CONFIG.SYS RUN Statements: Difference between revisions

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The Run statement in your config.sys file is used to run a program during boot up. Programs started by Run are executed in the background. The following pages describe these entries:

ACPIDAEMON.EXE - ACPI support
ACTVCOLL.EXE - Process Commander
AEFSDMN.EXE - The AEFS daemon
AFNBINI.EXE
APMDAEMN.EXE - APM 1.2
ASP4INIT.EXE
ATKINIT.EXE
BATSERV.EXE - Watcom
CACHE.EXE - HPFS cache
CACHE386.EXE - HPFS 386 cache
CALIBRATE.EXE
CBSSVR.EXE
CDWFSD.EXE
CFOSD2.EXE
CLKBASIC.EXE
CNTRL.EXE
CWCUTIL.EXE
CWDAEMON.EXE
DB2UPM.EXE
DDAEMON.EXE
DMISL.EXE
DTAD.EXE
EPW.EXE
EPWROUT.EXE
EVFSCTL.EXE
EXT2_LW.EXE
EXTENDFS.EXE
GENAUDD.EXE
GSVDAEMN.EXE - Intel SpeedStep
HELPERW.EXE - GenMAC helper
HFS.EXE - Mac HFS
HYBERSET.EXE
IBMCSFLK.EXE - Corrective service file lock
IBMLANLK.EXE
IOMGSYNC.EXE
IP2XDMN.EXE
IRDNDS.EXE
ISOFSDMN.EXE
KBFAST.EXE
LANDLL.EXE
LANMSGEX.EXE
LOGDAEM.EXE - system error logging

LSDAEMON.EXE

This is part of the OS/2 File and Print Client.

RUN=\IBMLAN\NETPROG\Lsdaemon.exe

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
	C	Yes	Yes

LT_MON.EXE

Lucent Technologies Modem Monitor An older version is available at http://www.drmartinus.de/notebook2/notebook.htm

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
	Yes	Yes	Yes

LVMALERT.EXE

Part of the L(ogical) V(olume) M(anager) in Warp Server for e-business

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
No	No	No	Yes

MSENSIT.EXE

From the FM-Utils, accelerates the mouse.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MWSTART.EXE

Daemon for the MWAVE Modem for IBM Thinkpads

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
*	Yes	Yes	Yes

NBDAEMON.EXE

This statement loads the Netware NetBIOS daemon.

RUN=C:\NETWARE\NBDAEMON.EXE

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
	C	Yes	Yes

NET.EXE

Starts the requester immediately and not with startup.cmd, the startup folder or with logon.

RUN=\IBMLAN\NETPROG\NET.EXE START REQ

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
*	C	Yes	Yes

NETBIND.EXE

NMPBIND.EXE

Named Pipe used by the Watcom C/C++ compiler.

RUN=\Watcom_C\Binp\Nmpbind.exe

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

NPDAEMON.EXE

This statement provides NamedPipes NetBIOS support for Netware.

RUN=\Netware\Npdaemon.exe

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
*	C	Yes	Yes

NVCSRV2.EXE

Part of Norman Antivirus.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
	Yes	Yes	Yes

NWDAEMON.EXE

This statement provides IPX packet exchange.

RUN=\NETWARE\NWDAEMON.EXE

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
*	C	Yes	Yes

PC.EXE
QRYMMCD.EXE - Queries the Audio CD

RAMDISK.EXE

Creates a RAM drive together with RAM(64).IFS every boot.

Variable:

driveletter: - creates a Ramdisk called driveletter:

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
	Yes	Yes	Yes

REXINIT.EXE

Makes sure that rexx is loaded and ready to process the MultiDesk2 rexx scripts. MultiDesk2 (available at http://guadagnino.tripod.com) adds Multi User capability - separate Desktop and Sound Scheme for each User.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

RSRV.EXE - registry server
SMSTART.EXE

SPDAEMON.EXE

This statement starts the Netware daemon to handle the SPX packets.

RUN=\NETWARE\SPDAEMON.EXE

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
*	C	Yes	Yes

SSESCTL.EXE

RUN=C:\ECS\SYSTEM\SESS\bin\ssesctl.exe --source <path 1>?<path 2> --

ex: RUN=C:\ECS\SYSTEM\SESS\bin\ssesctl.exe --source C:\ECS\SYSTEM\SESS\etc\passwd?C:\ECS\SYSTEM\SESS\etc\acls --

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
No	?	Yes	Yes

START_S0.EXE

For Teles ISDN Cards.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

@@ Line 334: / Line 334: @@
 * [[STHDAEM.EXE]]
+* [[TVCTL.EXE]]
-==TVCTL.EXE==
+* [[ULTRADMN.EXE]]
-Starts the TVFS control program.
+* [[UNICHECK.EXE]]
+* [[UPDSIG.EXE]]
-{| class="wikitable"
+* [[USBMON.EXE]]
-|+Platform Support:
-!OS/2 2.x
-!OS/2 3.0
-!OS/2 4.0
-!OS/2 4.5x
-|-
-|Yes
-|Yes
-|Yes
-|Yes
-|}
-==ULTRADMN.EXE==
-Run statement for Gravis Ultra Soundcard (discontinued)
-Must be used to get MIDI sounds to work with Gravis Ultra Soundcards
-drive:\ULTRAPNP or drive:\ULTRASND is location for MIDI patches.
-{| class="wikitable"
-|+Platform Support:
-!OS/2 2.x
-!OS/2 3.0
-!OS/2 4.0
-!OS/2 4.5x
-|-
-|2.1
-|Yes
-|Yes
-|Yes
-|}
-==UNICHECK.EXE==
-Unimaint background daemon.
-{| class="wikitable"
-|+Platform Support:
-!OS/2 2.x
-!OS/2 3.0
-!OS/2 4.0
-!OS/2 4.5x
-|-
-|Yes
-|Yes
-|Yes
-|Yes
-|}
-==UPDSIG.EXE==
-The tool UpdSig adds or updates adjustable intervals in at most 10 different signature files for mailers and/or newsreaders.
-{| class="wikitable"
-|+Platform Support:
-!OS/2 2.x
-!OS/2 3.0
-!OS/2 4.0
-!OS/2 4.5x
-|-
-|Yes
-|Yes
-|Yes
-|Yes
-|}
-==USBMON.EXE==
-USB daemon to detect add and removals of devices.
-{| class="wikitable"
-|+Platform Support:
-!OS/2 2.x
-!OS/2 3.0
-!OS/2 4.0
-!OS/2 4.5x
-|-
-|No
-|Yes
-|Yes
-|Yes
-|}
 * [[VDOSCTL.EXE]]
 * [[VFAT-LW.EXE]]
 * [[VFBWC.EXE]]
 * [[VLANINIT.EXE]]
 * [[VNRMINIT.EXE]]
 * [[VPCKBMON.EXE]]