
              NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:              Update for NetWare Lite 1.1
DOCUMENT ID:        TID013869
DOCUMENT REVISION:  B
DATE:               24NOV93
ALERT STATUS:       Yellow
INFORMATION TYPE:   Symptom Solution
README FOR:         L11U05.EXE

NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
NetWare Lite 1.1 for DOS & Windows

ABSTRACT:

NetWare Lite Update patches: RECONFIX.PAT, CLPRINTR.PAT, GETATRIB.PAT,
CLOSEFIL.PAT, LPTSTAT.PAT, VXDFIX.PAT, INT28FIX.PAT, VIDEOFIX.PAT,
WINPOPUP.PAT, DOS6CDS.PAT, RENFIX.PAT, INT17FIX.PAT


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SYMPTOM

     When running the Quicken finance software and printing to a NetWare Lite
     captured printer, Quicken printing fails with the following message

     MESSAGE

          Can't print to LPT1

CAUSE

     A bug in CLIENT.EXE caused the problem.

SYMPTOM

     Getting file attributes across the network.

CAUSE

     A problem with OPENDEV.PAT.

SYMPTOM

     When a client station has open files on a NetWare Lite server and the
     client reboots with the files still open, sometimes the files will not be
     closed when the client reconnects or when watchdog clears the station
     connection.

CAUSE

     A bug in SERVER.EXE caused the problem.

SYMPTOM

     NetWare Lite print jobs are being lost when the printer has been turned
     off or taken offline.

CAUSE

     A bug in SERVER.EXE caused the problem.

SYMPTOM

     When using the NET CAPTURE or NET PRINT commands as the first commands
     from a client to a server that has just been rebooted, the following
     messages will be displayed and the command will fail:

     MESSAGE

          Redirect device -- Too many open files.

     or

     MESSAGE

          Write file -- Access denied.

CAUSE

     A bug in CLIENT.EXE causes the reconnection between server and client to
     fail when the NET CAPTURE or NET PRINT commands are issued by a client to
     a server that has just been rebooted.  Subsequent NET CAPTURE or NET
     PRINT commands from the client station will work normally.

SYMPTOM

     Printer output that has been captured through NetWare Lite is corrupted.

CAUSE

     A bug in CLIENT.EXE caused certain applications run on a client/server
     with a local printer to produce printer output that has been corrupted.

SYMPTOM

     The NetWare Lite server appears to hang when loading applications in
     Window's startup box.

CAUSE

     When automatically loading applications with Windows 3.1 and running
     NetWare Lite, a bug in SERVER.EXE caused the server to not respond until
     some of the automatically loaded applications were closed.

SYMPTOM

     When running an application that performs background printing on a
     server/client with a printer connected locally, the station locks.  Some
     applications that exhibit this problem (not limited to) are Foxpro,
     Mas90, Clipper, WordPerfect, PeachTree, Timeslip, Microfocus Cobol, and
     Red Wing.

CAUSE

     A bug in CLIENT.EXE caused applications doing background printing on a
     NetWare Lite server/client where printing is captured to a printer
     connected locally to experience a server lock up sometimes.  The problem
     requires the station to be rebooted.  Each time the station is rebooted
     because of this problem, lost clusters are left on the hard drive.  If
     this happens enough times without running "chkdsk /f" the FAT table will
     become corrupted.

SYMPTOM

     When using IBM ValuePoint models 425sx or 433dx and pressing the
     <Ctrl>+<Alt> keys to reboot the server, or when a popup printer status
     screen is being displayed, the video screen switches to 40 column mode.

CAUSE

     A bug in SERVER.EXE caused the monitor to switch to the 40 column mode.

SYMPTOM

     Print jobs sent to an offline printer will hang Windows, if Windows is
     running in a superVGA mode such as 8514.

CAUSE

     NetWare Lite uses a popup message box to indicate the status of the
     printer.  A bug in SERVER.EXE causes the popup message box to hang
     Windows.

SYMPTOM

     With the DoubleSpace device driver, nonexistant drives get set to valid
     physical drives after running the NET utility.

CAUSE

     MS-DOS 6.00 changed the way the pointer to the Drive Parameter Block
     (DPB) is used in the Current Directory Structure (CDS).  CLIENT.EXE was
     setting a drive status to "valid physical drive" after using the drive as
     a network drive.

SYMPTOM

     The DOS rename file command fails on a NetWare Lite mapped drive with the
     following message:

     MESSAGE

          PATH NOT FOUND

CAUSE

     The file is located at the root directory.

CAUSE

     The rename command uses a DOS wildcard character as shown in the
     following example:

          rename docfile.doc *.sav

SYMPTOM

     When printing under NetWare Lite, applications may experience corruption
     on their print job under the following conditions:

     Applications making calls to the BIOS interrupt 17 function 0 to send
     characters to be printed under NetWare Lite,

     The application makes repeated calls to interrupt 17 function 0 to send
     the same character to the printer without reinitializing the character to
     be printed in register AL.

CAUSE

     The problem is caused because the NetWare Lite client interrupt 17 ISR
     failed to preserve the contents of AL.

SOLUTION

     Please update all your NetWare Lite network stations with the all the
     patches in this file.

     Solution Specifics:

     *************************************************************
     GETATRIB.PAT - NetWare lite Client get file attribute fix patch.

     Target:        CLIENT.EXE
     Checksums:     758, BB2, 59A, 351, BB2

     Problem:  Running the Quicken finance software and printing to a NetWare
               Lite captured printer, Quicken printing fails with the "Can't
               print to LPT1" message.

     Symptoms: Quicken printing fails with the message "Can't print to LPT1". 
               This also fixes the problem with getting file attributes across
               the network.  The problem was with OPENDEV.PAT.

     *************************************************************
     CLOSEFIL.PAT - NetWare Lite v1.1 Server close file handles fix patch.

     Target:        SERVER.EXE
     Checksums:     2CC, 2B4, 20

     Problem:  When a client station has open files on a NetWare Lite server
               and the client reboots with the files still open, sometimes the
               files will not be closed when the client reconnects or when
               watchdog clears the station connection.

     Symptoms: Files are left open on the server when a client reboots.

     *************************************************************
     LPTSTAT.PAT -  NetWare Lite v1.1 Server LPT printer status fix patch.

     Target:        SERVER.EXE
     Checksums:     5B7, CO1, 575, 307, C01

     Problem:  Print jobs in NetWare Lite are being sent to a printer that has
               been taken off line or powered off.  The jobs are being lost.

     Symptoms: Print jobs are being lost when the printer has been powered off
               or taken off line.

     *************************************************************
     RECONFIX.PAT - NetWare Lite Client reconnect patch.

     Target:        CLIENT.EXE
     Checksums:     76A, 74F, 10EF, 66A, 64F, 8F7, 3A3, 3A3, 10EF

     Problem:  The reconnection between server and client fails to occur when
               the NET CAPTURE or NET PRINT commands are issued by a client to
               a server that has just been rebooted.  Subsequent NET CAPTURE
               or NET PRINT commands from the client station will work
               normally.

     Symptoms: When using the NET CAPTURE or NET PRINT commands as the first
               commands from a client to a server that has just been rebooted,
               the error messages "Redirect device -- Too many open files." or
               "Write file -- Access denied." will be displayed and the
               command will fail.

     *************************************************************
     CLPRINTR.PAT - NetWare Lite Client printer corruption fix patch.

     Target:        CLIENT.EXE
     Checksums:     6AC, 562, 5D4, 316, 562

     Problem:  Running certain applications on a client/server with a local
               printer will produce printer output that has been corrupted.

     Symptoms: Printer output that has been captured through NetWare Lite will
               be corrupted.

     *************************************************************
     VXDFIX.PAT -   NetWare Lite v1.1 Server windows VxD fix patch version
                    2.0.

     Target:        SERVER.EXE
     Checksums:     5F0, 605, EF

     Problem:  When auto-loading applications with Windows v3.1 and running
               NetWare Lite, the server will not respond until some of the
               auto-loaded applications are closed.

     Symptoms: The NetWare Lite server will appear to hang when loading
               applications in Windows startup box.

     *************************************************************
     INT28FIX.PAT - NetWare Lite Client int 28 ISR patch version 2.0

     Target:        CLIENT.EXE
     Checksums:     765, 8A4, 58D, 641, 4DE, 28C, F1, 8A4

     Problem:  Applications doing background printing on a NetWare Lite
               server/client where printing is captured to a printer connected
               locally may experience a server lock up.  The problem requires
               the station to be rebooted.  Each time the station is rebooted
               because of this problem, lost clusters are left on the hard
               drive.  If this happens enough times without running "chkdsk
               /f" the FAT table will become corrupted.

     Symptoms: You may have this problem if you are having problems running an
               application that performs background printing on a
               server/client with a printer connected locally and the station
               locks.  Applications that exhibits this problem but not limited
               to are FoxPro, Mas90, Clipper, WordPerfect, Peachtree,
               Timeslip, Microfocus Cobol and Red Wing.

     *************************************************************
     VIDEOFIX.PAT - NetWare Lite v1.1 Server video popup window fix patch.

     Target:        SERVER.EXE
     Checksums:     63E, 4A1, 6AE, 4C5, 4A1

     Problem:  When using the IBM Valuepoint models 425sx or 433dx, pressing
               the <Ctrl>-<Alt> keys to reboot the server or when a popup
               printer status screen is being displayed, the monitor will
               switch to 40 column mode.

     Symptoms: The video screen switches to 40 column mode when using IBM
               Valuepoint models 425sx or 433dx.

     *************************************************************
     WINPOPUP.PAT - NetWare Lite v1.1 Server Windows LPT printer status fix
                    patch.

     Target:        SERVER.EXE
     Checksums:     4D6, 8EF, 23C, 402, 8EF

     Problem:  Using Windows with a superVGA driver causes Windows to hang
               when sending a print job to a printer that has been taken
               offline.

               NetWare Lite uses a popup message box to indicate the status of
               the printer.  The popup message box causes Windows to hang.

     Symptoms: Print jobs sent to an offline printer will hang Windows, if
               Windows is running in a superVGA mode such as 8514.

     *************************************************************
     DOS6CDS.PAT -  NetWare Lite Client MS-DOS 6.0 Current Directory Structure
                    (CDS) patch.

     Target:        CLIENT.EXE
     Checksums:     470, 494, 5D2, 367, 580, 240, 494, 5D2

     Problem:  MS-DOS 6.00 changed the way the pointer to the Drive Parameter
               Block (DPB) is used in the Current Directory Structure (CDS).

               Client was setting a drive status to "valid physical drive"
               after using the drive as a network drive.

     Symptoms: With the DoubleSpace device driver, nonexistant drives get set
               to valid physical drives after running the NET utility.

     *************************************************************
     RENFIX.PAT -   NetWare Lite v1.1 Server rename file fix patch.

     Target:        SERVER.EXE
     Checksums:     4E6, 54C, A14, 3A9, 36A, 24F, 36C, A14

     Problem:  When using the DOS rename file command to rename a file on a
               NetWare Lite mapped drive, the following conditions will cause
               the rename to fail with the message "PATH NOT FOUND":

               1.   The file must be located at the root directory.

               2.   The rename command must use a DOS wildcard character.

                    Example:

                    rename docfile.doc *.sav

     Symptoms: The DOS rename file command fails on a NWLite drive with the
               "PATH NOT FOUND" message.

     *************************************************************
     INT17FIX.PAT - NetWare Lite Client int 17 ISR patch.

     Target:        CLIENT.EXE
     Checksums:     630, 312, 4F4, 14B, 312

     Problem:  Applications making calls to the BIOS interrupt 17 function 0
               to send characters to be printed under NetWare Lite may
               experience character loss on the print job.  The character loss
               happens when the application makes repeated calls to interrupt
               17 function 0 to send the same character to the printer without
               reinitializing the character to be printed in register AL.

               The problem is caused because the NetWare Lite client interrupt
               17 ISR failed to preserve the contents of AL.

     Symptoms: When printing under NWLite, applications may experience
               corruption on thier print job under the conditions described
               above.

     *************************************************************

     Self-Extracting File Name:  L11U05.EXE     Revision:  B

     Files Included     Size     Date      Time

       L11U05.TXT            (This file)
     GETATRIB.PAT       1248   12-03-92    9:09a
     CLOSEFIL.PAT       1084   12-01-92   10:30a
      LPTSTAT.PAT       1255   11-16-92    2:06p
     RECONFIX.PAT       2626   10-12-92    9:52a
     CLPRINTR.PAT       1198   11-16-92   10:12a
       VXDFIX.PAT       1075   03-03-93    4:35p
     INT28FIX.PAT       1649   02-26-93    9:42a
     VIDEOFIX.PAT       1179   01-05-93    3:39p
     WINPOPUP.PAT       1294   03-26-93    3:55p
      DOS6CDS.PAT       1433   05-17-93   10:18a
       RENFIX.PAT       1455   07-19-93   11:50a
     INT17FIX.PAT       1064   03-19-93    9:44a

     Installation Instructions:

     TERMS

     Update:        A file that has a .PAT extension and defines changes to a
                    software program.

     Target file:   A file with an .EXE extension that is to be modified by an
                    update.

     UPATCH:        Universal Update Program.  A program that applies updates
                    to target files.

                    NOTE:  UPATCH.EXE is shipped with NetWare Lite 1.1 and the
                    NetWare Lite 1.1 Upgrade kit.

     GENERAL INFORMATION

     You need only one diskette to update all copies of NetWare Lite on your
     NetWare Lite network.  You do not need a separate diskette for each copy
     of NetWare Lite.

     Make backup copies of the files before running UPATCH.  Do not update the
     original NetWare Lite Program and Driver diskette files.

     If a machine has a hard disk with NetWare Lite software, the files to be
     updated are in the C:\NWLITE directory.

     If a machine does not have a hard disk, the files to be updated are on
     the workstation's floppy diskette that has the NetWare Lite CLIENT.EXE.

     To get consistent results from the network, use UPATCH to update all
     copies of NetWare Lite on the network (all servers and clients).  If a
     server or client is not updated, it will continue with the erratic
     behavior that the update is designed to correct.

     Review the section of this document that corresponds to the update to
     find out what the update does.  Each section describes what the update
     will be applied to, the update date, the checksums, the problems the
     update corrects, and the symptoms you may see before the update is
     applied.

     You can use UPATCH to apply updates before or after running NetWare Lite;
     however, the changes do not take effect until the computer is rebooted
     and the updated files are loaded into memory.

     UPATCH INSTRUCTIONS

     To update the SERVER or CLIENT software on a hard disk, do the following:

     1.   Copy the .PAT files into the NWLITE directory on the C: drive.

     2.   To apply the update to the applicable target file, type

               UPATCH <Enter>

     3.   When the DOS prompt appears, reboot the computer.  The updated files
          will be used when they are loaded into memory.

     To update CLIENT software on a workstation that uses a floppy diskette,
     do the following:

     1.   Insert the diskette (w/updates) in to the A: drive. (The floppy
          diskette should contain the .PAT files and UPATCH.EXE.)

     2.   Insert the workstation's copy of the diskette that contains
          CLIENT.EXE into the B: drive.  Do not update the original NetWare
          Lite diskettes.

     3.   At the DOS prompt, type

               A: <Enter>

     4.   Then, type the following:

               UPATCH B:CLIENT.EXE <Enter>

     5.   Follow the instructions on the screen.

          NOTE:  The updates are applied to the CLIENT.EXE file and the
          original file is retained with an .OLD file extension.  If
          necessary, the .OLD version can be renamed and executed.

     6.   When the DOS prompt appears, reboot the computer.  The updated
          CLIENT.EXE file will be used when it is loaded into memory.

     *************************************************************
     To get the latest information on NetWare Lite updates, application
     compatibility, hardware compatibility, upgrades and updates, top ten
     support issues, NetWare Lite product information, etc., customers in the
     U.S. and Canada can call Novell's 24-hour automated fax service.  To
     access this service, dial (800) NETWARE [(800)638-9273] and press the
     star (*) key during the recorded message.
     *************************************************************




