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B&A wrote:

> G'day!
>
>     I'm running OS/2 Warp 4 FP40

I find this alleged combination extremely unlikely.... unless you are
running several years in advance of IBM Austin (but then again who
isn't?)<g>......So assuming a typo (you didn't "soak test" your keyboard in
that revolting "dunny" tasting Oz lager did you?<vbg>) could you clarify
whether it's OS2V4 + FP4 or OS2V3 + FP40 just for the sake of accuracy and
the remote(but unlikely) possibility it might have some relevance regarding
your problem<g>.

> with an Jaton 58p (ET-6000) video card
> and have the problem that whenever I am in a full-screen command-line
> session (either DOS or OS/2),

The implication being that a seamless windowed session doesn't give you
this problem?

> the system will crash if I reply F or A
> to an Abort/Retry/Ignore/Fail error.  As an example, say I type "dir
> a:" and don't have a floppy disk in the drive, I need to use either F
> or A to end the operation - however, my machine then crashes!
>

And if you attempt to close the session rather than respond to the prompts
it refuses to close?- right?

>   I suspect this may possibly be caused my my video card drivers, as I
> don't think this happenned when I was using an older Cirrus Logic
> card.  I have the latest ET-6000 drivers from both Jaton and Tseng
> Labs, but these are in fact the same software.

I suspect you could possibly be right....

>   Any ideas on what the problem could be?

Numerous - but you could try backing up SVGADATA.PMI and regenning it if
you havn't already. Alternatively or additionally if that fails return to
VGA,retest the "failure" and then regen via a SVGA re-install.That might
indicate whether you're looking at a video  or some corrupt FS/IFS/PMSHELL
related problem.

>  Any help is GREATLY
> appreciated!  Reply via e-mail is preferrable - thanks!

compliance....in addition to ng response....

> B
>
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--
Rgds Tony W   Email: horseman@ibm.net

"humanum est errare: To err is human
.... and to fail is to be a Project Manager...
...but to foul things up completely needs a computer!"

In your config.sys, try setting autofail to yes.  It's set to 
no by default.  This is my config.sys entry...

REM IF AUTOFAIL=NO (DEFAULT), TERRIBLE DIALOG BOX POPS UP FOR DRIVES.
AUTOFAIL=YES


Joe Kovacs
Guelph Ontario Canada


In <7nm4ui$ai8$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, B&A <vaneps@octa4.net.au> writes:
>G'day!
>
>    I'm running OS/2 Warp 4 FP40 with an Jaton 58p (ET-6000) video card
>and have the problem that whenever I am in a full-screen command-line
>session (either DOS or OS/2), the system will crash if I reply F or A
>to an Abort/Retry/Ignore/Fail error.  As an example, say I type "dir
>a:" and don't have a floppy disk in the drive, I need to use either F
>or A to end the operation - however, my machine then crashes!
>
>  I suspect this may possibly be caused my my video card drivers, as I
>don't think this happenned when I was using an older Cirrus Logic
>card.  I have the latest ET-6000 drivers from both Jaton and Tseng
>Labs, but these are in fact the same software.
>
>  Any ideas on what the problem could be?  Any help is GREATLY
>appreciated!  Reply via e-mail is preferrable - thanks!