Category Archives: New software releases

Announcements of new software packages and updates.

ACPI package version 3.23.02 released

Arca Noae is pleased to announce the immediate availability of our ACPI Package for OS/2 and eComStation version 3.23.02.

This release contains the following changes:

Updated to ACPICA 20160527. ACPI 6.1 is now supported.
Fixed some issues with toolkit programs
There are toolkit changes with this version.

This driver package is available for download from the Arca Noae website as part of your Arca Noae OS/2 & eCS Drivers and Software Subscription. Please log into your account in order to access your software.

More information about the ACPI Package may be found in the ACPI wiki.

If you haven’t yet purchased a software subscription, this is a great reason to do so now.

How’s your NetDrive?

NetDrive for OS/2 is an essential connectivity tool for OS/2 and derivative operating systems, including eComStation. This week, NetDrive 3.1.5 has been released, addressing a couple minor issues and enabling the use of the updated plugin for SFTP connections, now available from the Arca Noae store. NetDrive 3.1.5 is a free upgrade for existing NetDrive 3 licensees.

You may purchase new or additional licenses for NetDrive and a number of commercial plugins from our store.

New MultiMac NIC driver package (20160530) released

Arca Noae is pleased to announce the immediate availability of a new release of our MultiMac NIC driver package.

More information about the MultiMac NIC drivers may be found in the wiki.

New in this release:

A new MMLEM driver for Legacy Intel Pro/1000 Ethernet adapters.
All the other drivers are not changed at all. In fact, they are the same files that were distributed in the last release simply copied into this current release for convenience.

As always, please read the ReadMe.txt file that comes with each driver and is also provided on the wiki. If you have problems with any of the drivers in this release, please read the Debugging Guide in the wiki first. If your problem cannot be resolved with the Debugging Guide, then the problem should be reported to the ticketing system. Simply log in with your Arca Noae credentials, select MultiMac from the list of projects, and open a ticket.

This driver package is available for download from the Arca Noae website as part of your Arca Noae OS/2 & eCS drivers and software package subscription. Please log into your account in order to access your software.

If you haven’t yet purchased a software subscription, this is a great reason to do so now.

USB driver package version 11.14 released

USB Arca Noae is pleased to announce the immediate availability of release 11.14 of our updated USB stack.

This release fixes a problem when booting from USB devices.

As always, problems encountered with this version should be reported to the ticketing system. Simply log in with your Arca Noae credentials, select USB from the list of projects, and open a ticket.

More information about the USB drivers can be found in the wiki.

If you haven’t yet purchased a software subscription, this is a great reason to do so now.

Arca Noae Package Manager: German language pack refreshed

The German language pack for Arca Noae Package Manager has been refreshed to clarify a few terms in the message file. Note that this pack does not yet include a translated help file.

Thanks to Andreas Schnellbacher and Andreas Kohl for the update.

Arca Noae Package Manager is available in English with Dutch, French, German, Italian, and Swedish language packs (more languages to be added).

This open source utility is available to everyone, free of charge, regardless whether you have an Arca Noae software subscription.

Please review the wiki for important first-time installation notes and other tips.

New MultiMac NIC driver package (20160201) released

Arca Noae is pleased to announce the immediate availability of a new release of our MultiMac NIC driver package.

More information about the MultiMac NIC drivers may be found in the wiki.

New in this release:

A new MMBFE driver for Broadcom BCM4401 Fast Ethernet adapters.
A mew MMMSK driver for Marvell Yukon II Ethernet controllers.
The E1000B, MMAE, MMALC, MMALE, and MMRE drivers have been rebuilt to use updates to the system library, if any.
The E1000E, NVETH, R8169 are not changed at all. In fact, they are the same files that were distributed in the last release simply copied onto this current release for convenience.

As always, please read the ReadMe.txt file that comes with each driver and is
also provided on the wiki. If you have problems with any of the drivers in this release, please read the Debugging Guide in the wiki first. If your problem cannot be resolved with the Debugging Guide, then the problem should be reported to the ticketing system. Simply log in with your Arca Noae credentials, select MultiMac from the list of projects, and open a ticket.

If you haven’t yet purchased a software subscription, this is a great reason to do so now.

Arca Noae Package Manager: Dutch language pack refreshed

The Dutch language pack for Arca Noae Package Manager has been refreshed to address a minor typographical error in the message file.

Arca Noae Package Manager is available in English with Dutch, French, German, Italian, and Swedish language packs (more languages to be added).

This open source utility is available to everyone, free of charge, regardless whether you have an Arca Noae software subscription.

Please review the wiki for important first-time installation notes and other tips.

Arca Noae Package Manager: Dutch language pack now available

Arca Noae Package Manager has been refreshed to include support for the Dutch language pack (thanks to Jacques van Leeuwen for the translation).

The package is now available in English with Dutch, French, German, Italian, and Swedish language packs (more languages coming soon). Dutch includes a fully translated help file, as well.

This open source utility is available to everyone, free of charge, regardless whether you have an Arca Noae software subscription.

Please review the wiki for important first-time installation notes and other tips.

Arca Noae Package Manager: language packs refreshed

All language packs for Arca Noae Package Manager have been refreshed, and a complete French help file has been added (thanks to Guillaume Gay for the translation). The other help files saw minor updates, mainly to correct compilation errors.

The package is available in English with French, German, Italian, and Swedish language packs (more languages to be added). Dutch is coming soon.

This open source utility is available to everyone, free of charge, regardless whether you have an Arca Noae software subscription.

Please review the wiki for important first-time installation notes and other tips.

Arca Noae Package Manager: Italian language pack now available

Arca Noae Package Manager has been refreshed to include support for the Italian language pack (thanks to Gabriele Gamba for the translation).

The package is now available in English with French, German, Italian, and Swedish language packs (more languages coming soon). Italian includes a fully translated help file, as well.

This open source utility is available to everyone, free of charge, regardless whether you have an Arca Noae software subscription.

Please review the wiki for important first-time installation notes and other tips.