Device Manage for OS/2

DevCon for OS/2 - Developer Connection

Operating systems:
ArcaOS, eComStation, IBM OS/2 Warp
eComStation myths 

(Unsorted)  
 
 
Compilers  
 
 
Tools  
 
 
REXX  
 
 
Drivers/kernel  
 
 

 

 

Debugging applications

How to write log to file?
Statusline() -- Log file operation. Multi thread, SMP ready

Write to log:

  • Program version
  • Date of log

Debugging PM applications

One of methods - output to VIO window. Compile your PM program as VIO application, morph it to PM in the beginning of main() function.

   PPIB pib;
   PTIB tib;

   DosGetInfoBlocks(&tib, &pib);

   /* Try morphing into a PM application. */
   if (pib->pib_ultype == 2)          /* VIO */
      pib->pib_ultype = 3;

Debugging drivers

Please switch to Device drivers development

Debugging REXX scripts

Please switch to REXX

 


 

 

ArcaOS 5.1.1 - DOS works again

DOS virtual machine works again (it was working on Core 2 Duo, and didn't for i5). Install ArcaOS in UEFI mode to use DOS VM.

Blonde Guy

ACPI driver

eCo Software: ACPI driver have reanimated OS/2 in 2005. As result, We can use the system today, in 2025.

// надо на ENG!!

 
Every conference is important.

Warpstock Europe 2016

Interview with Lars Erdmann
talking about USB drivers development

What was happening at that conference? The work on ArcaOS was starting..

 

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