Its a simple fix, check tcpver, if 4.1+ use os/2 select otherwise use the bsd select.
On Fri, 08 Feb 2002 17:11:47 -0600, Michael Kaply wrote: :We always use OS/2 select now - that is the problem. : :Anyone that has the hang has a broken OS/2 select. The new NSPR I am :giving out switches things back to BSD select. : :I'm not sure what to do at this point. I can't decide between BSD and :OS/2 at runtime. OS/2 is more efficient, but BSD guarantees :compatibility. : :Mike : :dinkmeister wrote: :> :> Using bsd select seems really inefficient compared to OS/2's select, :> just curious, do you use the OS/2 select if the users TCP/IP version :> is up-to-par? :> :> On Fri, 08 Feb 2002 14:27:22 -0600, Michael Kaply wrote: :> :> :This has been mentioned a few times in the newsgroup. :> : :> :I have made a new NSPR.DLL available at: :> : :> : ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/warpzilla/bsd_nspr.zip :> : :> :That fixes this. :> : :> :It has to do with your TCP/IP version. :> : :> :Peter Brown wrote: :> : :> :> Hi :> :> :> :> Mozilla 098 file date 07/07/2002 downloaded 07/02/2002 Build ID: UNKNOWN :> :> - probably 20020207?? - fails to start here. :> :> :> :> The Splash screen appears and nothing else happens - basically Mozilla :> :> hangs at the splash screen leaving the system useable but unresponsive :> :> (slow to react). :> :> :> :> It is impossible to close mozilla.exe by any method I have available :> :> including WatchCat. It is impossible to Shutdown the system by clicking :> :> on the Shutdown icon or right clicking on the Desktop and selecting :> :> Shutdown. It is possible to issue a "setboot /b" command in an OS/2 :> :> window or to use Ctrl-Alt-Del to get the system to reboot. :> :> :> :> Regards :> :> :> :> Pete :> : : : :-- :Michael Kaply :IBM Mozilla Advocate :Platform Owner - Warpzilla
