Gobopeep: Maintenance volume

This command installs Suntan Special version 0.64.

The install is unattended.

This command installs USB Basic support that has been developed beyond the IBM drivers. This version, 11.05, has been built by David Azarewicz. This version can be downloaded from the eCS beta zone.

This install is unattended.

This command installs Blonde Guy utilities. The Config.Sys is changed to put the utilities on the path. The libpath is cleared of unwanted copies of unzip32.dll

A reboot is needed after the installation completes.

This command installs the Innotek Runtime, 1.12 The installation is unattended.

This command installs the eComStation USB configuration applet, USBcfg, written by Peter Brown. An icon is created in the setup folder. The installation is unattended.

This command installs Chuck McKinnis' eCS Maintenance Tool. The installation is an unattended WarpIN installation if the WarpIN tool is present.

The eCS MT version is 2.2.1.1 rc 1

This command installs WGet. A copy of WGet is placed in the utilities directory. An Icon for the WGet manual is created.

a .wgetrc is created in the home directory to make wget emulate an OS/2 browser's user agent string.

Adobe Acrobat Reader for OS/2, version 5.1, is an abandoned beta of the product from Innotek. It works quite well, and can open some Acrobat documents.

The installation is unattended. The browser plugin is installed into Netscape, Mozilla, SeaMonkey and Firefox.

This command installs oo, a command line utility to manipulate Workplace Shell Objects, to the utilities directory. oo is written by Rich Walsh.

This command installs Run! version 0.80 to the utility directory. Run is a utility to set the environment before running an application. Rich Walsh is the author of Run!

The install of Run! is unattended.

This command installs GhostScript and GSView using the installer that comes with GSView. GhostScript is version 9.04. GSView is version 5.0. GhostScript is ported by Paul Smedley. An file containing the fonts taken from an earlier version of GhostScript is installed to a fonts directory below the installation directory.

You can print directly to an OS/2 printer (without converting to PDF) by specifying 'os2prn' as the driver, then selecting the desired printer queue.

The installation is manual, and the suggested directory needs to be changed by the user.

This command installs the Core Web Fonts, and Alex Taylor's workplace sans, workplace sans bold, warpsans extended, almost vio and almost swiss fonts.

This command will install all TTF files in the setup directory. You can add your own fonts for automatic installation.

The command is automated. A reboot is necessary before using the fonts.

This command installs Firefox v10, an official build of the OS/2 open source browser.

If an old copy of Firefox10 is found, then it's installation directory is renamed to Firefox10.old. If MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH is not defined, then plugins are copied from the old Firefox installation to the new one. A program object is created with a nice icon. If run! is installed, Firefox!.exe is created. If Mozilla Home is defined in Suntan Special settings, then it is set in config.sys. Firefox is executed once to initialize its profile and to perform automatic updates.

This command installs the unofficial version of SeaMonkey 2.10.11, the OS/2 open source browser. The browser will identify itself as SeaMonkey 2.7.2, but internally it is 2.10.12 with the older Gecko 10 engine.

If an old copy of SeaMonkey is found, then it's installation directory is renamed to SeaMonkey.old. If MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH is not defined, then pIugins are copied from the old SeaMonkey installation to the new one. If no previous SeaMonkey, then plug-ins are copied from Mozilla. If no Mozilla, then plugins are copied from Netscape. A program folder object is created with browser, mail and profile manager objects with a nice icon. If run! is installed, SeaMonkey!.exe is created. If Mozilla Home is defined in Suntan Special settings, then it is set in config.sys.

SeaMonkey requires libc (kLibc 0.6.5) to run.

The Association Editor, written by Henk Kelder, is a PM program that can display and edit the associations between objects and programs.

BlueGriffon is a new WYSIWYG content editor for the World Wide Web. Powered by Gecko, the rendering engine of Firefox 4, it's a modern and robust solution to edit Web pages in conformance to the latest Web Standards.

This command installs bootAble 6.9.1, a program for creating bootable CD-ROM and DVD under OS/2 and eCS by Hayo Baan. The supporting files are also installed. A script, bootable.bg, with the paths needed for the supporting files, is created. If the SNAP graphics is available, can be used on the bootable CD.

Invoke bootAble for the first time using "bootable bootable.bg"

This command installs Cameraderie v1.5, a digital camera application written by R. L. Walsh. Cameraderie v1.5 requires libc061.dll from netlabs.

This install is unattended.

This command installs cdrtools2 2.01.01a04, a suite of command line programs for manipulating CD and DVD media. An ASPI router driver is installed, and Config.Sys is modified. If OS2AHCI.ADD is installed, the SCSI option /S is enabled.

This command installs ClamAV 0.97.3 The installation is unattended. Libc 0.6.4 is also installed. Libc should be brought up to date after the installation completes.

Both ClamAV and the ClamAV GUI 3.1.0 are installed. ClamAV is ported by Yuri Dario and Paul Smedley. ClamAV GUI was created by Remy Dodin.

This command installs Innotek LibC 0.5.1, a prerequisite for Mozilla 1.5 and above on OS/2. kLIBC 0.6.5 is also installed. The installation is unattended. If DLLs are replaced, then a reboot is recommended since any running program will still have the old DLL.

kLIBC has redirectors to the following: libc06.dll, libc061.dll, libc062.dll, libc063.dll, libc064.dll so those DLLs are replaced.

This command installs the cleanini tool, written by Carsten Arnold.

This command installs ConfigTool 1.30, a config.sys tool. Config Tool can edit the config.sys, and for each line, displays the documentation for that line from its database. After installation, the 2003-08-31 update is applied.

The install is unattended.

This command installs DVDDAO 2.0.6, a program for ripping and burning DVD. DVDDAO was written by nickk. You must have a file system capable of supporting large files to work with DVD iso images. (Probably that means you need a JFS drive with at least 4.7 GB free)

Two command files are provided as examples of how to rip (leach.cmd) and how to burn (burnme.cmd) DVD.

This command installs the EA Browser by Henk Kelder. The EA browser is a PM program that can display and edit extended attributes.

This command installs Herwig Bauernfeind's ea Toolbox

This install is unattended.

This command installs eCalc, a calculator written by Frank Wochatz. eCalc accepts Rexx expressions.

This install is unattended, and it creates a program object.

This command installs ePDF version 2.99-2; PostScript to PDF conversion software. This software makes a printer that outputs PDF files. The author is Frank Wochatz, a talented OS/2 developer.

The installation is unattended.

This command installs Ian Darwin's file(1) command. The file command displays file type. The executable is copied to the utils directory, so no reboot is needed to use file. This version of file, though old, correctly identifies OS/2 components which newer versions of file seem to have forgotten.

The install is unattended.

This command installs filestar. FileStar/2 is an OS/2 PM file manager that makes file management fun! The installation is automated using WarpIN.

This command installs ffmpeg, a tool to convert video files from one format to another. ie .avi to mpg. ffmpeg has been ported by Paul Smedley.

The install is unattended. The command creates a program object. ffmpeg depends on libc061.dll which is installed by the libc application.

This command installs ffmpeg-gui, a program to convert multi-media files. The OS/2 port is maintained by Elbert Pol.

The install is unattended. ffmpeg-gui depends on libc065.dll, QT4.7.3, gcclib452 and ffmpeg.

This command installs ffplay, a program to play videos. The OS/2 port of ffplay is maintained by Paul Smedley.

The install is unattended. The command creates a program object. ffplay depends on libc061.dll.

This command installs File Manager/2 3.21 by Mark Kimes. FM/2 is a file manager. FM/2 is currently maintained by Steven H. Levine and Gregg Young.

FotoGet/2 is a utility to ease the transfer of pictures (and movies) between a digital camera and your OS/2 (eCS) PC. FotoGet/2 supports cameras with a USB Mass Storage interface.

GetMyIP prints the current IP on the screen. This is useful because it prints the external IP of a computer using NAT for its internet connection.

The command file is copied to the utils directory.

This command installs Gotcha! 1.78 by Thorsten Thielen. Gotcha! is a small (well not so small anymore ;-) utility for OS/2 which allows to easily capture windows, window interiors, parts of the screen or the whole desktop and save them to disk or clipboard as a picture.

This command installs the Icon Tool by Henk Kelder. The Icon Tool is a PM program that can assign icons to objects. Icon Tool can also see hidden objects and delete undeletable objects. This is version 1.92

This command installs InProTrack, by Kai Evers, a tool for displaying the level of the installed software on an OS/2 system.

The install is unattended. A program object is created.

The Internet Application Integration (IAI) utility is designed to coordinate your web browser, email clinet and other internet applications. IAI is by Charles H. McKinnis.

This command installs LBMix. LBMix was written by Lesha Bogdanow. PipeMix by the same author is also installed.

The installation is unattended.

This command installs both loaddskf and savedskf in the utility directory.

The installation is unattended.

This command installs MP3diags, A Qt GUI-based application that allows end-users to identify issues with their MP3 files.

This command installs Mr Message. Mr Message is an AIM/ICQ client program written my Marty Amodeo.

The install is unattended. The command creates a program object.

This command installs NISTime, by Pieter Bras. NISTIME is a TCP/IP application which queries NIST Internet time servers using the SNTP (RFC 2030) or Daytime (RFC 867) services and optionally adjusts the OS/2 system clock..

This command creates an icon for Object REXX Information.

The install is unattended. The command creates a program object.

This command installs PCI, a program to scan the PCI bus and report on the cards found.

The install is unattended. The command creates a program object.

This command installs PM123 v1.35. PM123 is an excellent open source PM based digital audio player for OS/2. It is capable of playing MP3's, WAV-files, Ogg Vorbis audio files, and audio CDs. PM123 supports audio streaming, plugins, skins, visualization and more! There is also excellent documentation in .INF format.

Originally developed by Samuel Audet and Taneli Leppa, it is now being developed by Dmitry Steklenev. Credit is also given to Marcel Muller for several fixes, and new features.

This command installs PM Camera.

The install is unattended.

This command installs PMVNC, an OS/2 implementation of VNC.

Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a desktop sharing system which uses the RFB (Remote FrameBuffer) protocol to remotely control another computer. It transmits the keyboard presses and mouse clicks from one computer to another relaying the screen updates back in the other direction, over a network.

Both the Client, by Akira and the Server, by ErOS2, are installed. The client has been recompiled by Michael Greene using OpenWatcom C.

The install is unattended. The command creates program folders and icons.

This command installs PMWipe.

The install is unattended. The command creates a program object.

This command installs Qupzilla, a new and one of many Qt WebKit Browsers. The QT4 framework version 4.7, libc and gcclib446 are prerequisite. If libqt4-webkit is not installed, yum is automatically called to install it.

Qupzilla now depends on (p7zip) 7z. eCS already has 7z.

Rexx Autostart is a workaround for timing problems that lead to a WPS hang on startup. Rexx Autostart is by Herwig Bauernfeind and Charles H. McKinnis.

rsync is an open source utility that provides fast incremental file transfer. rsync is freely available under the GNU General Public License version 2 and is currently being maintained by Wayne Davison. The OS/2 port is maintained by Paul Smedley and Steven Levine.

The rsync website can be found at: http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/.

This install is unattended. If an existing installation is found, it is backed up to rsync.old. Examples for using rsync to mirror disk directories are included. Rsync depends on LIBC 0.6.5

This command installs the SmartMon, an OS/2-based S.M.A.R.T. monitor written by Andrew Belov. It is a VIO program that can display and monitor hard disk status.

This command installs Sysbench 0.9.5c by Trevor Hemsley. Sysbench is a comprehensive benchmarking program for OS/2. The command installs Sysbench and creates a program object for it. The install is unattended.

This command installs SystemInfo, a clone of the Norton SystemInfo for Windows originally by Alexey S. Smirnof, and continued by Yuri Prokushev. This installation is unattended.

This command installs TCPConfig by Reinhard Berger.

This command installs Thunderbird 10.0.12, the OS/2 open source e-mail client.

If an older Thunderbird directory is found, it will be renamed to Thunderbird.old. If Run! has been installed, it will be used to create a Thunderbird icon that can be run concurrently with the Firefox web browser.

LibC 0.6.5 (libc) must be installed to run Thunderbird.

This command installs Tyra/2 version 1.91, a config.sys tool. Tyra/2 is now freeware, and a registration key is included.

This command installs the unarj tool.

This command installs vfat2ea, a command line program for converting VFAT longnames to extended attributes and back. vfat2ea was written by Doodle.

The install of vfat2ea is unattended.

This command installs VLC media player 2.1.0, ported to OS/2 by KO Myung-Hun. VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols. QT 4.7 and libc are prerequisite.

VLC will be added to the LIBPATH, so a reboot is required.

To get sound, I select K Audio interface audio output and DART. To get video under Panorama, I select Video Mode=DIVE. To get video under SNAP, I select Video Mode=SNAP.

This command installs the whois 4.7.30, a port of Marco d'Itri's great WHOIS tool by Ian Manners.

The install is unattended.

This command installs WPTools by Henk Kelder. WPTools is now abandonware. It was a collection of programs to manipulate the workplace shell. A WPTools folder with program objects for the WPTools programs is created.

Two command line programs, defassoc.exe and getobj.exe, are copied to the utility directory. Defassoc manipulates associations, and getobj displays the properties of an object.

This command installs z!, an abandonware MP3 player by Dink Ogg Vorbis support is also installed. A desktop icon is created.

This command installs bzip2. Bzip2 is a compress/decompress program. The executable is copied to the utils directory, so no reboot is needed to use bzip2. This program, bzip2, the associated library libbzip2 (libbz2 on OS/2), and all documentation, are copyright ¸ 1996-2005 Julian Seward. All rights reserved.

Prerequisites are LIBC and GCC445. The install is unattended.

This command installs release 0.4.1 GA of the Flash 11 plugin for eCS. The prerequisites are Odin 0.8.8 or later. Odin has prerequisites of gcc4core and libc. The installation file is not included in Suntan Special and may be downloaded from the eCS beta-zone.

This command installs mplayer, a program to play videos. The OS/2 port of mplayer is maintained by KO Myung-Hun. SMPlayer is installed and a program object is created.

The install is unattended. SMPlayer and mplayer depend on libc065.dll. SMPlayer depends on QT4.7.3, gcclib446 and gcc4core 1.2.1.

This command installs DFSee. DFSee is a generic disk, partition and filesystem utility for maintenance and data-recovery. It supports partition tables (FDISK, LVM), FAT, FAT32, HPFS, NTFS, and partly JFS, EXT2/3 or REISER filesystems. DFSee is commercial software which requires a license key for continued use.

This command was contributed by Bart Bremmers. This install is automated using WarpIN.

This command installs the SMB plugin for NetDrive for OS/2. The install is unattended. The installation will update eCS SMB support if found and also NetDrive support if found.

This command installs PMMail 3.11.

PMMail requires LibC. The installation will pop up a dialog box for migration which can be ignored by pressing the Done button. You can migrate later by using the Migration icon in the product folder.

This command installs RSJ CD-Writer 6.03

The installation is unattended, but the installer shows up on the screen. If user-supplied registration keys are not accepted by the installer, the installation will prompt for user name. When the installer completes, config.sys will be changed to permit the system to see the CD-RW as a normal CD-Rom. The buffer sizes are increased to 64K to handle modern DVD Writers.

A reboot is required after the installation is complete.

This command creates an OS/2 books directory, and populates it with the icons of quite a few OS/2 information files.

Procedure
The following books are installed automatically:
REXX Tips & Tricks, Version 3.60
DOS LAN Services and Windows User's Guide
Quick Beginnings - installing WSeB
Performance Tuning
Network Administrator Tasks
File and Print Client Guide
LAN CID Utility Guide
Remote Access Client Guide
LAN Distance Advanced Guide
OS/2 Apps v1.2
Guide to Cascading Style Sheets
DHCP Client Administration
HTML 4.0 Reference
MPTS Configuration Guide
Learn REXX Programming in 56,479 Easy Steps
HTML 3.2 Reference Procedure Language 2/REXX User's Guide
OS/2 Backup/Restore User's Guide
Workplace Shell Toolkit
The Zope Book

This installation is unattended

This command installs FTE, an editor.

This command installs the GNU file utilties. This copy of the GNU file utilities for OS/2 has been compiled for OS/2 using the emx 0.9b development tools by Kai Uwe Rommel in 1998.

This install is unattended.

This command installs Hexedit for OS/2, a binary file editor written by Stefan Ruck.

This command installs IBM Library Reader/2, version 1.2.1, a program to view documents in bookreader format. Installation is unattended.

This command installs Icon Plus by Dmitry A.Steklenev. Icon PLus is a command line application for converting icons from Windows to OS/2 and from OS/2 1.2 to OS/2 2.0.

Version 1.1.0

This install is unattended.

This command installs KDiff3 0.9.95, a sophisticated tool for comparing and merging files and displaying differences. QT4 is a prerequisite.

This command installs lsof, a program to list open files on OS/2 written by Galen Henderson. The installation copies the lsof executable to the util dir, and is unattended.

This command installs lxlite, a program to compress OS/2 executable files.

This command installs Mr Ed, a programmers editor. Mr Ed (med) is shareware by Matthias Pfersdorff. The author requests a $25 payment if you find the product useful.

This install is unattended, and config.sys is modified, so a reboot is necessary after the installation completes.

This command installs Perl 5.10, ported by Paul Smedley. Perl is built with libc063 so libc063.dll is required - this can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.3-csd3.zip

Installation is unattended by WarpIN. The environment variable PERLLIB_PREFIX is set in Config.Sys.

This command installs PMATE, the PM Automated Test Environment. PMATE is used to test PM programs. It can also automate programs which only have a PM interface.

The install is unattended. The command creates a program object.

This command installs the OpenJDK 6 software development toolkit (SDK). Rexx command files, J6RE.CMD, to invoke the Java 6 runtime, and J6C.CMD to invoke the Java 6 compiler, are placed in the utilities directory. OpenJDK 6 is 1.6.0 Build 27 GA5.

The command is automated. Prerequisites are LiberationFonts, libc, odin 0.8.9, xsystray 0.1.1 and gcc4core 1.2.1.

This command installs Visual SlickEdit v4.0, the final version for OS/2. SlickEdit is a programmer's editor. A registration key is included to install SlickEdit.

This command creates Blonde Guy maintenance folder and copies some batch files used for system maintenance to the utility directory.

The setup of command files depends on the drive labels: eComStation, Data, Maintenance and Programs.

This command installs NoScript into Mozilla, Firefox, PmW-Fx, SeaMonkey and SeaMonkey2 web browsers. The NoScript Firefox extension provides extra protection for Firefox, Seamonkey and other mozilla-based browsers: this free, open source add-on allows JavaScript, Java, Flash and other plugins to be executed only by trusted web sites of your choice (e.g. your online bank).

This command installs FPos, a WPS cleaning utility written by Rich Walsh. In addition to creating a program icon, the FPos program will be started. The user will be prompted to delete all Folder Position entries in the OS/2 ini file, which can cure the problem of icon drift.

The install is unattended. The command creates a program object.

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) for eComStation extends the OS/2 kernel to newer hardware.

New releases are available from the eComStation BetaZone. Log in to http://shop.mensys.com/ with your Mensys login id and click the Downloads link. Click the "Software Subscription Services for eComStation" Download link and the ACPI drivers should be listed.