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from: Herbert Rosenau
date: 2004-12-17 03:05:14
subject: Re: How to find the kernel version?

Mike O'Connor schrieb:
> Herbert Rosenau wrote:
> 
> 
>>Mike O'Connor schrieb:  
>>
>>
>>>Davey Brain wrote:   
>>>
>>>
>>>>.... kernel revision. Warp 4 always reported the version on bootup 
>>>>(like W4_093G)      
>>>>
>>>
>>>Hi Davey,
>>>
>>>What kernel revision do you have to be using to get that happening     
>>>
>>>I have *never*, ever,  had W4 report a kernel version on bootup!
>>>Currently on W4FP16 I have kernel version 14.088 - it just reports 
>>>"OS/2" adjacent to the "White BLOB" on
bootup. Bldlevel shows
>>>
>>>Signature:        {at}#IBM:14.088#{at}_W4
>>>vendor: IBM
>>>Revision : 14.88
>>>file Version: 14.88
>>>Description: _W4   IBM OS/2 Kernel    
>>>
>>
>>You're running an old, outdated kernel. Use ecsmt 2.1.8 to get the 
>>most current _working_ kernel. 14.100c or newer. This kernel is the 
>>most stable, most performant ever seen for OS/2 until now.  
>>
> 
> Hi Herbert,
> 
> Granted that explains the situation on eCS, but I was asking about Warp 
> 4 showing a revision number - which I've never seen here and 
> \os2\boot\os2norev.$$$ has never existed here prior to eCS 1.2, so 
> cannot delete it from W4 installations!! Of course I have a later kernel 
> than 14.088 on eCS 1.x and MCP2.
> 
You're sure that the file is NOT hidden?

I have the os2norev.$$$ in \os2\boot in my eCS 1.1. Sure, I had it NOT 
on WARP4 - bur it was showing the kernel revision. I'm not sure when 
the kernel got added the ability to check that file.

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