutte le copie di NetWare Lite presenti in rete (ossia tutti i server ed i client). Gli eventuali server e client non corretti continueranno a comportarsi in modo anomalo. Consultare il paragrafo del presente documento relativo alla routine di correzione che s'intende applicare. Per ogni correzione viene indicato: il file di destinazione, la data della routine, i valori di controllo della somma, i problemi risolvibili mediante detta correzione ed i sintomi riscontrabili prima che venga applicata. Le correzioni possono essere apportate con UPATCH sia prima che dopo l'esecuzione di NetWare Lite. Notare, tuttavia, che le modifiche diventano effettive soltanto dopo il riavvio del computer ed il caricamento in memoria dei file corretti. *********************************************************** ISTRUZIONI PER L'USO DI UPATCH Correzione del software SERVER o CLIENT sul disco rigido. 1. Copiare i file .PAT (uno o pi�) nella directory NWLITE sull'unit� disco C. 2. Per applicare la correzione al file di destinazione appropriato, digitare "UPATCH" e premere . 3. Quando viene visualizzato di nuovo il prompt di DOS, riavviare il computer. I file corretti vengono utilizzati dopo essere stati caricati in memoria. Correzione del software CLIENT su una workstation dotata di dischi floppy. 1. Inserire nell'unit� disco A: il dischetto con gli aggiornamenti (sul disco floppy devono essere presenti i file .PAT e UPATCH.EXE). 2. Inserire nell'unit� disco B: la copia del dischetto contenente CLIENT.EXE, utilizzata specificamente per quella workstation. Non correggere i dischetti NetWare Lite originali. 3. Al prompt di DOS, digitare "A:" e premere . 4. Digitare "UPATCH B:CLIENT.EXE", premere e seguire le istruzioni fornite sullo schermo. NOTA: le correzioni modificano il file CLIENT.EXE; il file originale viene conservato con l'estensione .OLD. Se necessario, si pu� cambiare nome alla versione .OLD ed eseguirla. 5 Quando viene visualizzato il prompt di DOS, riavviare il computer. Il sistema utilizza CLIENT.EXE e lo carica in memoria. *********************************************************** Per ottenere informazioni aggiornate riguardanti le routine di correzione NetWare Lite, la compatibilit� degli applicativi, la compatibilit� dell'hardware, gli aggiornamenti, i problemi di carattere tecnico pi� comuni, i prodotti NetWare Lite e cos� vi: * Gli utenti negli Stati Uniti ed in Canada possono usufruire del servizio informativo Novell via fax, in funzione 24 ore su 24. Chiamare il numero verde 800/6389273 e premere il tasto (*) durante il messaggio registrato. * I clienti internazionali possono chiamare il numero (1) 614-457-0802 (o il numero di zona di CompuServe). Dopo aver ottenuto l'iscrizione a Compuserve, digitare GO NOVLIB per accedere al Forum contenente dette informazioni e selezionare la libreria 10 ("Library 10"). *********************************************************** LIMITAZIONE DELLA RESPONSABILITA` Novell Inc. non fornisce garanzia alcuna riguardo al software NetWare ed esclude esplicitamente qualsivoglia garanzia, espressa o tacita, di commerciabilit� ed idoneit� ad un fine particolare. E` vietata la distribuzione di qualsivoglia software NetWare senza previo consenso scritto di Novell Inc. Novell si riserva, inoltre, il diritto di cessare la distribuzione del software NetWare. Novell declina ogni responsabilit� per quanto riguarda lucro cessante, perdita dell'uso del software, perdita di dati, costi di rigenerazione dei dati perduti, costo di eventuali apparecchi o programmi sostitutivi ovvero richieste di indennizzo avanzate da persone che non siano il licenziatario del software. Si consiglia vivamente di effettuare copie di backup prima d'installare qualsiasi software. Novell si riserva il diritto di fornire il supporto tecnico per il presente software. NetWare. ************************************************************* Solution Specifics: ************************************************************* GETATRIB.PAT - NetWare Lite Client get file attribute fix patch. Target: CLIENT.EXE Problem: Running the Quicken finance software and printing to a NetWare Lite captured printer, Quicken printing fails with the "Can't print to LPT1" message. Symptoms: Quicken printing fails with the message "Can't print to LPT1." This also fixes the problem with getting file attributes across the network. The problem was with OPENDEV.PAT. ************************************************************* CLOSEFIL.PAT - NetWare Lite 1.1 Server close file handles fix patch. Target: SERVER.EXE Problem: When a client station has open files on a NetWare Lite server and the client reboots with the files still open, sometimes the files will not be closed when the client reconnects or when watchdog clears the station connection. Symptoms: Files are left open on the server when a client reboots. ************************************************************* LPTSTAT.PAT - NetWare Lite 1.1 Server LPT printer status fix patch. Target: SERVER.EXE Problem: Print jobs in NetWare Lite are being sent to a printer that has been taken off line or powered off. The jobs are being lost. Symptoms: Print jobs are being lost when the printer has been powered off or taken off line. ************************************************************* RECONFIX.PAT - NetWare Lite Client reconnect patch. Target: CLIENT.EXE Problem: The reconnection between server and client fails to occur when the NET CAPTURE or NET PRINT commands are issued by a client to a server that has just been rebooted. Subsequent NET CAPTURE or NET PRINT commands from the client station will work normally. Symptoms: When using the NET CAPTURE or NET PRINT commands as the first commands from a client to a server that has just been rebooted, the error messages "Redirect device -- Too many open files." or "Write file -- Access denied." will be displayed and the command will fail. ************************************************************* CLPRINTR.PAT - NetWare Lite Client printer corruption fix patch. Target: CLIENT.EXE Problem: Running certain applications on a client/server with a local printer will produce printer output that has been corrupted. Symptoms: Printer output that has been captured through NetWare Lite will be corrupted. ************************************************************* VXDFIX.PAT - NetWare Lite 1.1 Server windows VXDFIX patch version 2.0. Target: SERVER.EXE Problem: When automatically-loading applications with Windows 3.1 and running NetWare Lite, the server will not respond until some of the automatically-loaded applications are closed. Symptoms: The NetWare Lite server will appear to hang when loading applications in Windows startup box. ************************************************************* INT28FIX.PAT - NetWare Lite Client int 28 ISR patch version 2.0 Target: CLIENT.EXE Problem: Applications doing background printing on a NetWare Lite server/client where printing is captured to a printer connected locally may experience a server lock up. The problem requires the station to be rebooted. Each time the station is rebooted because of this problem, lost clusters are left on the hard disk. If this happens enough times without running "chkdsk /f" the FAT table will become corrupted. Symptoms: You may have this problem if you are having problems running an application that performs background printing on a server/client with a printer connected locally and the station locks. Applications that exhibits this problem but not limited to are FoxPro, Mas90, Clipper, WordPerfect, Peachtree, Timeslip, Microfocus Cobol and Red Wing. ************************************************************* VIDEOFIX.PAT - NetWare Lite 1.1 Server video popup window fix patch. Target: SERVER.EXE Problem: When using the IBM Valuepoint models 425sx or 433dx, pressing the + keys to reboot the server or when a popup printer status screen is being displayed, the monitor will switch to 40 column mode. Symptoms: The video screen switches to 40 column mode when using IBM Valuepoint models 425sx or 433dx. ************************************************************* DOS6CDS.PAT - NetWare Lite Client MS DOS 6.0 Current Directory Structure (CDS) patch, German version. File: CLIENT.EXE Checksums: 470, 47E, 5FE, 367, 580, 240, 47E, 5FE Problem: MS-DOS 6.00 changed the way the pointer to the Drive Parameter Block (DPB) is used in the Current Directory Structure (CDS). The Client was setting a drive status to "valid physical drive" after using the drive as a network drive. Symptoms: With the DoubleSpace device driver, nonexistent drives get set to valid physical drives after running the NET utility. *********************************************************** RENFIX.PAT - NetWare Lite 1.1 German Server rename file fix patch. File: SERVER.EXE Checksums: 3CA, 512, A31, 2C7, 387, 215, 332, A31 Problem: When using the DOS rename file command to rename a file on a NetWare Lite mapped drive, the following conditions will cause the rename to fail with the message "PATH NOT FOUND": 1. The file must be located at the root directory. 2. The rename command must use a DOS wildcard character. Example: rename docfile.doc *.sav Symptoms: The DOS rename file command fails on a NetWare Lite drive with the message "PATH NOT FOUND." *********************************************************** INT17FIX.PAT - NetWare Lite Client int 17 ISR patch, German version. File: CLIENT.EXE Checksums: 61F, 323, 4F4, 13A, 323 Problem: Applications making calls to the BIOS interrupt 17 function 0 to send characters to be printed under NetWare Lite may experience character loss on the print job. The character loss happens when the application makes repeated calls to interrupt 17 function 0 to send the same character to the printer without reinitializing the character to be printed in register AL. The problem is caused because the NetWare Lite client interrupt 17 ISR failed to preserve the contents of AL. Symptoms: When printing under NetWare Lite, applications may experience corruption on their print job under the conditions described above. *********************************************************** WINPOPUP.PAT - NetWare Lite 1.1 Server Windows LPT printer status fix patch. Target: SERVER.EXE Problem: Using Windows with a super VGA driver causes Windows to hang when sending a print job to a printer that has been taken offline. NetWare Lite uses a popup message box to indicate the status of the printer. The popup message box causes Windows to hang. Symptoms: Print jobs sent to an offline printer will hang Windows, if Windows is running in a super VGA mode such as 8514. �