RICKW@umrvmb.umr.edu (06/18/91)
Hi, Could somebody tell me what the current CSD level is for OS/2 ver 1.3. And where I can get it. Thanks Rick RICKW@UMRVMB.UMR.EDU
ballard@ucs.ubc.ca (Alan Ballard) (06/18/91)
In article <2827@umriscc.isc.umr.edu> RICKW@umrvmb.umr.edu writes: >Could somebody tell me what the current CSD level is for OS/2 ver 1.3. >And where I can get it. The current CSD's are XR05015 for 1.3 SE and WR05015 for 1.3EE. I think these are the first general CSD's for 1.3. They should bring the install up to the 1.3.1 level, which is what IBM are currently shipping for new orders. They were just released in the past couple of weeks, so you may have some trouble getting them, even direct from IBM. In Canada, I couldn't order the SE one when I tried two weeks ago, but the order was accepted today without any problem. How do you get it? If you are an IBM corporate customer, contact your IBM customer service representative and ask for it by number. Or, if you have access to IBMLink, you can order it there (which is what I just did). If you are not a corporate customer, your friendly full-service IBM Dealer is supposed to fill the same role as the CSR. You may have to be VERY persistant to find an IBM dealer who knows what a CSD is and is willing to order it for you. Ask for a manager, and remind him/her that their agreement with IBM *requires* them to provide you with this service. The above CSD's can also be downloaded from the new IBMOS2 forum on Compuserve. But at something like 8megabytes, it will cost a fortune in connect time. They may also be available on the IBM BBS in Atlanta, though they weren't the last time I heard. -- Alan Ballard | Internet: ballard@ucs.ubc.ca University Computing Services | Bitnet: USERAB1@UBCMTSG University of British Columbia | Phone: 604-822-3074 Vancouver B.C. Canada V6T 1Z2 | Fax: 604-822-5116
goodearl@world.std.com (Robert Goodearl) (06/18/91)
When you get the CSD and (before you) install it, BE SURE TO READ THE DIRECTIONS!! You must know in advance what directories (or the roots of directory trees) you want the CSD to stay out of before you start. If you don't have this information, or don't tell the software otherwise, it will happily upgrade any file it finds that has the same name as the OS/2 ones it's updating. (Including your DOS files, MKS tools, etc.) It will leave a log file so you know what it did, but if you don't have backups, that's not much consolation. -- Bob Goodearl -- goodearl@world.std.com Principal Software Engineer, Easel Corporation
GD.SAR@forsythe.stanford.edu (Sandy Rockowitz) (06/18/91)
In article <1991Jun17.225654.8956@unixg.ubc.ca>, > >The above CSD's can also be downloaded from the new IBMOS2 forum on >Compuserve. But at something like 8megabytes, it will cost a fortune >in connect time. They may also be available on the IBM BBS in Atlanta, >though they weren't the last time I heard. The CSD's are available on the IBM Atlanta BBS. Since there was a recent query for the telephone number, here are the BBS details. Phone 404-835-6600 Settings 8-N-1 Speed up to 9600 The BBS has been having severe technical problems recently, so you may be plagued with busy signals or no answers when trying to connect. Sandy Rockowitz gd.sar@forsythe.stanford.edu