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TITLE: NetWare Lite Patch Release for v1.1
DOCUMENT ID#: FYI.P.6137
DATE: 15APR93
PRODUCT: NetWare Lite
PRODUCT VERSION: All versions
SUPERSEDES: FYI.P.6115
LITE FAX DOC #: 2727

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ISSUE/PROBLEM

NetWare Lite Patch Release for v1.1

Novell has released patches that address various NetWare Lite issues.
These patches can be obtained through CompuServe or through Novell
directly.

***** WARNING *****

Do not apply all these patches at the same time unless directed so by
technical support.

CompuServe

A free CompuServe membership can be obtained by dialing (800) 848-8199 in
the U.S. and (614) 457-0802 outside the U.S. (ask for Representative
200). CompuServe will provide NetWare Lite users with fifteen dollars
worth of credit towards online services at no charge.

The files listed below are previous patches for NetWare Lite v1.1 These
files are superseded by the patches in L11P03.ZIP.

NWL102.ZIP
L11P01.ZIP
L11P02.ZIP

To get the files from CompuServe, do the following procedure:

1. Type GO NOVLIB

2. After you are in NOVLIB, enter into library one or library ten.
3. Download L11P03.ZIP. (This ZIP file contains the NetWare Lite
patches.)

You must have PKUNZIP.EXE to unzip L11P03.ZIP. If you do not have
PKUNZIP.EXE, you can get it from CompuServe. It is located inside
PKZ110.EXE, which is another file that must be downloaded.

4. To download PKZ110.EXE, create a directory called PKZIP (either on
floppy or on your hard drive). Go to library 15 of NOVLIB and

download PKZ110.EXE. Then, move PKZ110.EXE into the PKZIP
directory. Type PKZ110. PKZ110.EXE will create PKUNZIP.EXE (and
other programs that can be used for archiving functions).

5. After you have PKUNZIP.EXE, you can unzip L11P03.ZIP. Put
L11P03.ZIP into the PKZIP directory. Next, type the following:

PKUNZIP L11P03.ZIP to>

The patch files will be copied to the directory that you specify.
Novell recommends that you copy them to a floppy diskette. This
way, you will have a copy of the patches in a distinct and
identifiable place.

Novell

If you want the patches but cannot access CompuServe, call Novell at
(801) 429-5483 and request the NetWare Lite Patch Disk. It will be sent
to you through U.S. mail and will take from four to seven days.

The following is a list of the files that will be sent to you. (Note
that these are the same files that are contained in the L11P03.ZIP file.)

L11P03 DOC 8951 04-09-93 10:43a
STACKFIX PAT 920 08-07-92 4:09p
COMPOPEN PAT 1077 10-09-92 12:05p
INT28FIX PAT 1649 02-26-93 9:42a (updated)
VIDEOFIX.PAT 1179 01-05-93 3:39p
INT17FIX.PAT 1064 03-19-93 9:44a

Please note: These files have been through the patch test team.

The following information is contained in the L11P03.DOC file. Included
are the patch name, date, and the file that is affected by the patch
(such as SERVER.EXE). Also included are problems (with accompanying
symptoms) that each patch deals with.

GENERAL INFORMATION

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

Make backup copies of the files before running UPATCH. Do not patch the
original NetWare Lite Program and Driver diskette files. If a machine
has a hard disk with NetWare Lite software, the files to be patched are
in the C:\NWLITE directory. If a machine does not have a hard disk, the
files to be patched are on the workstation floppy diskette that has the
NetWare Lite CLIENT.EXE.

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

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

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

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UPATCH INSTRUCTIONS

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

1. Copy each .PAT file into the NWLITE directory on the C: drive.
2. To apply the patch to the applicable target file, type UPATCH and
press .
3. When the DOS prompt appears, reboot the computer. The patched files
will be used when they are loaded into memory.

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

1. Insert the SUPPORT diskette into drive A: (the floppy diskette
should contain each .PAT file (applicable to the problem) and
UPATCH.EXE.
2. Insert the workstation's copy of the diskette that contains
CLIENT.EXE into the B: drive. Do not patch the original NetWare
Lite diskettes.
3. At the DOS prompt, type A: and press .
4. Type UPATCH B:CLIENT.EXE, press , and follow the instructions
on the screen.

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

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


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To get the latest information on NetWare Lite patches, application
compatibility, hardware compatibility, upgrades and updates, top ten
support issues, NetWare Lite product information, and so on, 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.
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INFORMATION ON SPECIFIC PATCHES

STACKFIX.PAT NetWare Lite Server stack fix patch
Target: SERVER.EXE
Checksums: 558, 481, 3F0

Problem: The server switches to its DOS reentrancy stack during
initialization. The Norton antivirus device driver
interrupts the server after initialization and does some
work. The server timer interrupts then kicks in, switches
to the top of the server DOS reentrancy stack and corrupts
the data that the server had on the stack before the timer
interrupt.

Symptoms: When the Norton antivirus device driver is loaded and
SERVER.EXE attempts to load, the server will hang.

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INT28FIX.PAT NetWare Lite Client int 28 ISR patch
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 will
become corrupted.

Symptoms: You may have this problem if you are running an
application that performs background printing on a

Server-Client with a printer connected locally and the
station locks. An application that exhibits this problem
is FoxPro, Clipper, WordPerfect, Peachtree, Timeslip,
MicroFocus COBOL, and RedWing.

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COMPOPEN.PAT
Target: SERVER.EXE

Problem: FCB Opens fails on read-only files.

This patch inserts code that was removed from NetWare Lite
v1.0 that handles FCB opens. This patch should not be
used with Windows or CD-ROMs.

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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 + 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 the 40 column mode when using
IBM Valuepoint models 425sx or 433dx.

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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 NWLite
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 NetWare Lite, applications may
experience corruption on their print job under the
conditions described above.
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SOLUTION

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