Convert existing NetWare server to different Codepages.

(Last modified: 28Jul2004)

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goal

symptom

Server is installed with the wrong codepage.

note

To convert an existing English server to a foreign code page, you must have an English NetWare installation CD or access to English NetWare install files.

1.) Bring the server down.
2.) At the DOS prompt, go to c:\nwserver.
3.) Rename lconfig.sys to lconfig.437.

The lconfig.sys file determines what code page NetWare will run. The purpose of renaming the existing file is to allow for rolling back to the original configuration if necessary.

4.) Browse to the \install\lconfig directory on the NetWare installation CD or at the location of your NetWare installation files.

This directory contains the lconfig.sys files for all languages. The naming convention is lc_country_codepage.country_telephone_code. Therefore, the Japanese lconfig.sys file is named lc_932.081, for example.

The following is a partial list of lconfig.sys files with their associated language names:

Chinese-S LC_936.086
Chinese-T LC_950.088
French LC_850.033
German LC_850.049
Italian LC_850.039
Japanese LC_932.081
Korean LC_949.082
Portuguese LC_860.351
Russian LC_855.007 or LC_866.007
Spanish (Argentina) LC_850.054
US English LC_437.001

5.) Select the language code page file you want to implement and copy it to the c:\nwserver directory.
6.) Rename the lc_xxx.xxx file you just copied to lconfig.sys.

If you are converting an English server to a single-byte language like German or Russian, then you are finished. When you start the server, you will have foreign-language code page support for the country you selected.

If you have selected a double-byte code page like Japanese or Chinese, continue with Step 7.

7.) (Conditional) If installing a double-byte codepage, copy the necessary server font files.

   a.) Go to :\startup on your NetWare installation CD and select the font files appropriate for your language:
        Japan = jpn*.fnt
        Korea = kor*.fnt
        Chinese T = bg5*.fnt
        Chinese S = gb*.fnt
   b.) Add Load vgadisp.nlm to c:\nwserver\startup.ncf.

Vgadisp.nlm allows for double-byte characters such as Japanese or Chinese to be viewed in the C-worthy portion of the system console. It is cosmetic and does not affect the functionality of the server.

8.) Restart the server.

You will now have foreign-language code page support for the country you selected.

or please refer to the documentation website

document

Document Title:	Convert existing NetWare server to different Codepages.
Document ID:	10093487
Solution ID:	NOVL97711
Creation Date:	05Jul2004
Modified Date:	28Jul2004
Novell Product Class:	Netware

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