Re: I had a few problems with my laptop

Post #4,020 by jake123 8/7/01 9:45:40 AM Reply	Re: I had a few problems with my laptop but the only remaining one is that my !@#$$ soundcard won't work. Waaaah, I want my mp3s... I had that as well. There's a bundle of almost all sound card drivers on CD3... you should be able to put in the drivers using the Device Driver Install Program in System Setup. That, and I thought eCS was going to come with IBM's new netscape-6 based web browser? I can't find that either... No, that's part of the Upgrade Protection plan. Including that in the base system would have upped the price by a substantive chunk of money. SSI managed to swing being able to pass all fixes and device driver updates sans charge to customers, but new software (like the IBM browser) requires them to pay a full SWC fee... which adds somewhere around 50 bucks to the cost of the base system. -- ---------------------------------------------------------- * Jack Troughton jake at jakesplace.dhs.org * * [link\|http://jakesplace.dhs.org\|[link\|http://jakesplace.dhs.org\|http://jakesplace.dhs.org]] [link\|ftp://jakesplace.dhs.org\|[link\|ftp://jakesplace.dhs.org\|ftp://jakesplace.dhs.org]] * * Montr\ufffdal PQ Canada [link\|news://jakesplace.dhs.org\|news://jakesplace.dhs.org] * ----------------------------------------------------------
Post #4,038 by cwbrenn 8/7/01 10:55:46 AM Reply	As it turns out, the sound card drivers were working fine but the default setting on the laptop is "do not make any noise whatsoever". I kept highlighting sounds and trying to play them, and they wouldn't -- until I chose a sound scheme. :P That was a bit counter-intuitive. All is fine now, though. eCS is pretty darn cool. That's all I gotta say. And I recently bought in to the upgrade protection plan, so I should be getting all the goodies, too... muahahahahahahahahaha ha ha ha "We are all born originals -- why is it so many of us die copies?" - Edward Young
Post #4,041 by SpiceWare 8/7/01 11:10:07 AM Reply	UPP? What exactly does the Upgrade Protection Plan entail? I'm thinking I should get it, but wasn't sure what it was. Darrell Spice, Jr. [link\|http://home.houston.rr.com/spiceware/\|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
Post #4,059 by cwbrenn 8/7/01 1:08:56 PM Reply	essentially, for a year you get access to all the fixes IBM releases for OS/2 and OS/2's java runtimes, new enhancements, the web browser, that kind of stuff. You essentially get all of IBM's goodies without having to buy into their two year cycles. "We are all born originals -- why is it so many of us die copies?" - Edward Young
Post #4,069 by SpiceWare 8/7/01 2:25:36 PM Reply	Thanx! Darrell Spice, Jr. [link\|http://home.houston.rr.com/spiceware/\|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
Post #4,074 by jake123 8/7/01 2:45:26 PM Reply	Not exactly Fixes and new drivers are included in the base price. Only new features are in Upgrade Protection. You don't need to buy UP to get fixes and drivers. There is going to be a download area on www.ecomstation.com where you'll be able to get drivers and fixes. So far, the only thing in UP is the IBM branded browser. However, I know they intend to add more before the end of the year... however, it's not likely that IBM will be sweetening that particular pot. I understand they're trying to swing a deal with a company that's written a Security Enabling System driver, allowing for file level permission controls and multiple desktops. IIUC, since it's based on the SES services kernel interface, it will be reflected automatically in everything that rides on top... so that telnet access can be restricted based on user, for example. However, I've not actually seen the product, so I may not have all the details right... -- ---------------------------------------------------------- * Jack Troughton jake at jakesplace.dhs.org * * [link\|http://jakesplace.dhs.org\|[link\|http://jakesplace.dhs.org\|http://jakesplace.dhs.org]] [link\|ftp://jakesplace.dhs.org\|[link\|ftp://jakesplace.dhs.org\|ftp://jakesplace.dhs.org]] * * Montr\ufffdal PQ Canada [link\|news://jakesplace.dhs.org\|news://jakesplace.dhs.org] * ----------------------------------------------------------

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