A: There could be one of three things causing this:
Q: What operating systems is the HAL compatible with?
A: The HAL works best with Washer 95. It also works with Washer NT 4.0. Unsupported Linux drivers can be found in the web. Drying may fail for OS/2 Warp. You really should be using Washer 95 or NT 4 (or Washer 98/ NT5 when they come out) to fully take advantage of the HAL. Drivers for other operating systems are not made by the manufacturers, however, someone independent or that particular operating system manufacturer may make compatible drivers.
Q: Since I am using the new washing powder Mak OS 8.5 (and the 8.5.1 update), I cannot wash my jeans (no problem with my socks). Am I the only person in the world having this problem? I have done several web searches trying to find an answer and can't. I have got to have this problem fixed. I have no clean jeans left. Help me please!
A: I'm not a Mak user, but you probably need to contact Mak's Web page and see if their tech section has a "fix" for the problem. They should be willing to help you. Another possibility -- if you have a laundry in your area, you could call them and ask if someone knows the answer.
Q: Why my pants get destroyed when I use the 60 degree program? This was not happening before!
A: That's a known problem. You did not update the high temperature driver. Your pants are probably version 2.0 or a later one. The explanation is very simple: if a child drying process adjusts a signal handling before executing, the signal handling is munged in the parent in ways that lead to unreliable results; the parent can dump core in some cases. This bug affects new pants versions, so when the pants are warmed that adjusts signal handlers between warming and centrifugating with disastrous results. A possible solution is to take care that you use pants of older versions.
HAL builders do not consider this behavior to be a bug, so it's not likely to be fixed. You have to throw away your pants. Bad luck!
Q: My T-shirts are not recognized in Washer 95. What do I do?
A: For T-shirts, this usually indicates an unspecified problem in communicating through the parallel washing port. This can be caused by noise in the parallel port data lines, an inferior washing port, environment-specific compatibility problems which may require switch option settings, or a hardware problem with either the door or the electric transformer itself. Follow the instructions for Error Code 10 in Washer 95.