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NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT
TITLE: Update for NetWare Lite 1.1
DOCUMENT ID: TID013869
DOCUMENT REVISION: B
DATE: 24NOV93
ALERT STATUS: Yellow
INFORMATION TYPE: Symptom Solution
README FOR: L11U05.EXE
NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
NetWare Lite 1.1 for DOS & Windows
ABSTRACT:
NetWare Lite Update patches: RECONFIX.PAT, CLPRINTR.PAT, GETATRIB.PAT,
CLOSEFIL.PAT, LPTSTAT.PAT, VXDFIX.PAT, INT28FIX.PAT, VIDEOFIX.PAT,
WINPOPUP.PAT, DOS6CDS.PAT, RENFIX.PAT, INT17FIX.PAT
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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.
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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
Getting file attributes across the network.
CAUSE
A problem with OPENDEV.PAT.
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 drive. 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
<Ctrl>+<Alt> 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 superVGA 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, nonexistant 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
Please update all your NetWare Lite network stations with the all the
patches in this file.
Solution Specifics:
*************************************************************
GETATRIB.PAT - NetWare lite Client get file attribute fix patch.
Target: CLIENT.EXE
Checksums: 758, BB2, 59A, 351, BB2
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 v1.1 Server close file handles fix patch.
Target: SERVER.EXE
Checksums: 2CC, 2B4, 20
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 v1.1 Server LPT printer status fix patch.
Target: SERVER.EXE
Checksums: 5B7, CO1, 575, 307, C01
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
Checksums: 76A, 74F, 10EF, 66A, 64F, 8F7, 3A3, 3A3, 10EF
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
Checksums: 6AC, 562, 5D4, 316, 562
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 v1.1 Server windows VxD fix patch version
2.0.
Target: SERVER.EXE
Checksums: 5F0, 605, EF
Problem: When auto-loading applications with Windows v3.1 and running
NetWare Lite, the server will not respond until some of the
auto-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
Checksums: 765, 8A4, 58D, 641, 4DE, 28C, F1, 8A4
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
drive. 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 v1.1 Server video popup window fix patch.
Target: SERVER.EXE
Checksums: 63E, 4A1, 6AE, 4C5, 4A1
Problem: When using the IBM Valuepoint models 425sx or 433dx, pressing
the <Ctrl>-<Alt> 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.
*************************************************************
WINPOPUP.PAT - NetWare Lite v1.1 Server Windows LPT printer status fix
patch.
Target: SERVER.EXE
Checksums: 4D6, 8EF, 23C, 402, 8EF
Problem: Using Windows with a superVGA 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 superVGA mode such as 8514.
*************************************************************
DOS6CDS.PAT - NetWare Lite Client MS-DOS 6.0 Current Directory Structure
(CDS) patch.
Target: CLIENT.EXE
Checksums: 470, 494, 5D2, 367, 580, 240, 494, 5D2
Problem: MS-DOS 6.00 changed the way the pointer to the Drive Parameter
Block (DPB) is used in the Current Directory Structure (CDS).
Client was setting a drive status to "valid physical drive"
after using the drive as a network drive.
Symptoms: With the DoubleSpace device driver, nonexistant drives get set
to valid physical drives after running the NET utility.
*************************************************************
RENFIX.PAT - NetWare Lite v1.1 Server rename file fix patch.
Target: SERVER.EXE
Checksums: 4E6, 54C, A14, 3A9, 36A, 24F, 36C, A14
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 NWLite drive with the
"PATH NOT FOUND" message.
*************************************************************
INT17FIX.PAT - NetWare Lite Client int 17 ISR patch.
Target: CLIENT.EXE
Checksums: 630, 312, 4F4, 14B, 312
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 NWLite, applications may experience
corruption on thier print job under the conditions described
above.
*************************************************************
Self-Extracting File Name: L11U05.EXE Revision: B
Files Included Size Date Time
L11U05.TXT (This file)
GETATRIB.PAT 1248 12-03-92 9:09a
CLOSEFIL.PAT 1084 12-01-92 10:30a
LPTSTAT.PAT 1255 11-16-92 2:06p
RECONFIX.PAT 2626 10-12-92 9:52a
CLPRINTR.PAT 1198 11-16-92 10:12a
VXDFIX.PAT 1075 03-03-93 4:35p
INT28FIX.PAT 1649 02-26-93 9:42a
VIDEOFIX.PAT 1179 01-05-93 3:39p
WINPOPUP.PAT 1294 03-26-93 3:55p
DOS6CDS.PAT 1433 05-17-93 10:18a
RENFIX.PAT 1455 07-19-93 11:50a
INT17FIX.PAT 1064 03-19-93 9:44a
Installation Instructions:
TERMS
Update: A file that has a .PAT extension and defines changes to a
software program.
Target file: A file with an .EXE extension that is to be modified by an
update.
UPATCH: Universal Update Program. A program that applies updates
to target files.
NOTE: UPATCH.EXE is shipped with NetWare Lite 1.1 and the
NetWare Lite 1.1 Upgrade kit.
GENERAL INFORMATION
You need only one diskette to update all copies of NetWare Lite on your
NetWare Lite network. You do not need a separate diskette for each copy
of NetWare Lite.
Make backup copies of the files before running UPATCH. Do not update the
original NetWare Lite Program and Driver diskette files.
If a machine has a hard disk with NetWare Lite software, the files to be
updated are in the C:\NWLITE directory.
If a machine does not have a hard disk, the files to be updated are on
the workstation's floppy diskette that has the NetWare Lite CLIENT.EXE.
To get consistent results from the network, use UPATCH to update all
copies of NetWare Lite on the network (all servers and clients). If a
server or client is not updated, it will continue with the erratic
behavior that the update is designed to correct.
Review the section of this document that corresponds to the update to
find out what the update does. Each section describes what the update
will be applied to, the update date, the checksums, the problems the
update corrects, and the symptoms you may see before the update is
applied.
You can use UPATCH to apply updates before or after running NetWare Lite;
however, the changes do not take effect until the computer is rebooted
and the updated files are loaded into memory.
UPATCH INSTRUCTIONS
To update the SERVER or CLIENT software on a hard disk, do the following:
1. Copy the .PAT files into the NWLITE directory on the C: drive.
2. To apply the update to the applicable target file, type
UPATCH <Enter>
3. When the DOS prompt appears, reboot the computer. The updated files
will be used when they are loaded into memory.
To update CLIENT software on a workstation that uses a floppy diskette,
do the following:
1. Insert the diskette (w/updates) in to the A: drive. (The floppy
diskette should contain the .PAT files and UPATCH.EXE.)
2. Insert the workstation's copy of the diskette that contains
CLIENT.EXE into the B: drive. Do not update the original NetWare
Lite diskettes.
3. At the DOS prompt, type
A: <Enter>
4. Then, type the following:
UPATCH B:CLIENT.EXE <Enter>
5. Follow the instructions on the screen.
NOTE: The updates are applied to the CLIENT.EXE file and the
original file is retained with an .OLD file extension. If
necessary, the .OLD version can be renamed and executed.
6. When the DOS prompt appears, reboot the computer. The updated
CLIENT.EXE file will be used when it is loaded into memory.
*************************************************************
To get the latest information on NetWare Lite updates, application
compatibility, hardware compatibility, upgrades and updates, top ten
support issues, NetWare Lite product information, etc., customers in the
U.S. and Canada can call Novell's 24-hour automated fax service. To
access this service, dial (800) NETWARE [(800)638-9273] and press the
star (*) key during the recorded message.
*************************************************************