_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disclaimer _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I have not used OS/2 since 2006. I put together this file in late 2007. My memory is not 100%. This includes many useful OS/2 utilities that were either hard to find or that have since been removed from IBM's FTP site. Most of these can still be found elsewhere on the net- maybe even all of them can. However I have tried to assemble them in one package for your convenience, as well as for myself next time I install Warp on a computer. I have totally forgotten what uzs551x2.exe is for, yet I had it in my utils pack back when I was still using Warp. There must have been a reason, I just don't remember it. Hopefully it's useful to you. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Useful Info for the relative novices _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ If a specific Warp version is not mentioned with any of the below files, they can be used on any version of Warp. Warp refers to versions 3.0, Connect 3.0, 4.0 and 4.5x of OS/2. Sometimes you will find versions referred to by their development/project names (Warp/Warp Connect/Merlin/Aurora), explained below. In all my files, I refer to versions by their numbers. Some websites and utilities refer to supported versions based on names. Warp- original name given to OS/2 3.0 during development. Originally not with networking included, 1994 Warp Connect - OS/2 3.0 with networking capabilities, 1995 Warp 3.0 and Warp Connect were marketed as two versions. "Red Spine" and "Blue Spine" based on which color the box was. "Red Spine" did NOT include its own internal support for Windows 3.x code, if you wanted Windows support you needed Windows install disks. "Blue Spine" included internal support for Win 3.x code. Merlin - name given to Warp 4.0 during development, marketed as Warp 4, included the networking and internal Win 3.x support same as Warp Connect 3.0 "Blue". Also included Java support and Voice Recognition software. Aurora - name given to Warp Server 4.5 during development. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FYI, if you see a program or utility available in 2 versions, the one with PM (presentation manager) in its name or description will be the GUI version (ex: pkzip is command-line, pmzipper has a GUI) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Included Files _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Warp_Install.txt - instructions (by me) for installing Warp, as well as necessary sequence of some other utils (ex: FixPak 35 or FixPak 5 or higher must be installed before GRADD video drivers). Sometimes you need to install "fix a" then "fix b" then "fix a" a second time. This is explained here. Also includes details on several useful batch files you should make to simplify your life. IBM's instructions for installing Warp 3/Warp 4 with newer drivers DO NOT WORK from CD, they only work from floppies!! My instructions work for both. ip08196 - fixes for IBM Peer services for Warp Connect 3.0. See enclosed documentation, recommend using Disk Extract (included, below) to install. MPTN - fixes for MPTS (Multi Protocol Transport Support) for Warp Connect 3. See enclosed documentation, recommend using Disk Extract (included, below) to install. sfix144 - version 1.44 of IBM's SFix utility (fixpack installer) TCPIP - Warp Connect 3 fixes for TCP/IP stack, mainly y2k compliance. NOT needed if you install IBM's v4.1 TCP/IP stack (not included in this archive). See enclosed documentation, recommend using Disk Extract (included, below) to install. w3fp40 - Warp 3.0 FixPak 40. See enclosed documentation, recommend using Disk Extract (included, below) to install. FixPaks 41+ are by pay only and intended for Lan Server versions, not regular Warp 3. THIS IS FOR WARP 3 and WARP CONNECT, NOT WARP 4 OR WARP 4.5x _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Repeated for emphasis: ip08196, MPTN, TCPIP and w3fp40 are for Warp 3, NOT Warp 4 or Warp 4.5x!!! Some of these are for English versions only, some are for any language... see each package's documentation for details. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 118os2jre.exe - v1.1.8 OS/2 JRE (Java Runtime Environment) (needed for install of 4.1 TCP/IP). Must install Netscape 2.02 or 4.61 (4.61 included, below) to install this. ati-rage_sdd2se.exe - GRADD video drivers, despite the name this is a full pack with all drivers, not just ATI. This is the PAY VERSION, not the free version!! Must install FixPak 5 (for Warp 4) or FixPak 35 (for Warp 3) or higher in order to use. idedasd.exe - newer IDE drivers. I forget why it's here since I always used danis506 drivers, but there must be a reason... uzs551x2.exe - unzip for OS/2, command-line version Warpin-1-0-8.exe - WarpIn third-party program installer, v1.08- newer versions are available for Warp 4 and 4.5, this is the last version that worked reliably for me under Warp 3. Repeat for emphasis: this is the last one that worked FOR ME. Maybe you can use a newer version, maybe you'll have to use an older one... xwp-0-9-18-2.exe - XWorkplace v0.9.18.2 enchancements (mostly visual aka "eye candy") to the workplace shell, IMHO required for OS/2, installed by WarpIn (so install WarpIn, above, first), newer versions available for Warp 4 or higher - this is the newest one that worked well for me under Warp 3. Repeat for emphasis: this is the last one that worked FOR ME. Maybe you can use a newer version, maybe you'll have to use an older one... b120.zip - cmd files to trick Warp 3.0 Blue Spine into calling itself either Lan Server 4.0 (for installing FixPack 41+) or Warp 4.0 (for installing TCP/IP stack 4.1 and Java 1.3.1 EDIT THE CMD FILES (so you can read them) before running them and follow instructions! Not following instructions is DANGEROUS and could totally hose your system!! DO NOT USE WITH WARP 4.x!!!! cfgmnt105.zip - ConfigMaint 1.05, CONFIG.SYS analyzer and optimizer. Designed for Warp 3.0, however it worked well for me under Warp 4.0, untested (by me) with Warp 4.5x versions. Use on 4.x AT YOUR OWN RISK!! danis506r1610.zip - third-party generic drivers that allow use of newer large hard drives (better than any that IBM ever released) dskxtr13.zip - Disk Extract 1.3, used to apply FixPaks from HD instead of making numerous floppies fi125us.zip - IBM's Feature Installer v1.25, used to install Java and 4.1 TCP/IP stack as well as many other IBM utilities firewall_doc_v14.zip - documentation on Warp's internal firewall- setup and config instructions isofs-v0_2_1.zip - makes ISO files (CD images) mountable in OS/2 without burning them to a CD first jrstimdt.zip - date, day, time widget for XWorkplace... obviously requires XWorkplace to be installed kon115.zip - freeware hex editor. A hex editor is always handy, but REQUIRED to install Odin on Warp 3. lsw270.zip - lSwitcher, enhanced ALT-TAB switching between programs- works best with XWorkplace, but can be used standalone as well nsc461.zip - Netscape Communicator 4.61, required for install of JRE 1.1.8 and TCP/IP 4.1 - outdated as a web browser, luckily newer Mozilla Firefox versions have been ported to OS/2 pci048vk.zip - utility for identifying PCI devices on your system- identifies by chipset and revision, not just vendor. Identifies over 12,000 devices. pmzppr18.zip - Presentation Manager (PM) version of Zip - just a graphical version of Zip, much like WinZip is for Windows. Command-line version included (above) as uzs551x2.exe - command-line version MUST BE INSTALLED FIRST ramfs118.zip - RAM disk utility, I put my TEMP directory on one thewall098.zip - firewall setup and config utility, ONLY WORKS WITH THE 4.1 TCP/IP STACK!! vrobj21.zip - honestly... I forget what this DLL does, but I got it for SOME reason... just add it to somewhere in your CONFIG.SYS's LIBPATH= statement. You may want to do a web search on it first, I'm sure it does something. While I'm writing this, I have no internet access so I can't do that for you. w4106.zip - updated Warp 4 (Not Warp 3 or Warp 4.5x) kernel, newer than the one in FixPak 15. If you don't know how to update your kernel, DO NOT mess with this. Period. xtrarexx044b.zip - XtraREXX, expands on REXX commands. Required for WarpIn or ZWorkplace (maybe both, fuzzy memory) zampa10b.zip - graphical (PM REXX) firewall config utility _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ useful internet links, I have not checked these since mid 2006. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/ - Hobbes, the SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT OS/2 file repository ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/ - OS/2 file repository IIRC http://www.os2site.com/sw/index.html - OS/2 file repository ftp://ftp.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/os2/fixes/ - IBM removed all references to the FTP site from their website, but LAST TIME I CHECKED you could still access it directly. This may have changed. In fact, it was scheduled to be removed in Dec 2006. http://os2ports.com/downloads - OS/2-Unix ports repository