Update your thin client operating system, client functions, and utilities with the latest program temporary fix (PTF) to ensure proper operation of the hardware devices and software features.

Information relating to Thin Client Manager V2R1 PTFs

• TCM V2R1 on AS/400 - PTF ordering information
• TCM V2R1 on RS/6000 - PTF ordering information
• TCM V2R1 on Microsoft Windows NT and Microsoft Windows 2000 - PTF ordering information
• Technical publication updates and readme files
• Additional information

WARNING: If you are using flash-based solutions and you did not install PTF 8 or a later PTF, read the information in Flash-based solutions.

To obtain the latest program temporary fix (PTF) for the IBM Thin Client Manager (TCM) software Version 2 Release 1 (V2R1) on AS/400, order group PTF SF99083. You can order this group PTF from Electronic Customer Support (ECS) by typing SNDPTFORD SF99083 on the OS/400 command line. ECS then mails a CD to you with the latest TCM software PTFs and any prerequisite PTFs for OS/400.

Click for information on how to order the TCM software V2R1 for OS/400 on CD. Remember that you still need to follow the above instructions to order the PTF.

AS/400 customers printing from Netscape Communicator (parallel printing) require the following system PTF (appropriate for the system operating system level):

• V4R3 systems: 5769TC1-SF60984
• V4R4 systems: 5769TC1-SF60985

Product 5648C07 PTFs for *BASE (for use with N2200 and N2800 thin clients) are shown in the following table:

Product 5648C07 PTFs for Option 1 (for use with Series 1000 Network Stations) are shown in the following table:

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Order the authorized program analysis report (APAR) to obtain the AIX PTF for TCM V2R1 software. To order AIX PTFs on tape or CDROM, contact AIX support line. In the United States call 1-800-CALLAIX. Click for a list of support line phone numbers in other countries. You need to know the APAR or PTF number you want to order.

The AIX APARs for the PTF packages are shown in the following table:

To download a PTF package, go to http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/support/rs6000.support/. Select updates from the list on the left.

Click for information on how to order the TCM software V2R1 for AIX on CD. Remember that you still need to follow the above instructions to order the PTF.
  
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Click to download the latest PTF for the Microsoft Windows NT and Microsoft Windows 2000 version of TCM V2R1 software. Click for more information on how to order the latest PTF for the Windows NT and Windows 2000 version of TCM V2R1 software on CD.

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The following publications are available on the Web:

• IBM Network Station Advanced Information V2R1
• Using IBM Network Station Manager V2R1

Readme files provided with the product include the following:

• The ICA client readme file is provided in the product directory at:
  >PRODBASE>\x86\usr\lib\ICAClient\readme
• The Thin Client Manager command line utility readme file is provided in the product directory:
  >PRODBASE>\Thin Client Manager (also NSM)\tools\readme_cl.txt
  >prodbase>
• The Microsoft Windows NT product information file is provided on the Windows NT CD in directory: /ntnsm/en/Readme.txt

The following files are also available on the Web:

• Readme file for ICA Client
• Readme file for the Command Line Utility
• Readme file for Flash boot

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Additional Information

Click on the following to access additional information:

• AS/400 fix details
• PTF 1 through PTF 4 information
• Hardware technical support

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Flash-based solutions

If you are using flash-based systems and are updating from PTF 7 or a prior PTF level, please read and follow the instructions provided below. However, if you installed PTF 8 or a later PTF and followed the instructions for updating your flash-based systems at that time, you do not need to follow the information outlined below.

With PTF 8, the terminal configuration file shipped.nsm was split into two files: base.nsm in the prodbase/etc directory and shipped.nsm in the terminal configuration directory. The non-terminal specific information is contained in the base.nsm file and is placed on the flash card. The shipped.nsm file contains only the terminal specific information and has been reduced from 313KB to 19KB. As a result, there is a significant reduction of network traffic when flash booting over a wide area network (WAN).

NOTE: Because of this change, all flash images must be recreated and all flash cards must be reflashed after installing the latest PTF.

Use the following steps if you can recreate the flash images and reflash your flash cards immediately after installing the latest PTF package:

1. Install the latest PTF package.
2. Use the NSM Web Application to update all flash images (click Administration, click Flash Manager).
3. Use the NSM Web Application to Indicate flash images should be updated (click Hardware, click Workstations, scroll down to Boot Parameters, and select YES for Check for Flash Image Update) .
4. If you are upgrading from PTF 5 or an earlier PTF level, use the NSM Web Application to indicate that the boot prom images should not be updated (click Hardware, click Workstations, scroll down to Boot Parameters, select NO UPDATE for Update to the boot code installed on the server).
5. Restart each flash-based system so the flash cards are reflashed/updated. After all flash cards have been updated, go to the next step.
6. If you are upgrading from PTF 5 or an earlier PTF level, use the NSM Web Application to indicate that the boot prom images should now be updated (click Hardware, click Workstations, scroll down to Boot Parameters, select UPDATE for Update to the boot code installed on the server).

Use the following steps if you cannot rebuild flash images immediately after installing the latest PTF:

1. Install the latest PTF package.
2. • A backup copy of the original shipped.nsm file is created and called shipped.nsm.prePTF8 as part of the PTF install process.
3. Copy /userbase/profiles/shipped.nsm.prePTF8 to /userbase/profiles/shipped.nsm.
4. • This step allows the existing flash cards to continue working successfully because the larger all-inclusive shipped.nsm file still exists and is used by the flash-based systems.
   • This does not cause any problems; it just causes a slight performance degradation because some information is read twice: first in the base.nsm file, and then in the shipped.nsm file.
5. Use the NSM Web Application to update all flash images (click Administration, click Flash Manager).
6. Use the NSM Web Application to Indicate that the flash images should be updated (click Hardware, click Workstations, scroll down to Boot Parameters, select YES for Check for Flash Image Update).
7. If you are upgrading from PTF 5 or an earlier PTF level, use the NSM Web Application to indicate that the boot prom images should not be updated (click Hardware, click Workstations, scroll down to Boot Parameters, select NO UPDATE for Update to the boot code installed on the server).
8. Restart each flash-based system so the flash cards are reflashed/updated. After all flash cards have been updated, go to the next step.
9. If you are upgrading from PTF 5 or an earlier PTF level, use the NSM Web Application to, indicate that the boot prom images should now be updated (click Hardware, click Workstations, scroll down to Boot Parameters, select UPDATE for Update to the boot code installed on the server).
10. Copy /servbase/defaults/shipped.nsm file to /userbase/profiles/shipped.nsm file.
11. • This step replaces the larger all-inclusive shipped.nsm file with the smaller shipped.nsm file.

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PTF 13 - Enhancements

NOTE: iSeries server or AS/400 customers with systems at OS/400 V5R1 no longer need to change the system value QVFYOBJRST prior to installing the group PTF.

WARNING: If you are using flash-based solutions and you did not install PTF 8 or a later PTF, read the information in Flash-based solutions.

Boot prom information
The following table provides the boot prom level corresponding to the NetVista thin client model as shipped with this PTF 13 package:

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PTF 13 - General fix description

• Corrected a problem so that nsterm correctly starts when a specific font not supplied with V2R1 is used.
• Corrected a German 122-key keyboard problem.
• Corrected the problem in nsterm so the functions like 'delete to end of line' no longer make the screen appear blank until the window is repainted.
• Corrected a problem for customers using Netscape with the Dutch language so all of the icons on the Messenger toolbar can be displayed.
• Corrected an OS/400 specific problem when creating flash images desiring the launchbar binary. The QIBM/ProdData/NetworkStationV2/x86/usr/bin/launchbar file is provided.
• Corrected a problem so Windows NT administrators can create flash images that include xpdf.
• Corrected a problem with nsterm so it works properly with the tab key. Specifically, when using vt100 emulation, characters are displayed when using the tab key to move between fields, without needing to minimize or maximize the emulator window.
• Corrected a problem with the firmware for the N2200 and N2800 so it works with QIP and similar DHCP servers even when option 212 is defined with an IP address format.
• Resolved the seemingly random run_netscape segmentation fault that happened after using the Netscape Edit Preferences menu option.
• Corrected a problem with the JVM so that when Java detects there are no more File Descriptors available, Java attempts to reclaim used FDs before throwing an IO exception.
• Corrected a problem with seriald so that when printing large print jobs to slow printers or printers with small buffers, the entire print job is now printed.
• Updated the firmware for models 2200 and 2800 so they no longer send a DHCP decline when the DHCP offer contains a boot server IP that does not respond to an ARP. Although the DHCP RFC-2131 does not explicitly state that the client must not send a DHCP decline when a boot server IP appears to be bad, the intent of the RFC appears to be that a decline should mean there is a duplicate IP.
• Corrected a problem so that a client in KIOSK mode continues to work after 30 emulator print jobs. The NetVista thin client no longer needs to be rebooted after 30 screen prints to restore the print function.
• Corrected a problem for NetVista Peer clients so they can boot to the Master regardless of the DNS configuration (such as one not supporting reverse IP lookups).
• Correct a problem with the JVM so that double clicks on Java windows that are coded to go away after a single click no longer cause a Java segmentation fault error.

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PTF 12 - Enhancements

WARNING: If you are using flash-based solutions and you did not install PTF 8 or a later PTF, read the information in Flash-based solutions.

Netscape 4.7
The PTF 12 package includes the upgrade of Netscape 4.5 to Netscape 4.73. This upgrade contains several fixes to the following problems that were permanent restrictions in Netscape 4.5:

• The example page and similar web pages are now correctly displayed in Netscape 4.73.
• Pages that contain "about:blank" can be resized and Netscape 4.73 does not generate a segmentation fault.
• The font selected in Netscape preferences no longer changes to be a font one size smaller than the selected font.

Boot prom information
The following table provides the boot prom level corresponding to the NetVista thin client model as shipped with this PTF 12 package:

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PTF 12 - General fix description

• Corrected a problem so that when using ns5250 on an N2200 with the environment variable NS5250*FONTS_TO_USE:OLD_FIXED_FONTS set, the characters are no longer half displayed.
• Improved the login and authentication support so the user not longer needs to roam to login when the authentication server does not immediately respond. If ISDN short hold mode is used and the connection is not established, the first login attempt establishes the connection and the next login attempt is successful if done while the ISDN connection is active.
• Added another method to switch between applications. If the client appears to hang when using the default method Alt+TAB, you can use the Network Station Manager to define and set the following two environment variables SWITCHD ENABLE and WINMGR_ARGS -noswapbox.
• Added xpdf for flash solutions. Specifically, the epdf.BOM files for ppc (S/1000 and S/300 models) and x86 (N2200 and N2800) have been created. When using Thin Client Manager to create or update a flash image, xpdf can now be selected and included on the flash card.
• Corrected the 5250 and 3270 emulators to print one copy, rather than two, when the -PDT option is enabled.
• Corrected the 3270 emulator to properly recognize and handle the lightpen immediate detect option.
• Corrected a problem with the Thin Client Manager web application that would included a blank line in the BOM file created when constructing a new flash image.
• Added a check when printing in a non-streaming mode so that print jobs are sent to the printer after the printer is known to be ready.
• Enhanced the 5250 and 3270 emulators custom keymap file size limit to 24KB.
• Corrected the 3270 emulator so a segmentation fault no longer occurs when a "#CP DISC" is done immediately after the Clear key is pressed multiple times.
• Corrected the 5250 and 3270 emulator so that hotspots opening a Netscape window now correctly open a new window under the existing Netscape process. Lock file errors are no longer encountered.
• Corrected applet security problems. For specific details on the problems and environment variables that can be used to avoid the problems, see APAR SA92493.

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PTF 11 - Enhancements

WARNING: f you are using flash-based solutions and you did not install PTF 8 or a later PTF, read the information in Flash-based solutions.

Boot prom information
The following table provides the boot prom level shipped with the PTF 11 package, which is the same level that shipped with the PTF 9 and PTF 10 packages:

PTF 11 - General fix description
This PTF corrects a problem that, in some cases, prevented Series/1000 from updating the boot prom successfully. This PTF must be installed prior to updating the Series/1000 boot prom to prevent encountering the problem.

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PTF 10 - Enhancements

WARNING: f you are using flash-based solutions and you did not install PTF 8 or a later PTF, read the information in Flash-based solutions.

Boot prom information
The following table provides the boot prom level shipped with the PTF 10 package, which is the same level that shipped with the PTF 9 package:

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• Changed the window manager so that focus can be moved from a child dialog box back to the parent window without closing the child dialog window.

• Disabled an unnecessary server check (occurring every five minutes), thereby eliminating the network traffic generated by this check.
• Corrected a problem encountered by customers using a Windows 2000 server and the ICA Client in kiosk mode. With this change, thin clients continue to function correctly, even when the entire desktop is restarted more then 1,500 times.
• Enhanced the NetVista N2200 thin client to recognize more than one USB keyboard device. Because of this change, a device such as the USB Intermec 1800 laser scanner (which reports in as a keyboard), can now be used with the N2200 thin client.
• Corrected a problem that prevented the Series 1000 from successfully flash booting when using IBM DHCP.
• Provided two additional kiosk template files: icawin.ksk for an ICA session kiosk setup and icaramwin.ksk for the ICA Remote Application Manager kiosk setup. These two new kiosk templates help relieve the flashing associated with the ICA session redrawing the screen twice. See APAR SA90628 for additional information.
• Corrected a problem in the VT emulator so lines are displayed as expected (with proper attributes such as bold and reverse), even when there is a slow network connection.
• Corrected a problem whereby some of the methods to create files within IFS directories resulted in truncated files. Reference APAR SA88610 for the procedure to increase the IFS size if you are using the IFS to write files.
• Corrected the 3270 emulator to properly handle fields that have the "SKIP OFF" attribute set.
• Corrected a problem whereby the thin client was hanging during a logout sequence when using the Applix application because the X server was left in a non-default state. Any modifications made to the font path by editing <prodbase>/usr/local/nc/bin/xinitrc need to be done inside the while-true loop that starts the window manager. Changes outside the while loop are not picked up after a thin client session logout.
• Corrected a problem in the 3270 emulator (when configured to use a tn3270 print session) whereby the first screen print request was not honored.
• Corrected the 3270 emulator so sessions can use the -DISPLAY_NAME parameter specifying an LU pool name.
• Corrected a window manager problem encountered with a unique set of application windows whereby closing one of the X11 application-created windows no longer hangs the window manager.
• Corrected the German translation in the 3270 emulator (in Miscellaneous preferences) for the Rule Line Enable text.
• Enhanced the login support so the thin client no longer needs to be restarted when an unexpected error happens during login or authentication.
• Enhanced the 3270 emulator by providing a method to enable the enhanced attention key data stream (because some applications expect a different data stream to be sent when the attention key is pressed). Use the NSM Web Application to include the additional parameter: NS3270*ATTENTION_ENHANCED:ENABLE

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WARNING: If you are using flash-based solutions and you did not install PTF 8 or a later PTF, read the information in Flash-based solutions.

Boot prom information
There were no changes to the boot proms for this PTF package. The following table provides the boot prom level shipped with PTF 8 and this PTF 9 package:

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Hub support
When using NetVista N2200 (Series 2200) with the Belkin USB Hub F5U001 or F5U021 and the Belkin USB Serial Adapter F5U103, you may find a port unresponsive. If this occurs, the error message is similar to "cannot create device /dev/utty00". The workaround is to use one of the other three available ports or to use the Belkin USB Hub F5U101 that does not exhibit the problem.

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• Corrected a problem that prevented the Series 1000 Network Station from consistently printing successfully when using lpr.
• Updated the keyboard mapping file for Swiss German and Swiss French to allow for uppercase versions of a, e, o and u diacritics.
• Corrected a problem so the approximate 3-second delay between pushing the front power button and the system powering down is now only seen when a writable compact flash card is installed in N2200 or N2800 systems.
• Corrected the problem that prevented the beep sound from always working on the Series 1000 Network Station.
• Corrected the problem so the text editor now prints German umlauts when printing to a printer that supports German fonts.

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PTF 8 - Enhancements

WARNING: If you are using flash-based solutions, read the information on Flash-based solutions.

Windows 2000 support
The support for Microsoft Windows 2000 is included in the Windows NT Service Update for this PTF package.

Enhanced DHCP support
DHCP support is enhanced such that a fully defined primary and failover boot server can now be configured by using DHCP options 66, 67, 211 and a URL in option 219.

In TCM V2R1 PTF 8 for NetVista N2200 and N2800 (also known as Network Station Series 2200 and 2800), DHCP option 219 now allows a failover boot path, in addition to the failover server. Option 219 can now be used in one of two ways: either using just IP addresses or using a URL. The latest Advanced Information publication documents how to use option 219 with IP addresses.

To use a URL in option 219, enter the server information in the following format: protocol://server_ip_address/boot_path

where

• protocol is the boot protocol (either nfs or tftp)
• server_ip_address is the IP address of the failover boot server
• boot_path is the failover boot path

NOTE: Only one URL may be entered in option 219 because of DHCP. Following are the example URLs you should use depending on the thin client model and server type.

The following table shows examples for NetVista N2200, also known as Network Station Series 2200:

The following table shows examples for NetVista N2800, also known as Network Station Series 2800:.

Boot prom information
The following table provides the boot prom level shipped with PTF 8 package:

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Hub support
When using NetVista N2200 (Series 2200) with the Belkin USB Hub F5U001 or F5U021 and the Belkin USB Serial Adapter F5U103, you may find a port unresponsive. If this happens, the error message is similar to "cannot create device /dev/utty00". The workaround is to use one of the other three available ports or to use the Belkin USB Hub F5U101 that does not exhibit the problem.

VT emulator
When using the VT emulator with a scrolling buffer, user scrolling may cause output lines in the scroll buffer to be duplicated. This problem is with the display of the data rather than a problem with the data itself.

Thin Client Manager
For Series 1000 and Series 300 Network Stations, the following Thin Client Manager (also known as Network Station Manager) settings are not honored:

• Enable Boot using BOOTP or DHCP
• Preferred monitor resolution

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• For the AIX and AS/400 servers, increased the userid and password fields for the thin client login from a limit of 10 characters to a limit of 20 characters. This corrected a problem when roaming to a Windows NT server that allows userids and passwords to be as long as 20 characters.
• Enhanced the VT emulator to support double-wide and double-high characters, blink, 7bit, and screen print.
  NOTE: Screen print outputs double-wide text in single-wide font and double-high text is printed twice in single-high/wide font.
• Modified the thin client NFS connection parameters so the connection would be more tolerant of delays typically encountered when going over a wide area network (WAN). The thin client flash image should now be successfully updated over most WAN connections.
• Enhanced support such that a fully defined primary and failover boot server can now be configured using DHCP options 66, 67, 211 and a URL in option 219.
• Corrected the situation such that when spooling two separate print files from an AS/400 print queue to a printer attached to a thin client, the second print job could interrupt the first print job.
• Corrected the problem whereby the thin client was not printing properly when an ICA Conncentrex application was being used.
• Corrected a caching problem in the 5250 emulator that prevented the second part of a complex image from being displayed (in this case it was the second part of the check).
• Corrected the 5250 emulator so when viewing images on the thin client it is no longer necessary to press the F9 and F12 keys twice in order to perform the maximize and restore window size options.
• Corrected the thin client seriald support to properly print AFPDS data.
• Corrected the problem that prevented printing from Netscape to an AS/400 remote print queue.
• Enhanced the emulator support for keymap files by increasing the limit (as some customers reached the original 10K maximum size).
• Enhanced the thin client support to properly resolve ${BOOTHOST} when it is used to define a printer. ${BOOTHOST} can now be used in Thin Client Manager: Hardware -> Printers:Printer List (Remote Printers)
• Corrected the thin client seriald support to properly print ASCII PCL files that are received from an AS/400 print queue.
• Corrected the IBM thin client Java plug-in to successfully run when Direct Connection is selected as the type of proxy server configuration for the Netscape browser.
  NOTE: After applying this PTF, all users' preferences.js files must be deleted ONE TIME ONLY. The preferences.js file is found in the directory /userbase/home/&ltuserid%gt/.netscape/.
• Resolved the issue of the Java cursor icon behavior differing from v1.1.4 and v1.1.8 by providing a Java property that can be set to get the desired behavior.
• Corrected the 3270 emulator so that when using the -DISPLAY_NAME USE_MAC_ADDRESS parameter, the display name is now correct.
• Corrected a problem so that when the thin client is printing via seriald and the connection between the printer and the thin client is momentarily interrupted, the thin client now recovers and continues printing (specifically, the thin client no longer needs to be powered off and back on to resume printing).

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PTF 7 - Enhancements and limitations

Series 300 support

Series 300 is supported with the following limitations and notes:

• A Series 300 running V2R1 must have a minimum of 48MB memory.
• Netscape is supported on Network Stations with 64MB memory.
• Flash is not supported (including peer booting to a Series 1000 Network Station).
• IBM JVM is not supported. If used, the network station may reboot itself or have other unexpected behaviors.
• Audio is limited to the beep and bell sounds as provided in the emulators.
• Use of multiple serial devices is not supported.
• On some Series 300 Network Stations, the desktop clock gains approximately 10 minutes over a 24-hour period (this problem is under investigation).
• When using high resolution monitors, selecting DDC or a very high resolution setting, you may find the network station does not successfully boot up and present the login screen. If this happens, select a lower resolution.

Boot prom information
The following table provides the boot prom level shipped with PTF 7 package:

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Hub support
When using thin client N2200 with the Belkin USB Hub F5U001and with the Belkin USB Serial Adapter F5U103, port 1 may not respond properly. If this is the only port being used, the error message is "cannot create device /dev/utty00." The workaround is to use one of the other three available ports (port 2, 3, or 4), as these do not have the problem.

Thin Client Manager
For Series 1000 and Series 300 Network Stations, the following Thin Client Manager (also known as Network Station Manager) settings are not honored:

• Enable boot using BOOTP or DHCP
• Preferred monitor resolution

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• Corrected a problem when booting from flash whereby the erroneous message "mount_ffs root_device on / No such file or directory" was displayed.
• Corrected a problem so that Applixware dialog boxes now have the proper size.
• Corrected a problem so that swing applets can be run within Netscape while using the IBM JVM (plug-in) when Java Foundation Classes are selected in Thin Client Manager -> AppletViewer.
• Corrected a problem causing the 3270 emulator to hang when the middle button on a 3-button mouse was pressed.
• Corrected a problem, when booting to an AS/400 system via BOOTP, so the 5250 emulator successfully starts the key remapping application upon request.
• Corrected a problem with wfica so that it can now be used to call a published application and the master browser is found.
• Enhanced support for the /tmp directory. Please read the details of APAR SA88610 to obtain the specific syntax for increasing the /tmp directory size (default is 1MB).
• Corrected a problem within the IBM JVM so that swing-repaint-synchronization works as expected.
• Corrected a problem within the IBM JVM so that Java FTP works for Series 1000 Network Stations.
• Corrected a problem within the 5250 emulator so that when the taskbar is hidden, a full screen 5250 session properly resizes to use the larger desktop.
• Corrected a problem that prevented AIX users from being able to save user preferences.

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Kiosk mode

• The file $UserBase/profiles/allkiosk.nsm is read after the allncs.nsm file during workstation initialization. This file can be used as a common kiosk definition for all workstations using the same configuration server. This is also beneficial when creating pre-configured kiosk flash images since the workstation's IP address, MAC name, or IP name does not need to be known.
• The environment variable $NSM_KIOSK_MODE can be set via TCM. This allows customers the ability to create a kiosk configuration without hand-editing the *.ksk kiosk templates.
• The launch bar can now be hidden (so it is not visible on the desktop). This is different than the compressed launch bar mode where the launch bar is replaced by Tab Arrow. By hiding the launch bar and adding applications to the startup folder, customers can create a multi-application non-launch bar mode.
• Applications in the startup folder can be configured to be auto-restarted. This means that if an application that was auto-started from the startup folder is closed (or exited), the application is restarted in the same manner it was initially started when the user logged in.
  NOTE: This function is not currently working for the 3270 and 5250 emulators.
• Kiosk mode attempts to mount $HOME and $NSMSHARED to $UserBase/home/kiosk and $UserBase/nsmshared/kiosk on the configuration server or the boot server. These mount points are read-only and the kiosk user does not have permission to alter any files contained in these directories. This function was added so customers can add default definitions for files normally stored in $HOME or $NSMSHARED. A good example is the emulator colormap file that is stored in $NSMSHARED. Prior to PTF 6 there was no way for a customer to create a colormap file for the kiosk user because of the lack of persistent storage.

SNMP community name information
If SNMP community names were defined prior to the installation of PTF 6, after PTF 6 is installed, those names should be re-saved in order to be preserved (encoded properly). To do this, use the TCM Web application, select Hardware, then select Workstation, and then for all levels (system, user, group, and workstation) in which SNMP community names have been set, press Save. The un-encoded values are then rewritten to the XML file in an encoded format.

Boot prom information
The following table provides the boot prom level shipped with PTF 6 package:

Prior to PTF 5, NVRAM space was being used during normal operation. The only way to reclaim the space and allow space for a user-defined path is to reset NVRAM to factory defaults. With PTF 5, the NVRAM space is no longer used unnecessarily during normal operation.

Print
To print to serial devices that do not raise carrier detect (CD) and that are attached to the N2800 or Series 1000, install this PTF and make the following configuration changes:

1. Add the environment variable SERIAL1_NOCD=1 to the &ltprodbase>&ltprodbase&gt.profile file.
   The example line to add to the file is: export SERIAL1_NOCD=1
   NOTE: The variable must be exported before "ncprd" is started (search in the Profile for the entry that starts ncprd).
2. Use Thin Client Manager to configure SERIAL1 and set the queue baud rate at 9600.
3. Reboot the thin client and use SERIAL1.
   

Product limitations

WARNING: Network Station Series 300 is not yet supported with Thin Client Manager Version 2 software. Applying PTF 6 on a V2R1 server that has Series 300s attached will totally disable them. If Series 300s are connected to V2R1 servers, you should not apply this PTF package. Again, the Series 300 is not yet supported with TCM V2 software.

Multimedia limitations

• RealPlayer is not available on Series 1000.
• RealPlayer does not support G2 files (N2200 and N2800).
• JMF Player on Series 1000 does not play MPEG files.
• Video Player on Series 1000 is limited to MPEG file types.

Startup

• When peer booting, the login screen presented has the authentication server set as the peer thin client. The user needs to roam to a real authentication server.
• Customers see two error messages at the beginning of the boot process if booting with flash or when using an AS/400 server. The error messages do not have any known adverse effects and read as follows:

  init: exec failed (sig = 11) init: non-fatal error: remount of root failed

• Ethernet N2200 system may display the following error message, which does not have any adverse effects:

  sip0: FIFO overrun

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• Corrected a problem that prevented the N2200 thin client from placing the monitor into standby, power-save, and power-off modes using the time values configured with NSM Web Application.
• Updated the AS/400 Network Station login daemon authority checking so that any user with *USE authority to QYTCUSVR can start the QYTCNSLD job (rather than requiring *ALLOBJ authority).
• Corrected the default directory for saving files (menu options File, then Save As) within Netscape to the user's home directory rather than /.
• Corrected an IBM JVM problem so the Java property java.vendor=Netscape is honored in both the appletviewer and Java plugin.
• Enhanced support so token ring thin clients now accept and print large print jobs.
• Enhanced the 3270 emulator support to provide Mod 5 (27-row by 132-column support) with monitor resolution of 800x600. However, because not all 132 columns can be displayed on the screen, the user needs to scroll right and left using the indicators on the status line. See the APAR SA86909 for details on using this new parameter.
• Corrected the problem where the N2800 thin client would lockup at the login screen if the mouse was moved during the boot up processing.
• Corrected the IBM JVM so the Java property package.restrict.access.sun=false can be used without a problem.
• Corrected a problem for N2200 and N2800 thin clients that caused the G50t monitor to function improperly.
• Corrected the IBM JVM so the Image.flush() method properly frees all Java and system resources used by a Java Image object.
• Corrected an AS/400 specific problem when the NSM Web Application is installed with the primary language as Dutch (Language option 2923).
• Enhanced the VTxxx emulator to support a smaller font so it can properly handle 132 columns.
• Corrected the ICA client support to allow the Alt+PrintScreen key combination to be used to copy the ICA client window that has focus to the Windows/ICA clipboard.
• Corrected a problem that prevented the N2200 thin client from functioning without a mouse or keyboard connected.
• Corrected the problem where the N2800 thin client would intermittently appear to loose its NVRAM settings (and cycling power to the thin client via the rear power switch could be used to restore the values).
• Fixed the problem in NSM Web Application where a VTxxx session specified as full screen with additional parameters would fail to start..
• Corrected the problem in the IBM JVM in which several character code points from the ISO8859-1 code page were displayed as the question mark (?) character.
• Corrected the behavior in the IBM JVM to allow a text area to be given focus when tabbed into.
• Corrected the behavior in the IBM JVM so a Java application window now retains focus when the mouse pointer is outside the window; this correction honors the situation when the user presses the tab key to select a Choice component (menu) and presses the spacebarto select a menu item.
• Added support to the IBM JVM that allows a Java property to be used to determine whether or not the select function demonstrates Windows-like behavior. See the contents of this APAR SA88057 for complete details on setting this property and expected behavior.
• Corrected the behavior in the IBM JVM such that a user can now insert tab characters into a Java text area regardless of the position of the mouse pointer.
• Corrected the problem in the IBMJVM communication API extensions so thataJavax application can nowsuccessfully get printer status using the isCTS() method call.
• Corrected the problem where desktop icons were not being displayed when two configuration servers were specified and one or both were set to boot server protocol.
• Reduced or eliminated the time spent during NVRAM updates in order to minimize the chance NVRAM will be cleared during a power outage that happens during normal thin client operation.
• Corrected the problem where the Network Station Series 1000 would lockup at the login screen if the mouse was moved during the boot up processing.
• Enhanced the VTxxx emulator to support the blink attribute.
• Corrected a problem with the thin client audio support so that you no longer need to attempt to initialize the sound card before using the thin client sound.
• Corrected the problem in the IBM JVM where the JVM would randomly hang on a frame initialization or reshape.
• Corrected a problem that prevented multiple 5250 emulator sessions from successfully auto-starting (for some locales).
• Enhanced the boot prom so the thin client rolls over to the backup server during bootup when the port mapper and nfs services are not available.
• Corrected the behavior in the IBM JVM such that when a Java application's window size is set to full screen and the desktop taskbar is visible, the Java window does not appear to extend off the screen (shifted to the right side).
• Corrected a problem in the VTxxx emulator where the -numlock parameter was not correctly mapping the Num lock *,/, and - keys properly when using German (Swiss) keyboard.
• Corrected the problem where the thin client would inadvertently change the NVRAM boot setting from FLASH to NETWORK if the user-ip-address-discovery setting was specified in the NSM Web application.
• Changed Netscape to allow larger images to be displayed when an TCM environment variable is set. See the APAR SA85573 for the details on this if you need to view images larger than 1500x1500. (The NSM_LARGE_DISPLAY value should only be set on hardware that is expected to have enough memory for the large images.)
  

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ATA flash support for Series 1000
ATA flash support was added for Series 1000. For detailed information on flash boot support, see the Flash boot readme. The following ATA or compact flash suppliers have been qualified for use on Series 1000:

ICA
The minus and plus Hotkey mappings now correctly map to the minus and plus keys on the numeric keypad.

Several enhancements have been provided in the ICA client support. Please view the ICA client readme file for details on the following enhancements:

• The number of bits for weak encryption has been raised from 40 bits to 56 bits. The ICA client uses 40-bit encryption or 56-bit encryption as negotiated with the ICA server.
• Default screen positioning support
• Num Lock key support
• Socks support
• RFT clipboard support
• Printer auto-create support

When using ICA in kiosk mode, by default, the window border is displayed. To change this behavior, follow the instructions provided in the ICA client readme file.

Thin Client Manager
The command line utility includes an interactive command line interface for Microsoft Windows NT and AS/400 users (not available for AIX users). Click to access the readme file for the command line utility.

Product limitation

WARNING: Network Station Series 300 is not yet supported with Thin Client Manager Version 2 software . Applying PTF 5 on a V2R1 server that has Series 300s attached will totally disable them. If Series 300s are connected to V2R1 servers,you should not apply this PTF package. Again, the Series 300 is not yet supported with TCM V2 software.

Multimedia limitations

• RealPlayer is not available on Series 1000.
• RealPlayer does not support G2 files (NetVista N2200 and N2800).
• JMF Player on Series 1000 does not play MPEG files.

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• Corrected a segmentation fault within the IBM JVM when using the Seagate Crystal Report Viewer JavaBean.
• Corrected the problem where printing from a Java application or applet produced only a single copy regardless of the number of copies requested.
• Corrected the problem where applets did not successfully launch when using the IBM JVM within Netscape Communicator by adding the system property browser.applet=true.
• Enhanced the N2200 and N2800 boot prom (RFC compliant) to be more robust with various network switches in the marketplace. Switches were incorrectly responding to requests, which prevented the thin client from booting (and a message about duplicate IP address in use was displayed).
• Corrected a problem when the thin client was used with non-English locales whereby it would hang after multiple screen prints were issued via the PrintScreenNow() function.
  NOTE: This function is available in the emulator keyboard remap program and allows the user to bypass the print dialog box.
• Increased the allowable length for environment variable (from 256 characters to 2048) in order to correct a problem encountered when long class paths were specified.
• Enabled support for the N2200 to use touch screen monitors.
• Fixed the problem encountered on the N2200 with 32MB memory using sound with the ICA client.
• Fixed problems that prevented VTxxx passthru printing from working correctly.
• Corrected the IBM JVM in order to properly handle the AltGr key (Right Alt key on non-English keyboards).
• Corrected the IBM JVM to generate the alphabetic characters (a..z and A..Z) when the keys were pressed in combination with the Shift Key or in combination of the Caps Lock state (rather than generating a null character).
• Corrected a problem that prevented an emulator session from starting after a logout when using non-English locales.
• Corrected the seriald support to work with the Series 1000.
• Corrected a problem whereby the thin client was not correctly handling single-byte socket requests.