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Utilities / Re: SYSLOGD - stopped working...SYSxxxx, but why?
« Last post by Steven Levine on March 16, 2026, 08:21:59 am »
Hi,

If appears you did something to your services file so that it no longer contains a valid syslog entry.

FWIW, Mike built his syslogd with Watcom and provided full source code.  You might want to consider modifying the code so that that it does not trap when GETSERVBYNAME returns NULL.

Steven
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Programming / Re: cross-os2emx
« Last post by Dave Yeo on March 16, 2026, 03:03:57 am »
Yes, it is easy enough not to use lxlite, just some makefile editing, and there's omfstrip or whatever it is called. Same with other things like REXX scripts, which might need porting to sh scripts or install Regina Rexx, which would still need minor makefile editing. Rexx.cmd becomes rexx.rx.
Need to differentiate between native and cross compiling some how to have some if else logic.
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Programming / Re: cross-os2emx
« Last post by David McKenna on March 16, 2026, 12:26:33 am »
 Hey Dave,

  OK, so it might help with dependencies - great! I thought lxlite was not necessary, just a convenience, but maybe I'm wrong? I seem to remember Paul building stuff without it - just made the binaries bigger. Couldn't that be done inside OS/2 after the build?

Regards,
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Programming / Re: cross-os2emx
« Last post by Dave Yeo on March 15, 2026, 11:48:08 pm »
Hi David. As far as I can see, it is going to depend on whether OS/2 specific features are needed. eg, Python or Perl would generally work but our ports have OS/2 stuff that a Linux build wouldn't have. Generally they could be added.
Don't know node.js but it might just work. I'm planning on trying to build Qt5 on Linux and see how far it gets.
Really, eventually we need an OS/2 node.js anyways as a bunch of stuff uses it.
There will be other OS/2 stuff that needs rebuilding on Linux, tried FFmpeg and the stock build died from no lxlite.
Rexx is another consideration, thinking of trying to build FF for a test, there's a REXX script where the build would have to be adjusted to use the sh version and I think a couple of batch files that might need converting. It also depends on Lxlite during the packaging step. Need to see if there's a Linux Pascal that will build a Linux lxlite.
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Utilities / SYSLOGD - stopped working...SYSxxxx, but why?
« Last post by Dariusz Piatkowski on March 15, 2026, 11:44:31 pm »
I have been using syslogd/2 v2.01 (courtesy of Michael Greene) for SYSLOG functionality over several years now. All working great, some stuff is logged into my \tmp\log directory, a good chunk goes to my NAS box as well which is an aggregate of various LOGs from across various machines on my LAN.

Once a year I roll-over my various LOGs and file last year's into the ARCHIVE folder and carry on with the new year.

Yeah...so I'm a little late to the '2026 party', LOL, sure...but I'm filing stuff away and "lo' and behold" but my SYSLOG.LOG ended back on Dec 18th (there is an entry posted each time I re-boot), and indeed several other LOGs, such as SMARTD.LOG fail to show anything past Dec-24th.

Hmm???  :o

So off I go investigating, turns out that my POPUPLOG.OS2 file starts showing SYSLOGD.EXE failing around Jan-10th, 2026...which presumably means that something has occured between Dec-24th and Jan-10th which eventually caused SYSLODG to die each and every time I attempt to start it up.

Specifically, POPUPLOG.OS2 shows:
Code: [Select]
03-15-2026  16:59:02  SYS3175  PID 0089  TID 0003  Slot 00cf
G:\TCPIP\BIN\SYSLOGD.EXE
c0000005
00023cd2
P1=00000001  P2=00000008  P3=XXXXXXXX  P4=XXXXXXXX 
EAX=00000000  EBX=00000100  ECX=00000002  EDX=21000000
ESI=00000000  EDI=0004497c 
DS=0053  DSACC=f0f3  DSLIM=ffffffff 
ES=0053  ESACC=f0f3  ESLIM=ffffffff 
FS=150b  FSACC=00f3  FSLIM=00000030
GS=0000  GSACC=****  GSLIM=********
CS:EIP=005b:00023cd2  CSACC=f0df  CSLIM=ffffffff
SS:ESP=0053:001e6a88  SSACC=f0f3  SSLIM=ffffffff
EBP=001e6fe8  FLG=00010206

SYSLOGD.EXE 0002:00003cd2

...while CLI (syslogd -d) shows:

Code: [Select]
[G:\tcpip\bin]syslogd -d
Mar 15 16:59:02 syslogd: SYSLOGDMP: Running startup commands
Mar 15 16:59:02 syslogd: SYSLOGDMP: Hostname: NEUROBOX
Mar 15 16:59:02 syslogd: SYSLOGDMP: Base allocated memory
Mar 15 16:59:02 syslogd: SYSLOGIPC: IPC thread started
SYS1808:
The process has stopped.  The software diagnostic
code (exception code) is  0005.

Unfortunately both of these are pretty generic and so I cannot tell what may actually be failing today.

I removed the tcpipforward setting in my syslog, but that had no impact.

Any ideas on how I could troubleshoot this further?

Thanks!
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Applications / Re: Java applications
« Last post by Dave Yeo on March 15, 2026, 11:38:32 pm »
Only a white screen here too. Looking at the README.OS2, it looks pretty hit and miss and may need an older Java. Colour depth might matter too, with it wanting 64K colours.
Seems I might have had it running years back but not sure.
https://github.com/OS2World/JAVA-APPS-WeirdX/blob/master/README.OS2
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Internet / Re: Mypal68: A possible alternative browser?
« Last post by David Kiley on March 15, 2026, 11:01:11 pm »
A native Winflector OS/2 client is the last piece of the AToF puzzle for me ... the HTML5 client (Firefox v45) gets me 95% of the way, and everything works. But ... the OS/2 native client would be the finishing touch!

Regarding the above. It would be nice if they were willing to bend but I think it's a dead end. We are just going to have to be happy with the html5 option. I've noticed from their forum that they are very firm when they don't want to do something.

Also consider that they don't even have a mac client..which has millions of users probably.

I ran a 9 line BBS (online service) in the 90s by an innovative company called PowerBBS. They had made the first graphical BBS that was like AOL and very cool but it also supported the dos like terminal services that 99% of people used at the time. Our big problem with them was that the support for "dos" bbs games didn't work very well. When I tried to talk to them about it they would just say "they are not going to reinvent the wheel" even though I was spending a ton of money with them and needed it to be competitive. Sometimes you just have to take a no as a no regardless if it shouldn't be a no.

Also, the goal I had presented them was at least 200 seats (which I calculated out of curiosity with my partner status) and that would have come to $8,398,00. So if that amount of money didn't motivate them then a free arcaos license means nothing to them. And I didn't even think the metric was actually achievable frankly. When I posted on this forum (the most rabid os/2 supporters) about selling one seat as a hosted solution I got crickets in response. I'm not upset by that.. you have to provide value regardless of if you think something is valuable. I sell on eBay and I could think my products are the greatest thing in the world but that doesn't mean anyone will buy it if they don't agree. It reminds me of an interview with Steve Jobs in which he said he had tons of products he loved but didn't motivate people. But when he saw the LaserWriter (mac lazer printer) he instantly knew millions of people would want it since it was one of the first that offered Adobe's PostScript fonts. He just knew everyone would love it.

The problem with os/2 is i'm not sure everyone really *loves* it.
A lot of os/2 clients are enterprise using legacy applications and they probably don't care about the internet. Only users like you and me care about that kind of thing. So even if ArcaOS has sold 20,000 seats it doesn't mean those users are motivated for a browser.
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Programming / Re: cross-os2emx
« Last post by David McKenna on March 15, 2026, 10:18:04 pm »
 I'm not a programmer, but this seems like a major accomplishment to make building complex apps for OS/2 (or any apps) faster and even possible because of the larger memory available. Thanks Mr. Ko! One thing I wonder: does this also mean that any dependencies a program needs to be built do not need to be first be ported to OS/2? For example, QTWebEngine needs node.js to be built. Would you just use the node.js in Linux and this new tool will output OS/2 binaries using that, or do all dependencies still need to be converted to OS/2 first.

Regards,
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Internet / Re: Mypal68: A possible alternative browser?
« Last post by JTA on March 15, 2026, 07:46:02 pm »
"I've been in discussion with winflector about partnering with them to offer the hosted solution, and also talked to them about making a native client software for os/2, but it seems they are not interested:
  "I'm afraid it's not so easy. To engage in software development for a niche environment, you need hardware, software, and application development tools. In addition, you need to learn a new, unfamiliar environment, and above all, you need to distract the team from the ongoing work of maintaining and developing the core versions of our software. It's probably safe to assume that a dedicated client for OS/2 won't be created, but you can try using the browser version, assuming there are modern versions of Opera, Chrome, or Firefox that work on OS/2." "

Winflector is a commercial company, with proprietary software/code. But, the above still seems like it's possible, it just needs:
1. a free ArcaOS license (possibly two ... I've offered to buy this for them)
2. an OS/2 (emx?) build VM ... we should be able to get this detailed and built for them
3. an OS/2 developer ... (without "distracting" their existing devs)

The last one is on us ... Winflector just need to bend a little. Sign up Paul S., or KOMH, or anyone else (with a non-disclosure and other legalese), and now they have a dev dedicated to the effort (of just porting the linux 32-bit to an OS/2 native). If it's not these two, and there could be plenty of reasons why not, then we need to find/develop others, starting with detailed "here's a build environment" (emx, gcc, whatever) plans.

All are big asks ... Winflector has to bend (open up that piece of software), existing devs have to participate (or we grow more of them), AN could help by revealing "seat count" data, if not restricted in some way (their business practices, IBM, etc.) ... we all have to help with $$$ (I have offered $$$, in licensing terms, and could offer other help).

A native Winflector OS/2 client is the last piece of the AToF puzzle for me ... the HTML5 client (Firefox v45) gets me 95% of the way, and everything works. But ... the OS/2 native client would be the finishing touch!



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General Discussion / Re: What happened to Paul?
« Last post by scrutch2001 on March 15, 2026, 07:35:00 pm »
Paul:  I'm sorry to hear of your troubles, but I'm glad you're getting through it all.  Years ago I too was hit with a nasty spell of clinical depression.  I'd just about run out of hope.  With therapy, and the support of my friends and family, I pulled through.  So there can be light at the end of the dark tunnel.

Sending my best from Seattle.....

Steve Crutchfield
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